weird_oh84
Joined: May 24, 2023
Posts: 181
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Posted on Jul 27 2023 01:12 PM
I’m an avid Precision Bass fanatic but recently realized that one of my favorite bass lines ever , Malagueña by the Trashmen, was played on a Longhorn bass.
The bass line in that song is so beautiful , full sounding and really showcases how important bass is to great surf music (something I feel has been lacking in contemporary surf)
Any bass players on here have any experience with the Dano Longhorn? I’ve been thinking about getting a second bass as backup to my 90’s Fender Pbass
and initially thought about getting one of the new 40th Anniversary Pbasses from Squier, then discovered I could get a DanoLonghorn for roughly the same price as the Squier.
I think it would be great to have a new bass that has a slightly different sound to my Pbass , to give me options for different tones.
How sturdy are the Dano Longhorns?
Thanks!
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Redfeather
Joined: Jul 30, 2016
Posts: 887
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Posted on Jul 27 2023 02:27 PM
I'm not a "bass player" but I play bass on all my recordings and my main bass is currently a Longhorn. I love it and would highly recommend you get one. The sound is real punchy, it's light as a freakin' feather and super easy to play due to the 30" scale length, and looks super cool, which is of course the most important thing.
I can't comment on how sturdy it is, if you mean that in a structural sense. I haven't tried driving nails with it or anything. It's plenty solid and rigid enough for my purposes. Not literally solid, mind you, but solid in the sense that it's put together well.
I recently switched it from rounds to flats and can now say that I feel it works great with either.
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weird_oh84
Joined: May 24, 2023
Posts: 181
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Posted on Jul 27 2023 07:02 PM
Redfeather wrote:
I'm not a "bass player" but I play bass on all my recordings and my main bass is currently a Longhorn. I love it and would highly recommend you get one. The sound is real punchy, it's light as a freakin' feather and super easy to play due to the 30" scale length, and looks super cool, which is of course the most important thing.
I can't comment on how sturdy it is, if you mean that in a structural sense. I haven't tried driving nails with it or anything. It's plenty solid and rigid enough for my purposes. Not literally solid, mind you, but solid in the sense that it's put together well.
I recently switched it from rounds to flats and can now say that I feel it works great with either.
thanks for the input!
I’m definitely gonna put Flats on it if I do get one… I think Bass just sounds better with Flats , especially for an old school sound
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RobbieReverb
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2354
San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Jul 27 2023 11:17 PM
I love the sound of a P-bass, and own one. (Sadly, I have played in in years.) That said, the Danelectro basses (including the Longhorn) are unique, and among my favorite basses. Joey Spampinado of NRBQ made a living making his Danelectro sound like a stand-up bass. When they made the Chuck Berry documentary, "Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll!", Keith Richards (the musical director  ) chose Spampinado as the bass player, because Joey, using his Dano bass, nailed the stand-up bass sound on Chuck's early records. Dano's aren't the most durable instruments, but if you take reasonable care of them, they'll last a lifetime. Also of note, "Big Wave" Dave Becker sounded like a million bucks on his Dano Longhorn, with the Twang-Tens. Svetlana of the Messer Chups, and Jaque of the Kilaueas both used Dano basses for a while, and they sounded GREAT!
— Bob
Last edited: Jul 28, 2023 01:36:23
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Reverbenator
Joined: Jul 26, 2015
Posts: 259
San Diego, Ca
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Posted on Jul 28 2023 12:57 AM
Right off the top of my head, the only Surf Music bass player I can think of who plays a Danelectro Longhorn is Jon Ziegler of The Exotics. That’s what he was playing when I saw them here in San Diego several years ago.
(If I recall correctly, the bassist for one of the bands featured in the Reverb Junkies documentary played one as well.) Sounded great.
How sturdy are they? Ummm..
If you’re ever going to need to need your bass to function as a self defense implement, you’re better off using your P Bass.
I’ve owned quite a number of basses, but never a Danelectro. (I do own a Danelectro guitar that my sister gave me.)
— -Cheers, Clark-
-Less Paul, more Reverb-
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2243
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Jul 28 2023 01:35 AM
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chiba
Joined: Sep 02, 2022
Posts: 516
Central VA
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Posted on Jul 28 2023 07:51 AM
Sarah in the Surfrajettes plays a Longhorn as well.
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weird_oh84
Joined: May 24, 2023
Posts: 181
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Posted on Jul 29 2023 12:03 AM
RobbieReverb wrote:
I love the sound of a P-bass, and own one. (Sadly, I have played in in years.) That said, the Danelectro basses (including the Longhorn) are unique, and among my favorite basses. Joey Spampinado of NRBQ made a living making his Danelectro sound like a stand-up bass. When they made the Chuck Berry documentary, "Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll!", Keith Richards (the musical director ) chose Spampinado as the bass player, because Joey, using his Dano bass, nailed the stand-up bass sound on Chuck's early records. Dano's aren't the most durable instruments, but if you take reasonable care of them, they'll last a lifetime. Also of note, "Big Wave" Dave Becker sounded like a million bucks on his Dano Longhorn, with the Twang-Tens. Svetlana of the Messer Chups, and Jaque of the Kilaueas both used Dano basses for a while, and they sounded GREAT!
I gotta check out that Chuck Berry doc… I think that’s the one where Chuck hits Keith in the face lol!
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Dire
Joined: Jun 13, 2007
Posts: 14
Rio Linda, California
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Posted on Aug 02 2023 03:06 AM
I wasn't happy with my longhorn until I put a set of LaBella nylon tapewounds on it... I chose the white nylon variety because I wanted the option of more brightness for certain musical contexts. They are as smooth as silk like flats, but have more sustain, and a bit of a twangier sound if your tone is turned up all the way. I also had an aftermarket bridge installed with adjustable saddles for precise intonation. The bass is super lightweight and fits in a standard guitar gig bag, and it's very versatile. The only thing it doesn't do so well is the fat, plonky, shorter sustain, hollowbody bass thing that I like for most of the stuff I play... so for that I use something else...
The main downsides to it -- the strap buttons are plastic and just held in place by friction (I used a little super glue to keep mine from popping out at random times), and its lightweight construction makes it more prone to going out of tune from temperature changes. Otherwise, it's a really fun, versatile bass that is much less physically fatiguing to play (and haul to and from practices and gigs) than a typical Precision bass.
— -Dire
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