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AndyR

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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2011, 07:21:28 PM »
Quote from: adamj on July 13, 2011, 05:29:01 PM
never played one but i remember watching the zeppelin live DVD and thinking the tone out of that thing was horrible!

:lol:

I quite like the sound on the White Summer solo from 69.

But it does sound a bit thin on In My Time Of Dying from Earls Court - works though. Having said that, his LP etc sound is a bit thin for my taste on the Earls Court tracks.

I can't remember, is he using it on the Knebworth Kashmir as well? (But I understand there's a rumour he replaced the guitar parts for a lot of the Knebworth stuff when he was putting the package together... not sure how much truth there is in this though...)

Basically, plug a Dano into an amp set up for an LP, and it's going to take the top of yer head off and possibly strip paint, but it's really not going to kick you in the stomach/bollox as much as the LP. It's obviously what he wanted, and it works really well for how he layered guitars on studio recordings... but I'm not so sure about it when you hear a recording of the live Zeppelin three-piece sound (probably was fine in the room at the time).

Anyway, I seem to remember that Gwem kinda likes his top-end in his guitar tones... so I'm not surprised a Dano is right up his street :D

What you need, Gwem, is a V with a hollow masonite (hardboard) body and lipsticks 8). It's probably not beyond the realms of possibility?... Jonathan? Wez?
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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2011, 08:25:24 PM »
Quote from: AndyR on July 13, 2011, 07:21:28 PM
What you need, Gwem, is a V with a hollow masonite (hardboard) body and lipsticks 8). It's probably not beyond the realms of possibility?... Jonathan? Wez?

not sure it would be good - it would always feel like a really cheaply made V. 

might be fun if it included typical dano aesthetics into the V shape (binding tape & a coke bottle headstock for a start), but that is reintroducing things that i assume gwem doesnt like about dano's
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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2011, 11:15:08 PM »
Quote from: HTH AMPS on July 13, 2011, 05:01:55 PM
the double cut Dano is the one to get - those are cool as fu*ck.
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GAK are selling them for £189.

yeah, i like the double cuts too. they're definately the lookers
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you wouldn't use the meat knife on crusty bread but, equally, the serrated knife and straight edge knife aren't going to go through raw meat as quickly

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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2011, 11:19:14 PM »
Quote from: WezV on July 13, 2011, 08:25:24 PM
Quote from: AndyR on July 13, 2011, 07:21:28 PM
What you need, Gwem, is a V with a hollow masonite (hardboard) body and lipsticks 8). It's probably not beyond the realms of possibility?... Jonathan? Wez?

not sure it would be good - it would always feel like a really cheaply made V. 

might be fun if it included typical dano aesthetics into the V shape (binding tape & a coke bottle headstock for a start), but that is reintroducing things that i assume gwem doesnt like about dano's

i think we can assume that ;)

actually i think the new Flying V Melody Maker might be interesting with lipsticks.

though frankly, the more i look into danelectros the more and more i dislike the look. the memories of that amazing tone are fast fading.

as HTH says, the doublecut is the best of the bunch. i like them in white, but the one available new has horrid gold hardware. the black one ain't too bad either.
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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #19 on: July 13, 2011, 11:26:41 PM »
Quote from: AndyR on July 13, 2011, 07:21:28 PM
Anyway, I seem to remember that Gwem kinda likes his top-end in his guitar tones... so I'm not surprised a Dano is right up his street :D

I sure do Andy. I was playing that Dano into a cranked up Orange Tiny Terror, set for somewhere between hard rock and NWOBHM drive levels. It sounded like a slightly heavier version of that "raw wired electric" (as i call it) tone the Americans did so well in the late 60s. it sounded like a steppenwolf kind of thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_81PchgI7A

its one of my favourite tones

man.. i'm getting all excited again now ;)
« Last Edit: July 13, 2011, 11:28:22 PM by gwEm »
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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #20 on: July 13, 2011, 11:28:40 PM »
Im late on this, but have you checked out the Charvel Surfcasters?
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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #21 on: July 13, 2011, 11:35:30 PM »
Quote from: Dmoney on July 13, 2011, 11:28:40 PM
Im late on this, but have you checked out the Charvel Surfcasters?

i checked them out a while back. them seem a lot cooler to me now than then, on re-examination
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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #22 on: July 13, 2011, 11:38:45 PM »
i dig the look. but like with many things, unsure about purpose for myself.
thought I'd just pop that one out here again.
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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2011, 11:56:08 AM »
Just thought I'd remind you of them - this is the Silvertone:

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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #24 on: July 14, 2011, 01:46:14 PM »
now that looks pretty perfect to me
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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #25 on: July 14, 2011, 01:57:08 PM »
$%&#ing Silverburst...

It can seriously make ANYTHING look cool!
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Re: played a danelectro the other day
« Reply #26 on: July 18, 2011, 08:28:59 PM »
I picked up a Dano 63 around 18 months ago and I am still really happy with the purchase. It is a cheap build (if you go about making any adjustments be sure to use the exact fitting screwdrivers/allen keys as the metal is so soft it is like plastacine).

I bought the Dano after watching some videos of the Flat Duo Jets and wanted to get that raw sparkly tone. Someone previously likened the tone to a strat and I can certainly hear this.

There are also a lot of videos online of slide players using the Dano's, which also drew me in.

I personally love the shape of the Dano Pro (for slide) but without the cutaway I couldn't warrant it as a slide only piece.

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