Since this guy failed to actually review anything, I'll say what I think about mine. IT IS FUCKING AWESOME. Sounds great no matter what effects you throw at it. Even resonates nicely when unplugged! I took the tremolo off of mine, and it was SUPER easy to take the bridge off. If anyone is thinking about getting this guitar, DO IT. I'm sure glad I did :)
@Shmekekey Bro, this shits either made of plastic, or theres an exact replica of it made of plastic that guitar center cells. Like my bad if this is the good one, but i played 2 guitars that looked exactly like this, on sale for 125, and were made of plastic. Like exactly like this
@Timo9500 Dude, I HAVE one. It's not made of plastic, and it was $400, not $125. Get your fucking shit straight before talking shit about something you know nothing about
i wished i bought that one instead of the baritone version, but i already have a dano 56 so i thought all danelectro's sound the same, but this one is different it had a solid body and mine a hollow one. i wish i could trade the baritone version.
im sorry but i hate this guitar i got it for Christmas and im sending it back and getting an ibanez the pickups sound awful the neck aint real smooth and its just dosent fit my style of playing
@AngelsandDemonsband What style do you play in? I'm considering getting one of these for my jazz band, in which ill be playing jazz, blues, and funk. Do you think it'd be good for that type of work?
to be honest with ya dude i would leave it alone its not just the sound i dont like like i said before the neck aint smooth at all, the pickups are not sensitive and dont sound all that great, the tremolo is probably the worst ive ever played you barley touch it and the guitars out of tune and all in all its just not a well built guitar. my suggestion is to save your money and buy a better built guitar.
@AngelsandDemonsband got one on the 29th of december and i can honestly say i hardly ever have to tune it.even after having it in a soft case in my car for a whole night in the cold(forgot it was in there) i didnt have to retune it. the tremolo is fantastic. dead on 67's that dont stay in tune probably dont have the tremolo spring tightened. as for its sound and feel,i have 7 guitars and this is my favorite feeling and sounding. i have guitars with both single coils and buckers but this is great
@zubesultana i have two washburn acoustics (one is a backup for my shows) i have a strat style Arbor, i wired in a second single coil to the neck pickup to make a homemade humbucker, and this was my main guitar for awhile. i also have an ibanez electric(cant remember the model) which i use for my heavier songs. two ibanez basses, and a older Squire Tele(love love love, but the neck is warped) and then my new Dan. I play in a band that does Instrumental progressive rock (think Rush minus vocals).
@zubesultana the Dan has a unique sound to it which is why i love it. even with distortion, the same unique sound is still there. i usually leave it on the middle position using both pickups, then roll the tone back a bit on the neck to make it Phat. its twangy, but not down-home-on-the-farm twangy. if you listen to Stars and Sons or Cause = Time by Broken Social Scene, i think the Dan sounds a lot like the guitar part in those. SUPER lightweight, love the neck, and i LOVE the tremolo bridge
@griffinmpable well, there seems to be a lot of mixed views on this one! i think the 'unique' quality is what first attracted me to it...ive always been a gibson/fender boy, in the large scheme of things that can be very closeminded. this thing's got some weird/cool aura going on with it, that im sure will help me to develop a more individual sound. i guess i just need to track it down in a store, see how it holds up next to a jagmaster (my other recent craving).
@zubesultana no problemo. just so you know, it wasnt a hard decision for me. i walked into guitar center, looked on the wall and instantly saw mine. its red and it stuck out like a sore thumb. i didnt play it longer than 15 minutes and knew it was the one.
@griffinmpable - ditto, out of all the Les Paul Jr's by Epiphone...this baby stayed in tune before and after using the tremelo. Sounded awesome and plays
McFly is pretty good at these reviews. It's a good guitar, I've played with it. It's got a nice '60s sound and would pro'lly go great with the AC15. I have only tried it on the Bugera V22 and that was pretty amazing
You mean besides all the persistant issues typically older guitars harbor??? yea right lol From collectors standoint yeah, buy an original and play it every once in a while and let it preserve in a case. This you one riff out on all day. Kudos to them for not straying from the design specs that made the original so cool.
WTF are you serious? Persistent issues lol. Maybe you have a 'persistent issue' lolol. Where is the character and beauty in these shite retreads. I'd rather play one of those cigar box things you see here on utube. lolol.
Do you own any intruments that are older than 20yrs? You're going to sit there and tell me that they don't have thier technical issues????? Really dude???? Really?? :\ Am I serious?? I own several vintage and several newer guitars and If I wanna play with out dealing with tuning issues, scratchy pots, and sketchy intonation I'll play the newer model. Older gitars have mojo and vibe but there are always saccrifices. Don't kid yourself dude anyone who's played guitar for period of time knows this.
I played a new one that had not been abused by 12 year olds at guitar center (played one of those also) through a variety of settings on the Bogner Line 6 amp (it was closest to the guitar) -- the thing is really cool and has excellent tone. Compared to several other higher priced models and still liked it. Low on my list of wants, but maybe some day. Loved the fuzz setting, Electric Wizard all the way
I played one at guitar center and it played like shit. No damn way I'd pay 350 bucks for it. I think that was the price. I was 3 something anyway. POS!!
When I heard about it I was really excited, but I found the same thing when I actually played one. I'm just going to stick with my DC-59, that's a solid guitar, though it would have been nice to have one with a tremolo.
Do these guy's get paid for this or what?? Every 'review' is a minute long advertisement with no actual playing of the guitars themselves.... F*** YOU GUITARWORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!
@sinnerbox did you ever think this is just an ad and maybe you shouldn't expect a review on a video that doesn't even say review in the title. paul is a cool guy don't hate
It would be nice if we could hear what it sounds like, instead of this wanker playing blooze with way too much distortion. Every guitar sounds the same through a Boss DS1.
they went all the way down to the body and they never came up!, the couldn't stay in their position. the store replaced it with a new epiphone special II with a les paul case.
well...think i better collect those dano's but never play with them ): anymore.
well, it's quite stupid to buy something new and find a small defect on it, (even if it was just a screw) and try of fix it, it's better for one to just get one with no problems at all. and the problem weren't the screws, the problem was the pickup that coulnd't get in the screws and stay there, there was no texture in the screwholes, only a bigger that the screws hole and no texture for the screw to stay there.
barely ever has a factory guitar ever come out with no problems, you could have fixed it in about 10 mins or less, i know what the problem is, the spring had popped out, its an easy fix
oh yeah i forgot the review. with this guitar i've played, tru a acoustic bass amp, set on flat, and a bass eq from boss, the clean tone is amzing, very flexible, tru a EHX pi fuzz dam, i got the sound for a sexy solo, but! i got realy low sustain, and then i raised the strings a little and done!
now for some od action, got the bluesy tone and for some metal stuff with the digitech metal master, got all the low ends (wichs it's mostly the pedal, but yea) anyways great guitar,sound,looks.
well it's almost the week with my new danelectro dead on, i posted a comment before with just 2 days new freshy guitar, and here's my review.
i'm not actually a guitar player, i've been playin' bass for 5 years, and i've always liked dano's guitars, i collect pedals and instruments, (well startin') and i think i'll start collecting this guitars they are great. and amazing features at a cheap craft.
oh my pants, i am a dano noob i have got 7, 2 vintage 56 and longhorn, this i must say is the best of the reissues, well actually its a world apart everything its so beautiful and vulgar at the same time, the rosewood tailpiece part, the controls 4! and most of a the shape, shame about the headstock but its a change i suppose, id rather have the than a fender jaguar custom shop this reminds me of them, my favourite fender.
@getupstairstobed - I just bought one in Agent Orange, I love the sound of these retros, having heard old Dano's and the old Silvertones in the sixties. They do rock!!!! It does remind me of the Fender Jaguar.
I'm suprised how much conversation and interest this guitar has generated considering the fact that the marketing has been rather low key (when compared to the P.R. machines of Gibson, Fender, etc.)
2468oldschooltimes, thanks for responding to my comment. I forgot about this guitar and was looking for another work horse to add to the stable (which is currently stocked with a 90s' Guild Bluesbird and Gibson LS-6). Needed nice single coil sounds; Heard this guitar played clean and this is it!
dano reissues have never been publicly advertised in any way except for magazine reviews whereas fender and gibson have for years and years, corny page adverts which has made them so big they think they can sell sand to arabs. im a medium to large scale independent luthier based in north yorkshire also a distributor and all and all everything guitar the amount of times ive seen a substandard gibson being posted from an internet buy is shocking considering they sell for a minimum of £560
just bought this guitar, and i'm curious, 'cause on a review i saw it came with D'Addario strings and , if i'm not wrong aren't those the ones with the colors in the little balls? but seems to be another strings, and other thing the pickguard looks like...in bad shape near the neck it looks like it was cut by a kid, but, other than that, great guitar, i thought it was quite fragile but once you have it in your hands...it's not fragile. the only thing i hate it's the trem always detunes my string
yeah as youll probably know theres alsorts of trems that overcome that chronic problem just look at what most reissues have got now but i much prefer the authenticness of this, i may not be a gigger and why thats happened ive give them a setup and modified it slightly (or subtle one if the guitars vintage)
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh though its a very good price to a guitar that should cost £280 at least even im waiting on this and id have danelectros all over my house in the attic EVERYWHERE! if my money wasnt all getting payed to chinese guitar labourers and craftsman. in the uk (where its the most shittest place to live for people who play guitar) it only took like 9 months for the 56's to fall £45
Also unlike many other guitars I've played the tone controls, when used singly (one pu or the other) seem to to not just affect the sound mostly at the beginning (although at first there is a slight jump), but really give a wide range of USABLE tones all the way down, without getting real muddy or dull . I could get the bridge pu to pretty much sound like the neck pu with its tone up, by turning the tone all the way down.
The very low profile, but wide neck is cool, and the guitar itself is flat and light. Stringing it up is a b#tch, because the little balls will fall off that knife-edge bridge when not in tension. You can get a wide variety of sounds out of the pickups. The neck or bridge alone is twangier (each in a distinct way) and together they seem to blend into a fuller, more typical rock and roll sort of sound. The trem does feel pretty cheap compared to a Bigsby, but it works in a similar sort of way.
deadon...i could not agree with you more about restring this thing! what an awful enginnering design! The knobs seems to somewhat difficult but unterresting to me. could you let me know how the knobs work either singlularly and in combonation in detail because this dano is defintely different..but i like it.
I found it helpful to have my wife hold a finger on the ball end, to keep it from slipping off, while I used my two hands to string the guitar as I normally would. I think the bridge design in general (being quite different) and the lipsticks combine to give this guitar a unique sound.
I like guitars with seperate volume and tone controls (my other guitar is a 72 style tele custom) But I suspect these are wired in series, so the one pickup (not sure yet which is first) goes THROUGH the second. I also suspect they are reverse wound to each other for hum canceling. So when both pickups are selected you get a very controllable (due to the separate volume and tone pots) sort of humbucker thingey. You can really play with this and get a wide range of sounds.
no its korean its really a good job dano the original ceased operations 23/ years ago or these beauties would be bought by avid droolers for a whole lot more.
Guitar Player Mag reviewed this in this month's issue. They claimed that for $400 it makes a heckuva blues guitar that can rock out too. Not for me. I'd just buy another used tele. Does look cool tho. Just not $400 worth of cool.
i just saw them at a music store in hollywood california i had to touch it man this guitar is very unique looks like a dream....what a nice guitar...dan electro is good stuff!!!
I like the Guitar, Going to buy one as soon as they hit the stores here in oregon. I like Danos, I have 11 of them, but I would like a good clean sound review. A lot of people complain about the bridge, That's how the originals were, I've got several with that style bridge including an original 1959 and 1964 Silvertone, with some patience you can "get them close" but will not be exact on intonation. Played a couple originals they were pretty cool, at least they have better color choices than 67
yep, its the same with fender and gibson fenders not that bad, theyve kept their feet on the ground somewhat, now im a luthier and distributor i could make with my own division in the uk the same guitar with a healthy profit for £225 but with kent armstrong lipsticks and tusq nut, painted wooden case and 30 plecs. most of the time better construction, youre right no guitar should cost £2000 gibsons should cost 2 thirds of what they do their msrps are silly all guitars companies are i see what
you mean but this will cost far less before you know it. it just depends who is greedier but who cant scare away consumers with their products, people who keep coming back for more like i do. thats me, finishing copy and pasting! im up and coming so theres a 40% possibility a similar modified model will come on the market in 3-5 years.
I really don't understand why they demonstrate Danelectro, fretboard w*nking, and using this corporate rock overdrive sound. It's not the guitar your average Van Halen or Yngwie Malmsteen fan is going to buy so why bother!?
It's about as useful as demonstrating a Gibson Byrdland fingertapping through a Randall Kirk Hammet amp.
Anyone seriously interested in Danelectro guitars is going to want to hear them clean, going through a Twin Reverb or an AC15/30. Also fuzz! Not metal sounds!
Wow, Cool looking guitar but what a lame review.... about as lame as the bridge on that guitar. Somebody please post the true sounds and review of this guitar.
This is probably the worst review I've ever seen/heard. How could he not play this guitar clean and demonstrate the different tones possible from the bridge/neck pickups and toying around with the volume and tone controls?
I hope this guitar isn't so crappy it has to be played distorted. Anyone whose bought one, please comment and let the rest of us know. Thanks~
lush...i recently bought this and adding to my collection of Dano's. This one indeed has some interesting tones....have not got them figured out yet...its different. Oh, stringing is a longer process and requires some dexterity. It fun to play and it is super light...thats why i am sold out on any dano guitar....my 4th!
Blah blah, but hey what a COOL guitar! The Dano Pro was nice (though far from 'dead on' in scale and pups), but didn't have the right feel for me (and I couldn't put a trem on it...).
This one looks fantastic. Besides, I have an original red Coral DeLuxe bass in exactly the same style. Unfortunately, someone put an adjustable bridge on it.
Now I really feel like putting back one of those original metal-wit-a-strip-of-wood bridges on it.... and I definitely want to try one of these guitars.
I like how he says "for more information, go to danelectro(dot)com" even though the Dano website has never, ever had detailed information on their products. Just a picture of the guitar, price, color details, and a catchy slogan.
Someone I know uses a blue modified Danelectro with his punk band... it just looks wrong :p
toshineon 2 weeks ago
I mean Buttersquash
Kapulaites 1 month ago
I have the orange one. Very cool
Kapulaites 1 month ago
This bloke gets on my nerves, however, I'm thinking about getting one of these, which colour should I get?
JosephODonnellMusic 2 months ago
@JosephODonnellMusic The blue one, probably.
JanEgbersNL 1 month ago
shit plastic
mozarkozark 2 months ago
@Hoopermazing
totally man. why should any guitar manufacturer make more than one model of a guitar. what idiots!
xPsuedo 3 months ago
Hey, Danelectro idiots. No one want anything you make except a DC 59. Spot making crap like this and crank out more CD 59s.
Hoopermazing 5 months ago
@Hoopermazing Longhorn, shorthorn and Danos are all excellent guitars. Silly billy
ClockworkFacility1 3 months ago
Mine sounded like shit until i took the piece of wood off of the bridge
sumo4x9 6 months ago
am i the only one who' sick of this guy?
sanjinator17 9 months ago
Guitar world, you fail.
eskeergud 10 months ago
how the fuck are people supposed to hear how the guitar sounds with that piece of shit boss pedal between the instrument and the amp?
thomasjeeh 1 year ago 2
I hate the way these feel. They dont sound entirely bad, but they feel as if they are made entirely of plastic and have no weight to them at all
dimlightbulb10 1 year ago
What's up with how gear manufacturers will make a product for 6 months and then discontinue it?
gwugluud 1 year ago
Its made of plastic, why would you ever play a plastic guitar?!?!?!
Timo9500 1 year ago
YES Guitar World is paid to advertise these products,they are the biggest guitar
magazine in the world,they have the largest readership.
AnnaAnnaYes 1 year ago
Since this guy failed to actually review anything, I'll say what I think about mine. IT IS FUCKING AWESOME. Sounds great no matter what effects you throw at it. Even resonates nicely when unplugged! I took the tremolo off of mine, and it was SUPER easy to take the bridge off. If anyone is thinking about getting this guitar, DO IT. I'm sure glad I did :)
Shmekekey 1 year ago
@Shmekekey Its plastic and worth 125. Its shit. Dont get it people, please
Timo9500 1 year ago
@Timo9500 It's not plastic, genius.
Shmekekey 1 year ago
@Shmekekey Bro, this shits either made of plastic, or theres an exact replica of it made of plastic that guitar center cells. Like my bad if this is the good one, but i played 2 guitars that looked exactly like this, on sale for 125, and were made of plastic. Like exactly like this
Timo9500 1 year ago
@Timo9500 Dude, I HAVE one. It's not made of plastic, and it was $400, not $125. Get your fucking shit straight before talking shit about something you know nothing about
Shmekekey 1 year ago
This was a commercial. They received payment for this I'm sure.
bilbomarks 1 year ago
GREAT SCOTT
smileomen 1 year ago
idk, i played one at guitar center, thought it was a japanese toy guitar, or what some vietnam era soldiers thought of the m16.
kriegdouch 1 year ago
@kriegdouch I would say chinese rather than japanese.
bilbomarks 1 year ago
lol they dont have any freaking guitar on the site damn it
mattyandsean 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
I WANT IT I WANT IT!
matthweused 1 year ago
it looks like a fuggen traffic cone.
bambismash 1 year ago
out of the box, these are pretty shitty but with new tuners and a good setup, one of these would be a cool thing to have
TheRealErob 1 year ago
do these guitars stay in tune well
weathered79 1 year ago
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Patriot3332 1 year ago
@Patriot3332 Naah I'm pretty sure it's P-A-T-R-I-O-T-3-3-3-2
qwecars 1 year ago
I wanted to throw a duncan hotrail in the bridge of my dano pro u2 does anybody know if this will work out with tons of modifications
Caveira138 1 year ago
@Caveira138 sorry without tons of mods
Caveira138 1 year ago
this is the first dead on 67 where the bridge is not yet bent into a boomerangXD look at the ones you find in stores
ineinerbank 1 year ago
nice hair
Duhbearz1 1 year ago
I love his way of talking.
MisfioPeton 1 year ago
I'm in love with this guitar.
colosalblack 1 year ago
i wished i bought that one instead of the baritone version, but i already have a dano 56 so i thought all danelectro's sound the same, but this one is different it had a solid body and mine a hollow one. i wish i could trade the baritone version.
dirtypaper 1 year ago
fuck these are great.. i want one so bad
bearlooter 2 years ago
Looks like something jack white would be in to.
CoandCaSSTB 2 years ago
im sorry but i hate this guitar i got it for Christmas and im sending it back and getting an ibanez the pickups sound awful the neck aint real smooth and its just dosent fit my style of playing
AngelsandDemonsband 2 years ago
Haha man these things dont suit me at all either. Never think of a dan, fender or gretsch for metal lol
LordOfThisWorld74 2 years ago
@AngelsandDemonsband What style do you play in? I'm considering getting one of these for my jazz band, in which ill be playing jazz, blues, and funk. Do you think it'd be good for that type of work?
listentothesetunes 2 years ago
to be honest with ya dude i would leave it alone its not just the sound i dont like like i said before the neck aint smooth at all, the pickups are not sensitive and dont sound all that great, the tremolo is probably the worst ive ever played you barley touch it and the guitars out of tune and all in all its just not a well built guitar. my suggestion is to save your money and buy a better built guitar.
AngelsandDemonsband 2 years ago
Thanks for the tip, man. I'll probably save up for a Jaguar or something.
listentothesetunes 2 years ago
@AngelsandDemonsband got one on the 29th of december and i can honestly say i hardly ever have to tune it.even after having it in a soft case in my car for a whole night in the cold(forgot it was in there) i didnt have to retune it. the tremolo is fantastic. dead on 67's that dont stay in tune probably dont have the tremolo spring tightened. as for its sound and feel,i have 7 guitars and this is my favorite feeling and sounding. i have guitars with both single coils and buckers but this is great
griffinmpable 2 years ago
@griffinmpable can i ask what your other 6 geetars are, and how the dead on 67 compares?
also, what music do you play?
many cheers
zubesultana 2 years ago
@zubesultana i have two washburn acoustics (one is a backup for my shows) i have a strat style Arbor, i wired in a second single coil to the neck pickup to make a homemade humbucker, and this was my main guitar for awhile. i also have an ibanez electric(cant remember the model) which i use for my heavier songs. two ibanez basses, and a older Squire Tele(love love love, but the neck is warped) and then my new Dan. I play in a band that does Instrumental progressive rock (think Rush minus vocals).
griffinmpable 2 years ago
@zubesultana the Dan has a unique sound to it which is why i love it. even with distortion, the same unique sound is still there. i usually leave it on the middle position using both pickups, then roll the tone back a bit on the neck to make it Phat. its twangy, but not down-home-on-the-farm twangy. if you listen to Stars and Sons or Cause = Time by Broken Social Scene, i think the Dan sounds a lot like the guitar part in those. SUPER lightweight, love the neck, and i LOVE the tremolo bridge
griffinmpable 2 years ago
@griffinmpable well, there seems to be a lot of mixed views on this one! i think the 'unique' quality is what first attracted me to it...ive always been a gibson/fender boy, in the large scheme of things that can be very closeminded. this thing's got some weird/cool aura going on with it, that im sure will help me to develop a more individual sound. i guess i just need to track it down in a store, see how it holds up next to a jagmaster (my other recent craving).
maximum cheers for the heads up!
zubesultana 2 years ago
@zubesultana no problemo. just so you know, it wasnt a hard decision for me. i walked into guitar center, looked on the wall and instantly saw mine. its red and it stuck out like a sore thumb. i didnt play it longer than 15 minutes and knew it was the one.
griffinmpable 2 years ago
@griffinmpable - ditto, out of all the Les Paul Jr's by Epiphone...this baby stayed in tune before and after using the tremelo. Sounded awesome and plays
and feels really good.
astronorm111 1 year ago
@listentothesetunes i would get an ibanez archtop, there great
TheSchoolsux345 2 years ago
@AngelsandDemonsband Get a life !
martinfranco 2 years ago
go fuck yourself ill give my opinion anywhere i want ok faggot.
AngelsandDemonsband 2 years ago
again.... get a life !
martinfranco 2 years ago
again fuck yourself i aint wastein my time on your dumbass
AngelsandDemonsband 2 years ago
seems you already did.........you must be a badass with a name like that....oooooohhhh...scary!
geetarbube 1 year ago
Should i get one of these or a re- issue DC59?
MrPeterpolite 2 years ago
McFly is pretty good at these reviews. It's a good guitar, I've played with it. It's got a nice '60s sound and would pro'lly go great with the AC15. I have only tried it on the Bugera V22 and that was pretty amazing
MrWhositMagig 2 years ago
I don't see any value in these Dano retreads, when I can get a real deal on eBay.
12stringsforme 2 years ago
You mean besides all the persistant issues typically older guitars harbor??? yea right lol From collectors standoint yeah, buy an original and play it every once in a while and let it preserve in a case. This you one riff out on all day. Kudos to them for not straying from the design specs that made the original so cool.
garagerawk27 2 years ago
WTF are you serious? Persistent issues lol. Maybe you have a 'persistent issue' lolol. Where is the character and beauty in these shite retreads. I'd rather play one of those cigar box things you see here on utube. lolol.
Sheesh.
12stringsforme 2 years ago
Do you own any intruments that are older than 20yrs? You're going to sit there and tell me that they don't have thier technical issues????? Really dude???? Really?? :\ Am I serious?? I own several vintage and several newer guitars and If I wanna play with out dealing with tuning issues, scratchy pots, and sketchy intonation I'll play the newer model. Older gitars have mojo and vibe but there are always saccrifices. Don't kid yourself dude anyone who's played guitar for period of time knows this.
garagerawk27 2 years ago
I got my first guitar a lot longer than 20 yrs ago, sonny. lol.
12stringsforme 2 years ago
is there a way to take off the whammy bar?
sicksicksick9 2 years ago
ya there is but why the hell would you want to do that?
IanSpencerOriginals 2 years ago
maybe, if you get a new bridge, i would ask somebody at guitarcenter or someplace
TheSchoolsux345 2 years ago
Pete Townsend played one of these in the early Who concert
wisesatyr72 2 years ago
I played a new one that had not been abused by 12 year olds at guitar center (played one of those also) through a variety of settings on the Bogner Line 6 amp (it was closest to the guitar) -- the thing is really cool and has excellent tone. Compared to several other higher priced models and still liked it. Low on my list of wants, but maybe some day. Loved the fuzz setting, Electric Wizard all the way
deepunderdirt 2 years ago
I played it at guitar center and wasnt to impressed I have an original dano amp in case and I was super disapointed with this guitar.
Caveira138 2 years ago
This guitar is super weak. The bridge is terrible.
TobiasNeverNude 2 years ago
I played one at guitar center and it played like shit. No damn way I'd pay 350 bucks for it. I think that was the price. I was 3 something anyway. POS!!
jtricer1973 2 years ago
When I heard about it I was really excited, but I found the same thing when I actually played one. I'm just going to stick with my DC-59, that's a solid guitar, though it would have been nice to have one with a tremolo.
Garboth 2 years ago
such a light guitar it sounds so bitchin
abaofifsz 2 years ago
Do these guy's get paid for this or what?? Every 'review' is a minute long advertisement with no actual playing of the guitars themselves.... F*** YOU GUITARWORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!
sinnerbox 2 years ago 46
@sinnerbox
thats why it says spotlight
BillyBobJoe7478 1 year ago
@sinnerbox did you ever think this is just an ad and maybe you shouldn't expect a review on a video that doesn't even say review in the title. paul is a cool guy don't hate
onemanjam3 1 year ago
@sinnerbox you quote the word "review". where in the title or in the video does it say REVIEW???? maybe it is just an ad! thats what it is AN AD!
nonsimia92 1 year ago
@sinnerbox these arnt reviews you moron theyre just quick demos, thats why they call them gear spotlight
robit99 1 year ago
That bridge looks weak. And I love Danelectro guitars.
spamevader 2 years ago
It would be nice if we could hear what it sounds like, instead of this wanker playing blooze with way too much distortion. Every guitar sounds the same through a Boss DS1.
nolan83 2 years ago 106
@nolan83 I totally agree, but i want to point out that that distortion sounds waaaay better than a DS1. Those things are just garbage.
TheSchoolsux345 1 year ago
@nolan83 ive played one and hes got it down pretty good sound wise
kite3350 1 year ago
@nolan83
Amen, it's lame. These guitars originally were made for great clean tones.
lordkoos 1 year ago
@nolan83 guess why ;) :P
GibsonLesPau888 1 year ago
@nolan83 "blooze"? you serious?
The1979s 11 months ago
ya it does kinda look like kurt cobains guitar
ActionCowFilms 2 years ago
looks like a jagstang
supersucker72 2 years ago 2
Just played it today at GC. Its fucking gorgeous
Deathxify 2 years ago 4
is this guitar stiff?is it hard to bend strings on it?
alterdcrash 2 years ago
Its actually really easy to bend bro. The "satin" finish might change the feel of the guitar itself but its great none the less.
Deathxify 2 years ago
This guitar looks great.
plantagenant 2 years ago 2
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Danelectro pedals Suck & this Guitar look like shit, i wouldnt mind trying it But.
Doubt it something i would record with
MetalHeart8787 2 years ago
it looks like shit but its retro it plays really nice and has a very responsive trem if it is set up right and it perfectly stays in tune
music2356 2 years ago
i returned the epi, it was not what i wanted and got the amazing jagmaster from squier...hope could get the jazzmaster later.
esperasoesperas123 2 years ago
new review. the pickups broke...
they went all the way down to the body and they never came up!, the couldn't stay in their position. the store replaced it with a new epiphone special II with a les paul case.
well...think i better collect those dano's but never play with them ): anymore.
esperasoesperas123 2 years ago
if you dont know how to adjust pickup height you may want to learn how to use a screwdriver
kissFAN1619 2 years ago
well, it's quite stupid to buy something new and find a small defect on it, (even if it was just a screw) and try of fix it, it's better for one to just get one with no problems at all. and the problem weren't the screws, the problem was the pickup that coulnd't get in the screws and stay there, there was no texture in the screwholes, only a bigger that the screws hole and no texture for the screw to stay there.
esperasoesperas123 2 years ago
barely ever has a factory guitar ever come out with no problems, you could have fixed it in about 10 mins or less, i know what the problem is, the spring had popped out, its an easy fix
kissFAN1619 2 years ago
o.k.
esperasoesperas123 2 years ago
love it!
TheCousin666 2 years ago
hope my sloppy review works for ya!
esperasoesperas123 2 years ago
oh yeah i forgot the review. with this guitar i've played, tru a acoustic bass amp, set on flat, and a bass eq from boss, the clean tone is amzing, very flexible, tru a EHX pi fuzz dam, i got the sound for a sexy solo, but! i got realy low sustain, and then i raised the strings a little and done!
now for some od action, got the bluesy tone and for some metal stuff with the digitech metal master, got all the low ends (wichs it's mostly the pedal, but yea) anyways great guitar,sound,looks.
esperasoesperas123 2 years ago
well it's almost the week with my new danelectro dead on, i posted a comment before with just 2 days new freshy guitar, and here's my review.
i'm not actually a guitar player, i've been playin' bass for 5 years, and i've always liked dano's guitars, i collect pedals and instruments, (well startin') and i think i'll start collecting this guitars they are great. and amazing features at a cheap craft.
esperasoesperas123 2 years ago
oh my pants, i am a dano noob i have got 7, 2 vintage 56 and longhorn, this i must say is the best of the reissues, well actually its a world apart everything its so beautiful and vulgar at the same time, the rosewood tailpiece part, the controls 4! and most of a the shape, shame about the headstock but its a change i suppose, id rather have the than a fender jaguar custom shop this reminds me of them, my favourite fender.
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
@getupstairstobed - I just bought one in Agent Orange, I love the sound of these retros, having heard old Dano's and the old Silvertones in the sixties. They do rock!!!! It does remind me of the Fender Jaguar.
astronorm111 1 year ago
Will this do stuff like Rancid?
StreakingInJanuary 2 years ago
I'm suprised how much conversation and interest this guitar has generated considering the fact that the marketing has been rather low key (when compared to the P.R. machines of Gibson, Fender, etc.)
2468oldschooltimes, thanks for responding to my comment. I forgot about this guitar and was looking for another work horse to add to the stable (which is currently stocked with a 90s' Guild Bluesbird and Gibson LS-6). Needed nice single coil sounds; Heard this guitar played clean and this is it!
Lushsymphony 2 years ago
dano reissues have never been publicly advertised in any way except for magazine reviews whereas fender and gibson have for years and years, corny page adverts which has made them so big they think they can sell sand to arabs. im a medium to large scale independent luthier based in north yorkshire also a distributor and all and all everything guitar the amount of times ive seen a substandard gibson being posted from an internet buy is shocking considering they sell for a minimum of £560
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
cool. it's like a jaguar/jazzmaster but Dani. I likes.
TheShloonktapooxis 2 years ago
If you are interested. I set up a forum just for this guitar. Address in my profile.
deadon67 2 years ago
just bought this guitar, and i'm curious, 'cause on a review i saw it came with D'Addario strings and , if i'm not wrong aren't those the ones with the colors in the little balls? but seems to be another strings, and other thing the pickguard looks like...in bad shape near the neck it looks like it was cut by a kid, but, other than that, great guitar, i thought it was quite fragile but once you have it in your hands...it's not fragile. the only thing i hate it's the trem always detunes my string
esperasoesperas123 2 years ago
yeah as youll probably know theres alsorts of trems that overcome that chronic problem just look at what most reissues have got now but i much prefer the authenticness of this, i may not be a gigger and why thats happened ive give them a setup and modified it slightly (or subtle one if the guitars vintage)
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
and i want some locks , but i guess it's because it's new, i just had it for like 2 days. it cost me around 320$US and...think it's a good price.
esperasoesperas123 2 years ago
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh though its a very good price to a guitar that should cost £280 at least even im waiting on this and id have danelectros all over my house in the attic EVERYWHERE! if my money wasnt all getting payed to chinese guitar labourers and craftsman. in the uk (where its the most shittest place to live for people who play guitar) it only took like 9 months for the 56's to fall £45
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
Also unlike many other guitars I've played the tone controls, when used singly (one pu or the other) seem to to not just affect the sound mostly at the beginning (although at first there is a slight jump), but really give a wide range of USABLE tones all the way down, without getting real muddy or dull . I could get the bridge pu to pretty much sound like the neck pu with its tone up, by turning the tone all the way down.
deadon67 2 years ago
The very low profile, but wide neck is cool, and the guitar itself is flat and light. Stringing it up is a b#tch, because the little balls will fall off that knife-edge bridge when not in tension. You can get a wide variety of sounds out of the pickups. The neck or bridge alone is twangier (each in a distinct way) and together they seem to blend into a fuller, more typical rock and roll sort of sound. The trem does feel pretty cheap compared to a Bigsby, but it works in a similar sort of way.
deadon67 2 years ago
deadon...i could not agree with you more about restring this thing! what an awful enginnering design! The knobs seems to somewhat difficult but unterresting to me. could you let me know how the knobs work either singlularly and in combonation in detail because this dano is defintely different..but i like it.
thanks for the reply!
2468oldschooltimes 2 years ago
I found it helpful to have my wife hold a finger on the ball end, to keep it from slipping off, while I used my two hands to string the guitar as I normally would. I think the bridge design in general (being quite different) and the lipsticks combine to give this guitar a unique sound.
deadon67 2 years ago
I like guitars with seperate volume and tone controls (my other guitar is a 72 style tele custom) But I suspect these are wired in series, so the one pickup (not sure yet which is first) goes THROUGH the second. I also suspect they are reverse wound to each other for hum canceling. So when both pickups are selected you get a very controllable (due to the separate volume and tone pots) sort of humbucker thingey. You can really play with this and get a wide range of sounds.
deadon67 2 years ago
I walked into Guitar Center this past weekend and was surprised to find these new Danos. I walked out with a Sunburst deadon.
I liked it so much I created an online forum for owners and fans.
deadon67 2 years ago
does the tremelo go both ways or is it like a cheap ass fender one
blackflag277 2 years ago
cheap ass fender one! more like cheap arse korean!
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
i meant can if bend like a jaguar or is it like a cheap little strat
blackflag277 2 years ago
It goes both directions, but not much. Itll do trem work, but if youre wanting a Floyd Rose style squeel/dive bomb, youll want something different
cipher619 2 years ago
Boner...
joeymb13 2 years ago
Danelectro should have included the baritone version in the demo.
We barely got to hear the standard guitar.
spentonmediocrity 2 years ago
can you change the pickups or do they have to be these lipstick ones
louiscfc93 2 years ago
I bought one and im gonna do a review of. One of the best guitars for 300 dollars
BACKBONEBAND1 2 years ago
I got mine yesterday...gigged with it last night...It gave my 62 Re-issue AV Fender Jazzmaster a serious run for the money
martincq 2 years ago
Where are these made?
FloroSapien 2 years ago
obviously China, it can't really be made anywhere else for that price. however, it's starting not to make a difference these days...
viomartyr 2 years ago
no its korean its really a good job dano the original ceased operations 23/ years ago or these beauties would be bought by avid droolers for a whole lot more.
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
I like the look!!
BACKBONEBAND1 2 years ago
Guitar Player Mag reviewed this in this month's issue. They claimed that for $400 it makes a heckuva blues guitar that can rock out too. Not for me. I'd just buy another used tele. Does look cool tho. Just not $400 worth of cool.
TeleKeith 2 years ago
i think its worth you making yourself deadonkeith!... telekeith.
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
I would've liked to hear some clean tones.
bilbomarks 2 years ago
i just saw them at a music store in hollywood california i had to touch it man this guitar is very unique looks like a dream....what a nice guitar...dan electro is good stuff!!!
tomaraya213 2 years ago
When are these going on the market? o.o
theforsakenpiggies 2 years ago
Iemailed Musician's Friend with this question and was told they would be available July 15.
1959Corwin 2 years ago
July 15th
1959Corwin 2 years ago
they're for sale on guitarcenter...
olliezero 2 years ago
Does anybody please cuold tell me where is it made?
telecaster1963 2 years ago
USA
andresmirt 2 years ago
Miracle.
telecaster1963 2 years ago
China
thefacialsgaragepunk 2 years ago 5
I'm impressed.
telecaster1963 2 years ago
next week
heymarsh 2 years ago
much ado about nothing?
telecaster1963 2 years ago
China
1959Corwin 2 years ago
Oh, this comment has a built in delay. China? Still impressed.
telecaster1963 2 years ago
I like the Guitar, Going to buy one as soon as they hit the stores here in oregon. I like Danos, I have 11 of them, but I would like a good clean sound review. A lot of people complain about the bridge, That's how the originals were, I've got several with that style bridge including an original 1959 and 1964 Silvertone, with some patience you can "get them close" but will not be exact on intonation. Played a couple originals they were pretty cool, at least they have better color choices than 67
martincq 2 years ago
you think the same way about danos, i must bow to the 11, sorry must be 12 youve now got!
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
I have an original 63' silvertone 1457 and it's an amazing sounding instrument. I've tried Danelectro reissues and nothing comes close.
jonny1251 2 years ago
I like Danelectros but their MSRPs are ridiculous. They're honestly not that expensive to make...
askl23 2 years ago
No electric guitars are that expensive to make.
Schmilster 2 years ago 2
these things are only 400, thats less tan a fender
Altrockpwner123 2 years ago
yep, its the same with fender and gibson fenders not that bad, theyve kept their feet on the ground somewhat, now im a luthier and distributor i could make with my own division in the uk the same guitar with a healthy profit for £225 but with kent armstrong lipsticks and tusq nut, painted wooden case and 30 plecs. most of the time better construction, youre right no guitar should cost £2000 gibsons should cost 2 thirds of what they do their msrps are silly all guitars companies are i see what
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
you mean but this will cost far less before you know it. it just depends who is greedier but who cant scare away consumers with their products, people who keep coming back for more like i do. thats me, finishing copy and pasting! im up and coming so theres a 40% possibility a similar modified model will come on the market in 3-5 years.
getupstairstobed 2 years ago
wow that was a well shit review
magicalzorse2 2 years ago 8
I really don't understand why they demonstrate Danelectro, fretboard w*nking, and using this corporate rock overdrive sound. It's not the guitar your average Van Halen or Yngwie Malmsteen fan is going to buy so why bother!?
It's about as useful as demonstrating a Gibson Byrdland fingertapping through a Randall Kirk Hammet amp.
Anyone seriously interested in Danelectro guitars is going to want to hear them clean, going through a Twin Reverb or an AC15/30. Also fuzz! Not metal sounds!
thefacialsgaragepunk 2 years ago 9
honestly i owned only danelectro pedals in the past, but it seems like u're absolutely right about this review..
JohnVoland 2 years ago
it says the nut width is 1.750''
thats bigger than 1 11/16''?right??
that wont be good for me..
dubtribalist 2 years ago
Boy, they really mailed it in on this review.
InternetToughGuyXL 2 years ago
Lame.
InternetToughGuyXL 2 years ago 9
Wow, Cool looking guitar but what a lame review.... about as lame as the bridge on that guitar. Somebody please post the true sounds and review of this guitar.
Cheers
clamgrower1 2 years ago 9
i dont think agent orange is a good name for a color....
sgslayer99 2 years ago 9
Danelectro, bad.
Guitar World. Badder.
This is probably the worst review I've ever seen/heard. How could he not play this guitar clean and demonstrate the different tones possible from the bridge/neck pickups and toying around with the volume and tone controls?
I hope this guitar isn't so crappy it has to be played distorted. Anyone whose bought one, please comment and let the rest of us know. Thanks~
Lushsymphony 2 years ago 5
gear spotlights aren't the same as reviews. Paul Riario actually does an awesome job reviewing gear. from high to low end.
HondoMcLure 2 years ago
lush...i recently bought this and adding to my collection of Dano's. This one indeed has some interesting tones....have not got them figured out yet...its different. Oh, stringing is a longer process and requires some dexterity. It fun to play and it is super light...thats why i am sold out on any dano guitar....my 4th!
2468oldschooltimes 2 years ago
i miss my danelectro :(
mine wouldn't stay in tune so I gave it away.
I really miss the lipstick sound.
hodowncorexxx 2 years ago
does anyone know where i can find a review for this guitar?
hippiedroog 2 years ago
Blah blah, but hey what a COOL guitar! The Dano Pro was nice (though far from 'dead on' in scale and pups), but didn't have the right feel for me (and I couldn't put a trem on it...).
This one looks fantastic. Besides, I have an original red Coral DeLuxe bass in exactly the same style. Unfortunately, someone put an adjustable bridge on it.
Now I really feel like putting back one of those original metal-wit-a-strip-of-wood bridges on it.... and I definitely want to try one of these guitars.
Bietel 2 years ago
Wow. He's just reading Danelectro's own pr-drivel.
karlboman 2 years ago
I like how he says "for more information, go to danelectro(dot)com" even though the Dano website has never, ever had detailed information on their products. Just a picture of the guitar, price, color details, and a catchy slogan.
JeimenPK 2 years ago
holy crap lol my cousin Vinnie Bell designed this guitar way back wen
heavymetalguy21 2 years ago