Dante Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Hi, I'm thinking of buying a Danelectro '63 long scale bass. I love the styling of Danelectro and the reviews are positive but I wondered if anyone out their in the world of basschat has played/owned one and what they thought of it. thanks Dante. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I have a Dano Longhorn from about 5 years ago and it's a great little bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxiburke Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I have both the Hodad and the DC and they are fantastic for the money if limited in tones. The Hodad is a little bit more conventional has a six position pickup switch and has some really good sounds in it. The Dc has little sustain but is brilliant at what it does. Both look absolutely fantastic. I think Dan basses are best tested first to see if you like them but I don't regret either of my purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I've got the short scale. Nice neck and pretty good sound. The plywood body is a bit of a block and the bridge is quite a poor design. The white tape surrounding the body peeled away within a couple of weeks from purchase. It's nice and light. Cheap and cheerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I used a longhorn about 10yrs ago & was blown away. I wouldn't recommend one as a main bass as they are cheap & cheerful but really good fun. Not sure if the quality has dipped now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I have one of the original korean reissue blueburst longhorns - quite a faithful reissue of an original 50s one, but with separate tuners and a truss rod. It fits in a telecaster gigbag or hardcase which is handy. The wide spacing of the lipstick pickups gives a unique tone. The neck is a bit meatier than my CIJ mustang in depth, but still quite narrow. Its comfy to play though and light as a feather. The bridge saddle on mine is a single wedge of rosewood, but with rotosound shortscale flats (the only flats I've found that fit) it intonates well enough for me. I don't use mine much and have only done a few gigs with it, so even though its a few years old it is still pretty much in mint condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I've had a re-issue Longhorn for around 3 years (I think it's 7 or 8 years old in total). It's incredibly light, very good fun, plays extremely easily with very low action and string tension (it's short-scale), but the build quality and hardware aren't brilliant and the sound isn't great. It's a cheap and cheerful but very cool instrument - I'd wanted one since seeing them on TOTP in the '60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpalt Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 [quote name='Dante' post='491770' date='May 18 2009, 07:40 PM']Hi, I'm thinking of buying a Danelectro '63 long scale bass. I love the styling of Danelectro and the reviews are positive but I wondered if anyone out their in the world of basschat has played/owned one and what they thought of it. thanks Dante. . .[/quote] I've got one! A black longneck. Its a really nice bass once you set it up properly, although the neck really does sometimes feels quite long. The sound is very good, especially played with a pick, and I have a matching '63 guitar as well. Only trouble is, I never play them any more, so will be selling them @ £250 the pair soon! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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