List of Danelectro players
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This is an alphabetized list of musicians who have made notable use of Danelectro, Silvertone or Coral guitars, basses, sitars and effects in live performances or studio recordings.
- Ibrahim "Abaraybone" Alhabib Mali-based Tinariwen lead guitarist Ibrahim plays a Danelectro[1].
- Niklas Almqvist guitarist for The Hive plays a Danelectro U2 on "Hate To Say I Told You So"[2]
- Dave Alvin Guitarist best known for his work with the roots rock group The Blasters uses Danelectro pedals and effects[3]
- Richard Barone guitarist/singer/songwriter and founding member of The Bongos, he played a Danelectro on his Clouds Over Eden album, specifically "Nobody Knows Me" and "Paper Airplane"[4]
- Syd Barrett guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of Pink Floyd used a single-coil Danelectro 59 DC[5] on the first two Pink Floyd albums.
- Beck singer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist plays a vintage Silvertone guitar[6]
- Jeff Beck One of three guitarists of the blues-rock group The Yardbirds, he played a baritone guitar on his 2003 release Jeff[7].
- Billy Bragg
- Jack Bruce singer/songwriter/bassist best known for being the bassist in Cream when he used a Danelectro bass[8]
- Peter Buck guitarist and co-founder of R.E.M. uses Danelectro 12-strings.
- R. L. Burnside
- J. J. Cale
- Randy California guitarist who played with Jimi Hendrix and founded the band Spirit used a Danelectro modified with a theremin in it[9].
- Mike Campbell guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers uses Danelectro pedals and effects[10]
- Eric Clapton guitarist/singer/songwriter used a Danelectro 59-DC[11]
- Nels Cline is a guitarist and composer and member of the band Wilco. He uses Silvertone and Danelectro guitars on his album Instrumentals[12]
- Bruce Cockburn
- Ry Cooder famed guitarist is notable for playing slide guitar on Silvertone guitars[13].
- Elvis Costello singer/songwriter/guitarist appeared in ads for Danelectro when the brand was relaunched in the late 1990s and plays Danelectro and Silvertone guitars on his album When I Was Cruel[14].
- Steve Earle
- Dave Edmunds
- John Entwistle bassist and horn player for The Who, used a Longhorn bass in the 1960s[15]
- Melissa Etheridge
- Fat Mike lead singer and bassist of the California punk band NOFX, as well as bass player for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes plays a Danelectro DC bass.
- John Fogerty
- Tomethy Furse
- Rory Gallagher an Irish blues/rock guitarist played a Silvertone amongst many other guitars[16].
- Jerry Garcia guitarist and co-founder of The Grateful Dead got a Danelectro as his first guitar[17].
- Rinus Gerritsen
- Tom Guerra
- Kirk Hammett
- George Harrison
- Alvin Youngblood Hart
- Richard Hell
- Jimi Hendrix
- Josh Homme
- Earl Hooker
- Steve Howe
- Mary Huff
- J.B. Hutto
- Mick Jagger
- Damien Jurado
- Ira Kaplan
- Mark Knopfler
- Jeff Lang
- Alvin Lee
- David Lindley well-known guitarist uses a Silvertone in concert[18]
- Arto Lindsay
- Gary Louris
- Ian MacKaye
- Bo Madsen
- Steve Marriott
- Jeff Martin
- Dave Matthews
- Mike McCready
- James McNew
- Tyson Meade
- Stephin Merritt
- Rick Miller
- Jason Molina
- Thurston Moore
- Dave Navarro
- A.C. Newman
- Colin Newman
- Juice Newton
- Conor Oberst
- Jimmy Page
- Brad Paisley
- Rick Parfitt
- Joe Perry
- Tom Petersson
- Tom Petty
- Cat Power
- Elvis Presley
- Steve Priest
- Dee Dee Ramone
- Noel Redding
- Kid Rock
- Robert Schneider is one of the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company. He is perhaps best known as the lead singer/songwriter behind The Apples in Stereo. He uses a Danelectro in concert.
- Pat Smear
- Alan Sparhawk
- Bruce Springsteen
- Ken Stringfellow
- Garry Tallent
- Richard Thomspon noted songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Used a Danelectro U2 on several recordings[19]
- Pete Townshend
- Corin Tucker vocalist, guitarist and co-founder of Sleater-Kinney, she uses a Danelectro Baritone in the studio and a DC-3 early in her career[20]
- Ike Turner
- Jeff Tweedy
- Jimmy Vaughn
- Stevie Ray Vaughn
- Tom Verlaine
- Tom Waits
- Brian Wilson
- Ron Wood
- Link Wray Famous guitarist, noted for pioneering the use of power chords in rock music. He used a Danelectro Longhorn during his heyday[21]
- Thom Yorke
- Frank Zappa
[edit] References
- ^ Philadelphia City Paper review
- ^ Hate To Say I Told You So
- ^ Dave Alvin Q&A
- ^ Danelectro at TripAtlas
- ^ ’68 Flashback: How Pink Floyd Found Their Future and Lost Psychedelic Genius Syd Barrett in A Saucerful of Secrets
- ^ Beck on CelebrityWonder.com
- ^ Jeff Beck Plays it Again With Feeling
- ^ Vintage Guitar magazine interview with Jack Bruce
- ^ http://www.indiespace.com/spirit/randy.html Spirit/Randy California]
- ^ Mike answers questions from fans
- ^ Danelectro at Vintage Guitar Pro
- ^ Nels Cline Tech Talk
- ^ Fean and Travers
- ^ The Elvis Costello Home Page
- ^ John Entwistle gear 1960-1966
- ^ [ http://www.roryon.com/max.html Rory Gallagher interview]
- ^ Jerry Garcia at SF Mission.com
- ^ David Lindley and El Rayo-X at The Filmore review
- ^ Beesweb, the official site of Richard Thompson
- ^ Raw Power at Guitar Player
- ^ Link Wray - B12 Solopsism
