Danelectro

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Danelectro DC-3 reissue.
Danelectro DC-3 reissue.

Danelectro is a manufacturer of musical instruments and accessories, specializing in guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers and effects units.

Danelectro was founded by Nat Daniel in 1947; throughout the late forties, the company produced amplifiers for Sears, Roebuck, and Co. and Montgomery Ward. In 1954, Danelectro started producing the Silvertone and Danelectro lines of solidbody electric guitars, later hollow-bodied (constructed out of Masonite and plywood to save costs and increase production speed,) distinguished by Silvertones' maroon vinyl covering, Danelectros' light tweed covering, the concentric stacked tone/volume knobs used on the two-pickup models of both series, and the "lipstick-tube" pickups of both--invented by cramming the entire mechanism into spare lipstick tubes--these lines aimed to produce no-frills guitars of reasonably good tone at low cost. In 1956, Danelectro introduced the six-string electric bass, which would be adopted by other companies such as Fender with the Fender VI, but never proved especially popular. In 1966, Danelectro was sold to MCA. A year later, the Coral line was introduced, known for its hollow-bodies and electric sitars. In 1969, the Danelectro plant was closed, due to MCA's attempt to market Danelectros to small guitar shops, rather than large department stores.

In the late 1990s, the Evets Corporation started selling primarily copies of old Silvertone and Danelectro guitars and newly designed effects pedals, and small amplifiers.

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[edit] Guitars

  • U-1
  • U-2
  • U-3
  • 59 DC
  • DC-3
  • 56 Pro-Convertible
  • Shorthorn Standard
  • Shorthorn Deluxe
  • Convertible
  • Hodad
  • Mod
  • Mod 7 (seven-string)
  • Guitarlin
  • Baritone
  • Stan & Dan
  • '59 Dano (introduced in 2007)
  • Dano Pro (introduced in 2007)

[edit] Baritones

  • Innuendo Baritone
  • Longhorn Baritone

[edit] Basses

  • 6 string Bass
  • Shorthorn Bass
  • Longhorn Bass
  • Hodad Bass

[edit] Effects Pedals

Today, Danelectro primarily produces effect pedals. There are three main runs of pedals: original effects, FAB effects, and mini effects. All run on 9V batteries or may be equipped with a power adapter. The original effects resemble those of the early Danelectro times. FAB effects are the most recent pedals, designed with modernized effects. Mini effects pedals are smaller, compact pedals with effects resembling those of the original effects and the FAB effects. Recently, a carrying case was developed to hold up to five mini effects in it. When the player is ready to play, the top may be removed and the bottom acts as a pedals board. Despite the many advantages of the mini effects, FAB effects are the ones primarily seen today. The Mini effects are often praised for their high quality tones, but the plastic construction leaves these pedals inadequate for gigging.

[edit] Original Effects

  • Daddy O. Overdrive
  • Cool Cat Chorus
  • FAB Tone Distortion
  • Dan-Echo Simulated Tap Echo

[edit] FAB Effects

  • FAB Overdrive
  • FAB Distortion
  • FAB Metal
  • FAB Chorus
  • FAB Flanger
  • FAB Echo

[edit] Mini Effects

  • Pastrami Overdrive
  • T-Bone Distortion
  • BLT Slap Echo
  • Corned Beef Reverb
  • Tuna Melt Tremolo
  • Hash Browns Flanger
  • Pepperoni Phaser
  • Milkshake Chorus
  • Surf and Turf Compressor
  • Grilled Cheese Distortion
  • Pedal Tuner
  • Chili Dog Octave
  • Fish and Chips 7 Band EQ
  • Chicken Salad Vibrato
  • French Toast Octave Distortion
  • Bacon'N'Eggs Mini Amp/Distortion
  • PB&J Delay
  • Rocky Road Spinning Speaker
  • Black Coffee Metal Distortion
  • French Fries Auto-Wah
  • Black Licorice Beyond Metal

[edit] Artists who have used Danelectro

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

[edit] External links

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