Recently got to try a longhorn and I did NOT know they were so light. As great as this is, I’d wonder how they are on the road. Anyone have any imput?
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How are danelectros on the road?
- Thread starter Dan Newsom
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Absolutely no problems.I use a old Strat case for mine. Fits perfectly. Dependable as anything else. Don't let the light weight concern you.
It probably depends on the individual instrument. A friend of mine used to run a vintage guitar shop (back when brick and mortar stores were more viable) and sold Danelectro basses and guitars, both new and old. Some of them were particularly finnecky, since my friend was quite particular about ensuring his guitars were set up well and would please prospective buyers who were picking them up off the shelf. I hasten to add that not all of them were beset with issues, but some of them were constantly in need of adjustment. I thought it might have been caused by temperature fluctations caused by customers opening the front doors and letting cold air into the warm shop. As such, I wouldn't have put a great deal of trust in those particular instruments for road use, but YMMV. I thought it was the thin neck and short scale combined with the cheap construction that caused it, the necks just seemed to be moving all the time.
Despite the light weight Dano are tough little things . They don't break when they get knocked over . Mine is a first generation Korean re-issue . Neck is incredibly stable . Does not require any seasonal tweaking . Fun to play , sounds great . I always bring a back up bass , but it never gets taken out of the gigbag . The Longhorn has never let me down .
Screamer is one of the only pedals I use so that’s great to know because I’ve never even had an active bass (call me old fashioned)
Danelectros are a lot like Behringer gear: less durable than other things for the road but if you take care of them and baby them a smidge more than usual, they should do fine....ymmv, of course
