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Danelectro Baritone
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Alcorine Alcorine
Published on 08/20/03 at 07:09
Best value: Poor
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.