Talk me out of getting a Danelectro...

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lovestrat74lovestrat74 Frets: 2489
Played an older Korean one today in a local shop and it was so much fun and so easy to play.

Do I need one? No. Is it going to sound better than my other guitars? No. But it played so well. Yes, it rattled and plinked a bit but...

Also if I did buy one I would toy with the idea of modding it - maybe adding a P90 :D
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 14036
    edited July 2019 tFB Trader
     

    Talk me out of getting a Danelectro

    No - the trade needs your money - the government needs the vat revenue - SPEND SPEND SPEND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • robinbowesrobinbowes Frets: 3021
    Talk me out of getting a Danelectro...
    No.
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  • thecolourboxthecolourbox Frets: 9654
    edited July 2019
    I had one, a Korean u2 reissue, finally managed to flog it on recently (it took a long time!). I'm not sure how easy it would be to change pickups due to the construction of it, it feels like hollow MDF which could be tricky I'd have thought re routing for pickups.

    Also the pickups run in series, which I guess could be useful but didn't really suit me as it buggered up the volume levels when switching around.

    It was also quite noisy in my house, but that's not all that unusual as it happens with all pickup types. 

    Volume pots were dry and would cut the noise out when turning until I cleaned them and lubricated them.

    Looked nice although it was cream and brown, so didn't really match my usual colour schemes but would suit somebody in brown chords and a large hat maybe.

    Other people seem to like them more than me to be fair though so I'd say take my experience with a pinch of pepper
    Please note my communication is not very good, so please be patient with me
    soundcloud.com/thecolourbox-1
    youtube.com/@TheColourboxMusic
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  • FuengiFuengi Frets: 2849
    It will be fun for a while then the novelty will wear off. Do not buy it. 
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  • gringopiggringopig Frets: 2648
    edited July 2020
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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24793
    I fancy one for slide duties. You should buy it....
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  • MoominpapaMoominpapa Frets: 1649
    Playing a Danelectro will heighten your risk of finger cancer.
    Your partner will cheat on you with a Danelectro.
    If you buy a Danelectro, every puppy in the world will be sad.

    Need more?
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  • UnclePsychosisUnclePsychosis Frets: 12881
    They sound great, and they look great too.

    The hardware does have a few foibles though. Not sure a pickup swap would be very easy (or very necessary to be honest - the sound is part of the charm) 
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  • SteveRobinsonSteveRobinson Frets: 6914
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    Fuengi said:
    It will be fun for a while then the novelty will wear off. Do not buy it. 
    I'm a serial Danelectro buyer.

    I buy one, the novelty wears off, I sell, I miss it, I buy another. And so it goes...
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  • WhitecatWhitecat Frets: 5378
    They are awesome. Probably the most fun you can have in a Far Eastern-made instrument. Buy one!
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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 6021
    The 12 string DC59 is a fun guitar. Everyone needs a 12 string. ;)
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  • prowlaprowla Frets: 4896
    I've always fancied one myself.
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 14036
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    Whitecat said:
    They are awesome. Probably the most fun you can have in a Far Eastern-made instrument. Buy one!
    It's simplicity is probably its greatest attribute
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  • impmannimpmann Frets: 12649
    Built out of the packing cases the parts arrived in. 
    Sound interesting but I’ve never found a use for one. 
    Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever.

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  • dazzajldazzajl Frets: 5654
    Everyone should have a cheap, fun and not very practical guitar. 
    If you can, then life is too hard and too short not to. 
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  • lovestrat74lovestrat74 Frets: 2489
    Fuengi said:
    It will be fun for a while then the novelty will wear off. Do not buy it. 
    This does cross my mind ..
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  • SamgbSamgb Frets: 774
    I saw Paul McCartney a couple of weeks ago and one of his two guitarists used a black 59 Danelectro throughout. It sounded absolutely fantastic. And looked cool as hell.
    I want one too.  
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 18387
    Whitecat said:
    They are awesome. Probably the most fun you can have in a Far Eastern-made instrument. Buy one!
    Bollocks to origin. Fun knows no stupid boundaries   ;) :)
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  • thecolourboxthecolourbox Frets: 9654
    gringopig said:

    That's the model I had
    Please note my communication is not very good, so please be patient with me
    soundcloud.com/thecolourbox-1
    youtube.com/@TheColourboxMusic
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  • gringopiggringopig Frets: 2648
    edited July 2020
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