Double Dano

[alyctes]

Can't be many of these out there.

I'm tempted to suggest this must be the Boat Anchor I keep hearing about

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-Made-Dano-Twin-Neck-Bass-Guitar/274466231164?hash=item3fe776537c:g:BKUAAOSw40xfJcAw

[prowla]

A little bit too pricey for me.

[Happy Jack]

He's not keen to sell it, is he?

His listing is less informative than most would use to sell an Encore Precision, there's just a single photo, and it's collection only from Taunton!

 

[prowla]

2 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

He's not keen to sell it, is he?

His listing is less informative than most would use to sell an Encore Precision, there's just a single photo, and it's collection only from Taunton!

 

At least he doesn't say "if you are looking at this, you will know...".

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

It shouldn't be a boat anchor - my longhorn weighs next to nothing

I would imagine anyone looking to drop this amount of money on two basses spliced together with one defretted would be interested in know whether the work was done by a skilled luthier with a reputation or on the owners kitchen table with a butter knife, a hammer and a roll of duct tape.

[oldslapper]

I wish there were more pictures. It looks like a pretty good job from the one image. I’m tempted to have a look as I’m near Taunton once a week....it’d be a fun twin neck. 

[Paul S]

The miracle, so far as I can see, is having a fitted hard case.  Who knew such a thing existed?

[alyctes]

5 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

It shouldn't be a boat anchor - my longhorn weighs next to nothing

I was thinking more of the visual than the weight.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Now you mention it I can see the resemblance

[alyctes]

20 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

Now you mention it I can see the resemblance

 

I should really have known better, because the single-neck is a much better match

 

[spectoremg]

5 hours ago, alyctes said:

 

I should really have known better, because the single-neck is a much better match

 

Twin neck is for supertankers. 

[Happy Jack]

So anyway ... I bought it.

Now, where's my supertanker?

 

[Happy Jack]

It's going to take a while to get the bass up to London from Taunton (with enormous and very generous assistance from those West Country twins @Woodinblack and @stewblack) so in the meantime here are the photos that the vendor sent me.

I was very taken with the beautiful Hofner Senator leaning against a complete Vox T60 + matching cab. Turns out he bought them all new in 1963 ...

Don't yet understand the two strap buttons, but I'm sure I will.

Note that the finish is completely rattan-proof.

This is not actually the first bass that I've owned with eight tuners.

Unlined board ... mmmmmmmmmmmm.

No, I don't know where or how I'm going to hang this thing either.

The Case Of Doom.

That makes me want to take a nap.

[stewblack]

I'm sure you'll be able to find a 400 dollar strap for it Jack. 

 

[Clarky]

What a unique and amazing score, Jack

[Happy Jack]

Just now, Clarky said:

What a unique and amazing score, Jack

How much are you offering? 

[prowla]

That case is quite impressive!

[Clarky]

41 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

How much are you offering? 

I don't think I could cope with two necks on a bass. Lets face it, I am barely competent on one.

I look forward to your gig shots with this 😁

Edited August 25, 2020 by Clarky

[Beedster]

Lucky you’re tall Jack

[oldslapper]

Jealousy is unbecoming of a gentleman, ............according to some ijit somewhere.

Well Jel! Congrats (kind of) 🤡

[Happy Jack]

17 minutes ago, oldslapper said:

Jealousy is unbecoming of a gentleman, ............according to some ijit somewhere.

Well Jel! Congrats (kind of) 🤡

Should you find yourself anywhere near this bass, you'll be most welcome to have a little play. 

[spectoremg]

Supertanker runs aground...

[Happy Jack]

Rumour has it that Yeovil has a new anchor.

[Woodinblack]

I will say, it doesn't weigh a ton. it actually plays fairly well, i have never played a danelectro as the look is not for me but it works well. I played it through the vox, which I must say sounds very nice. As they are short scale necks, they actual instrument isn't as big as it looks.

The two strap buttons don't have a point, it is just the original strap buttons from the donor instruments. Don't know what all the controls do yet apart from the switch which switches between necks. At the moment it is a double throw switch so you can't have both necks at the same time, which you might want to correct, as it means you can't do the standing behind someone playing the other neck thing like they do in game shows.

[Happy Jack]

6 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

At the moment it is a double throw switch so you can't have both necks at the same time, which you might want to correct, as it means you can't do the standing behind someone playing the other neck thing like they do in game shows.

Both my current bands are 3-piece so I'm not sure how that would work ... guess I need to find a new 4-piece or 5-piece project so that we can have a 'spare' musician when we need one.

I'm glad you mentioned that they're shortscale necks. It never even occurred to me to ask, and I just assumed that these were longscale for some reason.