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I've got an old Silvertone Danelectro that I've always really liked. Everyone knows about the quality of the lipstick case pickups. Part of what makes the tone of the guitar, though, is the extremely lightweight body and the wooden strip that the strings run over on the bridge, which really deadens the sound, but also imparts something nice to the tone. I'm using it right now to play fuzztone riffs in the lower register and the dead-ness of the tone is great for this. I'm reminded of how fond I am of the old Danelectro basses (as in Mark Boston of the Magic Band's bass sound).

I don't think the reissue Danelectros were as good somehow, but I only played one once.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 05:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't imagine how good the originals must be if the reissues are "not as good"!

― Super-Masonic Black Hole (kate), Thursday, 12 August 2004 11:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I guess I didn't think the tone was as rich. Maybe it's mostly the older wood on my old one.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 13 August 2004 05:54 (twenty-one years ago)

But part of the joy of Danelectros is that their tone *isn't* rich. It's that very 60s, very trebly, AM-radio car-speakers kind of a tone to them that is their pride and joy.

That's been the single biggest mindf*ck to switching to a Jazzmaster - discovering that guitar actually has a bottom end!

― Super-Masonic Black Hole (kate), Friday, 13 August 2004 06:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know. My old one is very sweet sounding.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 13 August 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I actually think it has some decent bottom. Not as much as a Jazzmaster, I'm sure.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 13 August 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, the biggest difference to a Jazzmaster is the sheer amount of sustain. I finally understood Nigel Tuffnel's joke about going round the corner to get a sandwich and a pack of cigarettes and coming back and the note was still going.

Danelectros are pretty OK for bottom end, so long as you remember to use both pickups and adjust the tone controls.

― Super-Masonic Black Hole (kate), Monday, 16 August 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, having Pickups wired in series is kinda weird, but I like it now. Its probably the only guitar I mostly use with both pickups on at the same time.

― The Velvet Overlord (The Velvet Overlord), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 04:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Huh. I do that with my Epiphone Les Paul a lot.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Thursday, 19 August 2004 01:29 (twenty-one years ago)

"wood".

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 20 August 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha, yeah. I was referring to the neck and the little strip of wood on the bridge.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Saturday, 21 August 2004 04:17 (twenty-one years ago)

the sustain of my fender is roughly one half of the sustain of my les paul

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 23 August 2004 04:20 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

But part of the joy of Danelectros is that their tone *isn't* rich. It's that very 60s, very trebly, AM-radio car-speakers kind of a tone to them that is their pride and joy.

Kate otm. Even the basses are like this, real trebley (!), almost twangy.

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Thursday, 6 October 2005 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

A few years back, I bought TWO of those Danelectro reissues because I liked them so much. I thought / still think they sound beautiful. I wouldn't part with either, even today. That said, they aren't much for staying in tune.

― God Body, Friday, 7 October 2005 21:38 (nineteen years ago)

My bass stays in tune for ages. I haven't tuned since 2004.

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Saturday, 8 October 2005 17:27 (nineteen years ago)

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