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Bengal65

Joined: Oct 12, 2008
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Houston, TX

Posted on Apr 25 2009 02:59 AM

My Dano is a DC59 and I just love it. It's one expensive guitar now though. Upgraded electronics, knobs, Gotoh locking tuners, Graptech nut, polished chrome bridge and Seymour Duncan pickups. Sounds great and stays in tune now

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Dane_Brammage

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Posted on Apr 25 2009 02:55 PM

I have a Dano 63 baritone. It sounds very cool and plays surprisingly well for a cheap guitar, but the tuning is not exactly stable. Probably nothing that couldn't be fixed with some new tuners and/or touching up the nut slots, though.

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chistana

Joined: May 06, 2009
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Posted on May 08 2009 05:25 AM

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LHR

Joined: Aug 23, 2006
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The jungle
Costa Rica

Posted on May 08 2009 06:52 AM

chistana
Considering the state of the economy, What price are you willing to pay for continued convenience? Do you have cable? Could you do without it? Do you home cook your own food? Are you still buying processed foods? Are you choosing fast food over healthy food? Still buying bottled water? Do you drive your car or take public transportation? What do you do to conserve various types of energy? What do you suggest we do as a people to help the economy?

Spambot, yr harshing my mellow!

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SSIV

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morphball

Joined: Dec 23, 2008
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Posted on May 08 2009 07:15 AM

Spambot has a good point, why am I still buying bottled water?

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http://www.youtube.com/morphballio

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drumuitar

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Boise, ID
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Posted on May 08 2009 08:33 AM

insectsurfer
i think that the Hodad is essentially the same basic guitar idea without the pushbutton sound options.
Because i use strings on the heavier side(.011,.014,.018,.30,.49,.52) i put an extra spring in back in the tremelo.

The Innuendo and Hearsay's use standard single coils. The Hodad has two sets of lipsticks and push-pull pots.

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PhatTele

Joined: Jun 05, 2006
Posts: 445

Posted on May 08 2009 03:21 PM

The key to the Danelectro/Silvertone sound is that fat middle/in-series tone. That's the reason the old ones sound so good compared to the some of the reissues which simply put in 3-way Gibson-style toggle. It's not the same. With that Gibson switch, the middle position is the thinner/-in-parallel tone (like a Tele). Not bad, but it's not the same. The reissue PUs are actually pretty nice if the wiring is setup properly.

Jerry Jones guitars have the in-series switch. In fact, he sent me a drawing for 3-PU guitars where you can use a 5-way 24-lug switch to get those in-series tones (neck/neck+bridge in series/middle/neck+bridge in parallel/bridge...very versitile setup). It works great with the lipstick PUs and can be adapted for use with Strat PUs too.

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zak

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Posted on May 08 2009 04:31 PM

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CrispyGoodness

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Posted on May 08 2009 05:36 PM

One thing I'd add about the reissue Danos:

If you play surf in the style of Mr. Dick Dale, you'll find that sort of rapid-fire picking will vibrate a Dano's pickups loose from their mounting screws, to the point where you'll suddenly find your strings "Muted"!

It's an easy fix, though--just put a dab of loctite or two under each of the pickup screws (they're on the BACK of the guitar) and all will be fine.

As for the Blues jr. Being a good surf amp? Unless you've got some kind of outboard reverb, I'd say "Nah." Of course, you could be one of them rebellious types that does surf WITHOUT 'verb, in which case I say, more power to ya'.

--Crispy

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PhatTele

Joined: Jun 05, 2006
Posts: 445

Posted on May 08 2009 08:50 PM

Zak - That's why I was careful to say "some" and not "all" BTW - The three I owned from 10 years ago all had parallel wiring and had to be modded. They sounded much better afterwards.

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MissingLink

Joined: Jul 23, 2008
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Posted on May 08 2009 10:29 PM

CrispyGoodness
It's an easy fix, though--just put a dab of loctite or two under each of the pickup screws (they're on the BACK of the guitar) and all will be fine.

Good point. One alternative to Loctite, though, may be replacing or augmenting the foam under the pickups, increasing the tension on the threads. I've been double picking the crap out of my Hodad for the past eight or so months, and nothing has come loose yet.

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Hogfysshe

Joined: Feb 25, 2008
Posts: 169
Northeast
United States

Posted on May 09 2009 09:07 AM

article in today's New Bedford (Mass) Standard Times:
author of 2008 book on Danelectro guitars, "Neptune Bound."
http://tinyurl.com/pmnm8s

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Bengal65 Joined: Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 142 Houston, TX	Posted on Apr 25 2009 02:59 AM My Dano is a DC59 and I just love it. It's one expensive guitar now though. Upgraded electronics, knobs, Gotoh locking tuners, Graptech nut, polished chrome bridge and Seymour Duncan pickups. Sounds great and stays in tune now Top
Dane_Brammage Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 203	Posted on Apr 25 2009 02:55 PM I have a Dano 63 baritone. It sounds very cool and plays surprisingly well for a cheap guitar, but the tuning is not exactly stable. Probably nothing that couldn't be fixed with some new tuners and/or touching up the nut slots, though. Top
chistana Joined: May 06, 2009 Posts: 1	Posted on May 08 2009 05:25 AM Considering the state of the economy, What price are you willing to pay for continued convenience? Do you have cable? Could you do without it? Do you home cook your own food? Are you still buying processed foods? Are you choosing fast food over healthy food? Still buying bottled water? Do you drive your car or take public transportation? What do you do to conserve various types of energy? What do you suggest we do as a people to help the economy? market samurai ~ marketsamurai ~ marketsamurai.com Last edited: May 11, 2009 06:15:23 Top
LHR Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle	Posted on May 08 2009 06:52 AM chistana Considering the state of the economy, What price are you willing to pay for continued convenience? Do you have cable? Could you do without it? Do you home cook your own food? Are you still buying processed foods? Are you choosing fast food over healthy food? Still buying bottled water? Do you drive your car or take public transportation? What do you do to conserve various types of energy? What do you suggest we do as a people to help the economy? Spambot, yr harshing my mellow! — SSIV Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on May 08 2009 07:15 AM Spambot has a good point, why am I still buying bottled water? — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top
drumuitar Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 813 Boise, ID	Posted on May 08 2009 08:33 AM insectsurfer i think that the Hodad is essentially the same basic guitar idea without the pushbutton sound options. Because i use strings on the heavier side(.011,.014,.018,.30,.49,.52) i put an extra spring in back in the tremelo. The Innuendo and Hearsay's use standard single coils. The Hodad has two sets of lipsticks and push-pull pots. — Shawn Martin http://www.drummerman.net http://www.youtube.com/GKacedrummerman http://www.facebook.com/drumuitar Top
PhatTele Joined: Jun 05, 2006 Posts: 445	Posted on May 08 2009 03:21 PM The key to the Danelectro/Silvertone sound is that fat middle/in-series tone. That's the reason the old ones sound so good compared to the some of the reissues which simply put in 3-way Gibson-style toggle. It's not the same. With that Gibson switch, the middle position is the thinner/-in-parallel tone (like a Tele). Not bad, but it's not the same. The reissue PUs are actually pretty nice if the wiring is setup properly. Jerry Jones guitars have the in-series switch. In fact, he sent me a drawing for 3-PU guitars where you can use a 5-way 24-lug switch to get those in-series tones (neck/neck+bridge in series/middle/neck+bridge in parallel/bridge...very versitile setup). It works great with the lipstick PUs and can be adapted for use with Strat PUs too. Top
zak Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728	Posted on May 08 2009 04:31 PM This post has been removed by the author. Last edited: Sep 23, 2009 23:11:20 Top
CrispyGoodness Joined: Apr 06, 2009 Posts: 565 North Cackalacky	Posted on May 08 2009 05:36 PM One thing I'd add about the reissue Danos: If you play surf in the style of Mr. Dick Dale, you'll find that sort of rapid-fire picking will vibrate a Dano's pickups loose from their mounting screws, to the point where you'll suddenly find your strings "Muted"! It's an easy fix, though--just put a dab of loctite or two under each of the pickup screws (they're on the BACK of the guitar) and all will be fine. As for the Blues jr. Being a good surf amp? Unless you've got some kind of outboard reverb, I'd say "Nah." Of course, you could be one of them rebellious types that does surf WITHOUT 'verb, in which case I say, more power to ya'. --Crispy Top
PhatTele Joined: Jun 05, 2006 Posts: 445	Posted on May 08 2009 08:50 PM Zak - That's why I was careful to say "some" and not "all" BTW - The three I owned from 10 years ago all had parallel wiring and had to be modded. They sounded much better afterwards. Top
MissingLink Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 488 Edge of the East China Sea	Posted on May 08 2009 10:29 PM CrispyGoodness It's an easy fix, though--just put a dab of loctite or two under each of the pickup screws (they're on the BACK of the guitar) and all will be fine. Good point. One alternative to Loctite, though, may be replacing or augmenting the foam under the pickups, increasing the tension on the threads. I've been double picking the crap out of my Hodad for the past eight or so months, and nothing has come loose yet. Top
Hogfysshe Joined: Feb 25, 2008 Posts: 169 Northeast	Posted on May 09 2009 09:07 AM article in today's New Bedford (Mass) Standard Times: author of 2008 book on Danelectro guitars, "Neptune Bound." http://tinyurl.com/pmnm8s Top

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