Danelectro Baritone

All Danelectro models are made in Korea, as saying that the manufacturer is closely monitoring its production!
22 frets, 2 pickups neck and bridge type lipstick with the possibility to use both at the same time, we get a big sound and volume gain because the two are additive rather than as a complete connection of micro normal.
The bridge is the old wood with a linear array to set the intonation, not super accurate, but often enough if we used the old trestle.
2 volume, 2 tone, 3-position selector
the handle is longer than a standard guitar, 30 'instead of 25' (that of a low is about 35 ').
The tuning keys are very inaccurate as the models of 50 years but once we found the fair, they do not move, it's a good point!
The body is hollow, not like hearing about 1 / 2 boxes but a slight resonance which can thicken the sound. A white plastic style duct tape goes around the edge, like all Danelectro elsewhere.
In short there was a violin quite good for a Korean guitar, probably as good as the original U.S. (who have never been very expensive).

UTILIZATION

The finish of the race is really good, no problems with frets that exceed or improperly filed down. The size and destabilize against guitarists, and bassists! Attention, we must get in mind that this is another instrument
The body has a form type Les Paul with access to acute very correct.
the guitar is very light but balanced despite the length of the handle.
The sound is good for several reasons:
the thickness of the strings gives the body
the body is low you get more roundness
the pickups are good, no question of replacing them, Danelectro was in what is best for this type of guitar, and select them both gives a sacred fish.

SOUNDS

I want to say that I converted into the baritone 6-string bass guitar, that is to say, guitar tuned an octave below. The baritone is suitable for lots of styles including nu metal because it falls in A, but others use it for beautiful sounds serious bite on the territory of the low: jazz (see Pat Metheny on his latest album) rock, pop (The Beatles on The White Album), blues and film music (James Bond, the Western Italian 70s).
For my part I found my happiness in quite diverse styles: surf music, The Cure, Placebo, Sonic Youth, funk without much problem.
I plugged into a PC with a V-Amp which I exploit the effects and function of direct box.
The baritone makes well saturated but it is not my main purpose, I prefer a delay with chorus to get the soft and plaintive sound of Robert Smith of the Cure.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for three months, recording for hybrid compositions between film music, pop and surf.
The sound and comfort suited me perfectly but I found it very difficult to adjust properly to make it enjoyable to play and just about every round, the low E is naturally not enough space to resonate on 30 ', we are left with the same problem as the 5-string bass and so serious. Once set it is already something else and my fears have flown.
The price / quality ratio is excellent, regardless of maker can now offer updated vintage as good?
To be honest, if I had the choice, I would not have opted for the Danelectro but a Fender Bass VI, or it is rare, expensive even his jap reissue of 1996 (which is a little more worse than the original). If we had given a version Mexican Fender Squier or Korean, I'd be tempted. But I think you made the best choice because the Danelectro guitar is amazing that makes you want to look to other models: the convertible electric / acoustic, 4 string bass, the electric standard as that used by Jimmy Page for the slide.

I think the guitar is Korean, very good finish
2 microphones lipsticks is the whole point of the machine,
3-position switch in series with the microphone in a central position, hence higher output level
fixed bridge consists of a metal plate 3 points topped by a wooden plate nut
volume and tone micro
Bolt
the handle is quite large, classic shape, with pulling the strings of a higher (from 12 to 56 I think), it's a game man enough, you have to fight a little, it is the exact antithesis of the neck Ibanez ultra speed. As bass player, it does me no problem. But when I pass on my strato, I seem to play the chewing gum

important, this skyscraper is a semi-hollow without vents built in some sort of timber, but what you told me is that it's plywood. This makes sense since the baritone is nothing but the reprint of a model of 50 years and that it was done much at the time. That same kind of instrument that preceded the arrival of the 1st Fender bass. Then, after their arrival, the baritone have fallen into disuse

brief violin making is quite cheap and the resonance is quite "upturn" but that's what makes the charm of the craft ... is pure vintage, do not forget

Are we talking about is a baritone guitar, that is granted a fifth lower than a normal guitar so the Do Re Mi Sol La I believe

The equivalent to the grave The grave of a low ... without reaching its course

Accuracy, here plays like a normal guitar, the strings are not sufficiently spaced fingers to play like a bass.

UTILIZATION

The access to acute: who cares, this is the vocation of the plow

the guitar is very light (Because plywood), the handle looks like rle known jazz bass, in short, it's vintage in ergonomics, take it or leave it.

The big downside to this instrument is the bridge that is pure crap. adjusting the harmonic is almost impossible because all the strings based on the same piece of wood, which fits fairly dangerous. Result, are quite false intonations from box 8 or 9, however, we reach around. I plan to mount a Bigsby on the machine and there, I say no ...

SOUNDS

I was looking for a true original and second scraper point me to a Fender Bass VI at the origin (used by Robert Smith and the guys from Placebo) but is as much as the vintage reissue to Japan a few years ago could not be found or expensive.

when I saw the Danelectro, jai literally flashed on the concept of original vintage and hyper

As bassist and guitarist, I created a particular game mixing the two, however, c'état the best thing to do because no one plays on this thing for so times he must give up.

Today, I use for compounds electros connected either plugs or my combo fender hot rod deluxe and there: it is a pure joy. Ca claque is original, it's a very personal, out of time who works wonders and is noticed immediately. When I slip into a composite MP3 on my PC at a party, immediately, everyone asks me "what's that scratching sound great?"

they called here the sounds "twang" used in western spagetti, I think I have heard in the soundtrack of tonotons flingeurs. In short, it sounds out of this world that makes u super interesting paradox with the modernity of electro that I made.

I know that sounds like serious metalheads scratches 7-string, etc): Gentlemen, this machine is not for you, the type of sound has nothing to do with the metal, it's vintage point bar!

OVERALL OPINION

Most

- The concept very original
- Sound absolutely terrible
- The ability to play bass + scraper on one instrument

the least

- Wood cheap but it's part of his, it would not ring as well if it was built as a sold-body classical
- The bridge to change
Do not try to find it, it is no longer manufactured for 2 or 3 years I think. We see a few on e-bay
I had to pay 3000 francs
very good quality / price ratio