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I've always thought the Danelectro re-issues were rather cool, even though they are cheap (and cheaply made), so I recently grabbed this one on the Bay when I was the sole bidder. I believe this is the U2 re-issue?
It didn't do the brand any harm when I saw Alex Schultz (who had just replaced Junior Watson in The Mighty Flyers) playing what I believe was a Jerry Jones 3 pickup version of one of these around 20 years ago.
Anyway, it's arrived. First impressions - well it feels cheap! Lightweight & rather flimsy, nasty plastic strap buttons, you can tell the body is made from chipboard & other strange materials (Masonite? :-? ). The bolt-on neck arrangement is rather strange, as is the rosewood bridge. The tuners are not wonderful, but perhaps the cheapest feature is that the white "binding" round the edge of the body is a one inch wide strip of white plastic tape! God knows what you would find if that was removed.
So, a load of rubbish? Well, not really. :lol: It is actually rather cool, & fun to play. You can get some Strat & Tele like tones from it, though the bridge pickup on it's own is rather thin & scratchy. The middle position apparently wires both pickups in series so you get a fatter & slightly louder sound, & I find this works well with just a touch of overdrive. The neck position is vaguely similar to the middle pickup on a Strat, strangely enough. The tone-inside-the volume pots seems like a strange idea at first, but it is fairly logical when you get used to it.
Pick up a Goldstar or Love Rock straight after playing this, & the difference in quality is huge, yet the Danelectro still has something. I guess it's kinda cool that an electric guitar can be this cheap & basic & yet still work.
The action was quite good straight out of the box, which is often not the case with eBay purchases, & I'm enjoying this strange, quirky guitar.
Has anyone else got one? Any views on the Danectros?
Mike
It didn't do the brand any harm when I saw Alex Schultz (who had just replaced Junior Watson in The Mighty Flyers) playing what I believe was a Jerry Jones 3 pickup version of one of these around 20 years ago.
Anyway, it's arrived. First impressions - well it feels cheap! Lightweight & rather flimsy, nasty plastic strap buttons, you can tell the body is made from chipboard & other strange materials (Masonite? :-? ). The bolt-on neck arrangement is rather strange, as is the rosewood bridge. The tuners are not wonderful, but perhaps the cheapest feature is that the white "binding" round the edge of the body is a one inch wide strip of white plastic tape! God knows what you would find if that was removed.
So, a load of rubbish? Well, not really. :lol: It is actually rather cool, & fun to play. You can get some Strat & Tele like tones from it, though the bridge pickup on it's own is rather thin & scratchy. The middle position apparently wires both pickups in series so you get a fatter & slightly louder sound, & I find this works well with just a touch of overdrive. The neck position is vaguely similar to the middle pickup on a Strat, strangely enough. The tone-inside-the volume pots seems like a strange idea at first, but it is fairly logical when you get used to it.
Pick up a Goldstar or Love Rock straight after playing this, & the difference in quality is huge, yet the Danelectro still has something. I guess it's kinda cool that an electric guitar can be this cheap & basic & yet still work.
The action was quite good straight out of the box, which is often not the case with eBay purchases, & I'm enjoying this strange, quirky guitar.Has anyone else got one? Any views on the Danectros?
Mike
