The original Danelectro double-neck made its ungainly way into US music stores way back at the tail end of the fifties and was a 6-string/bass combination. Forty years later, the reissues came as either a 6/string/baritone or, as here, a six and twelve string combo. And, should you ever have occasion to tackle ‘Stairway To Heaven’, you do need yourself one of these 6/12 babies!
White Sparkle
The color is the very rare White Sparkle, and although we were completely unable to capture it in the photos, a very fine blue glitter catches beautifully in the light. (The truest color - sans glitter - is pic # 5) The guitar’s scratchplates are clear acrylic, the nuts on both necks are the exclusive Danelectro aluminium originals. The 12-string bridge is both top-loading and string-thru, and is fully adjustable and intonatable. Tuners are top quality Gotoh, and the body is edged in the traditional Dano tape binding*. Medium frets, inlaid pearl dot markers, traditional Dano top-hat volume/tone controls, 3-way pickup se1ector switch, plus separate neck se1ector switch.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
On the 6-string side, the famous lipstick pickups and aluminium nut deliver that trademark Dano sound, loved by garage bands and famous names alike; Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Rick Derringer and many, many more. On the 12-string side the lipstick pickups deliver a sound as good as anything you’ve ever played or heard. The tone control takes you everywhere from a crisp, clean jangle, to warm and mellow through the bridge pickup, and meatier, rockier tones through the neck. You can play anything from Byrds-style sixties folk/pop, to Tom Petty rock and even semi-classical numbers. Setup on both necks is spot-on, with awesome low action for hour-after-hour of effortless playing.
Condition
In Excellent+ condition, this 2004 model, (last year of production), was bought new and then almost never played – despite its owner having had a custom roadcase made for it. The case has ensured that the guitar remained in pristine condition.
Not light
Although the body is quite a manageable size, (it looks bigger in the photos), these are not light guitars, the two necks adding some real heft, tipping our digital guitar scales at 10lb 12oz/4.85kg. The roadcase also carries some weight, so be aware this is not a light package.
FREE courier delivery
Complete with its custom built Nova Forge roadcase (see pic # 8), your Dano double-neck will be courier delivered FREE to any address in Australia. ($100 airfreight to New Zealand, $175 to the US, Canada, UK and mainstream European countries. International freight added at checkout) The guitar is straight off the workbench, 100% ready to play, with new D’Addario Nickel 10s on both necks.
*Note that the plastic tape binding used on these reissues was applied hot and had a tendency to shrink, pulling away in the area where the necks join the body, (pic # 7). We have a supply of original woven cloth binding in our workshop and can replace the plastic binding for you if desired
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