theRocco
12-01-2008, 07:50 PM
I'm thinking of getting the new 2008 Danelectro long scale bass, in the red burst:
http://images.lilypix.com/albums/userpics/10028/Danelectro_long_scale_bass.jpg
I play guitar but want a cool bass around to record with and maybe even some jams.
Man, that neck does look very LOOONG!
Has anyone got one yet? Can you comment on this, or even the short scale version?
Bass was my first instrument--but as a teenager and that was a long time ago!
This bass looks very cool and sounds great, listen to the clip:
http://www.danguitars.com/user/'63_LSBass.mp3 (http://www.danguitars.com/user/%2763_LSBass.mp3)
Here are the specs:
Body Plywood frame w/pressed-wood top and back
Neck Maple
Fingerboard Rosewood
Pickups Danelectro single-coil lipstick
Controls Volume, tone
Nut Aluminum
Scale 34" (Long Scale); 30" (Short Scale)
Weight 6.5 lbs (Long Scale); 6.5 lbs (Short Scale)
Made in China
Warranty One year limited
I guess that makes the long scale at 34" the same as a Fender P?
Reviews are saying guitar players will like the short scale, but slappers like the long; also some added finger and pick noise on the short scale due to lessened string tension: here what BassPlayer mag had to say:
Plugged in, the Dano ’63s sounded solid and rootsy, with earthy fundamentals and jangly highs. Each bass had an impressively clear tone that was detailed, thick, and flexible. This is attributable, at least in part, to the unique lipstick-tube pickups, one of Danelectro’s gifts to the world. Designed by Danelectro founder Nathan Daniel, the pickups’ coils were originally fitted inside tubes sourced from a lipstick tube manufacturer. Besides looking extremely cool, the tubes provide some shielding. The new Dano single-coils no longer use actual lipstick tubes, but they’ve been redesigned to be closer in spec to the originals than the previous reissues.
Testing the Dano Long Scale and Short Scale together presented a unique opportunity to try instruments that are identical, save scale length. Interestingly, they sounded similar, but the Short Scale sounded a bit darker and had a little more fundamental, while the Long Scale sounded almost twangy and slightly richer in harmonic overtones. The most noticeable difference was feel. Digging in with a pick or fingers was a little easier on the Long Scale, as the Short Scale’s lower string tension made it more sensitive to fret noise from hard picking or plucking.
So, it's between the long scale (or short scale) Danelectro 63 or
the Epi Jack Casady (but never seems to be in stock, so a wait time) but what a cool hollowbody bass!
or look around for a vintage Kay--I hear these old bases with the single D'Armond pickup record really well.
http://images.lilypix.com/albums/userpics/10028/Danelectro_long_scale_bass.jpg
I play guitar but want a cool bass around to record with and maybe even some jams.
Man, that neck does look very LOOONG!
Has anyone got one yet? Can you comment on this, or even the short scale version?
Bass was my first instrument--but as a teenager and that was a long time ago!
This bass looks very cool and sounds great, listen to the clip:
http://www.danguitars.com/user/'63_LSBass.mp3 (http://www.danguitars.com/user/%2763_LSBass.mp3)
Here are the specs:
Body Plywood frame w/pressed-wood top and back
Neck Maple
Fingerboard Rosewood
Pickups Danelectro single-coil lipstick
Controls Volume, tone
Nut Aluminum
Scale 34" (Long Scale); 30" (Short Scale)
Weight 6.5 lbs (Long Scale); 6.5 lbs (Short Scale)
Made in China
Warranty One year limited
I guess that makes the long scale at 34" the same as a Fender P?
Reviews are saying guitar players will like the short scale, but slappers like the long; also some added finger and pick noise on the short scale due to lessened string tension: here what BassPlayer mag had to say:
Plugged in, the Dano ’63s sounded solid and rootsy, with earthy fundamentals and jangly highs. Each bass had an impressively clear tone that was detailed, thick, and flexible. This is attributable, at least in part, to the unique lipstick-tube pickups, one of Danelectro’s gifts to the world. Designed by Danelectro founder Nathan Daniel, the pickups’ coils were originally fitted inside tubes sourced from a lipstick tube manufacturer. Besides looking extremely cool, the tubes provide some shielding. The new Dano single-coils no longer use actual lipstick tubes, but they’ve been redesigned to be closer in spec to the originals than the previous reissues.
Testing the Dano Long Scale and Short Scale together presented a unique opportunity to try instruments that are identical, save scale length. Interestingly, they sounded similar, but the Short Scale sounded a bit darker and had a little more fundamental, while the Long Scale sounded almost twangy and slightly richer in harmonic overtones. The most noticeable difference was feel. Digging in with a pick or fingers was a little easier on the Long Scale, as the Short Scale’s lower string tension made it more sensitive to fret noise from hard picking or plucking.
So, it's between the long scale (or short scale) Danelectro 63 or
the Epi Jack Casady (but never seems to be in stock, so a wait time) but what a cool hollowbody bass!
or look around for a vintage Kay--I hear these old bases with the single D'Armond pickup record really well.