jingle_jangle wrote:That's how it looks in photos, for the same reason that the camera adds ten pounds to humans in photos...
Yes, I've had a few cameras do that to pictures of me !
Re: Book 'em, Dano! The Danelectro thread
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:10 pm
by jimk
Yeah, I suppose you folks are right. Just like my old guitar teacher once said to me, "Jim.....you don't play the finish!" I always wondered if those lipstick pickups would really scream if you played slide, though
JimK
Re: Book 'em, Dano! The Danelectro thread
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:21 pm
by sloop_john_b
jimk wrote: I always wondered if those lipstick pickups would really scream if you played slide, though
JimK
I would say so.
Re: Book 'em, Dano! The Danelectro thread
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:36 am
by kiramdear
That's great, John, just perfect. What a great sound!
His DC seems to still have its original bridge in this video. I saw a photo, taken later I guess, where it's sporting a Gibson compensated stop bridge. Of course he could have had more than one, but that's a mod I'm considering; the vintage style Dano bridge leaves a little to be desired IMO for a couple of reasons.
Re: Book 'em, Dano! The Danelectro thread
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:56 pm
by sloop_john_b
kiramdear wrote:
His DC seems to still have its original bridge in this video. I saw a photo, taken later I guess, where it's sporting a Gibson compensated stop bridge. Of course he could have had more than one, but that's a mod I'm considering; the vintage style Dano bridge leaves a little to be desired IMO for a couple of reasons.
Ah, you're right Kira - eventually it had a Badass bridge or a Pigtail bridge on it. I'm surprised even this late he was still getting so much mileage out of that horrible Dano bridge!
Re: Book 'em, Dano! The Danelectro thread
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:50 pm
by kiramdear
Yes, I think it was a Badass wraparound bridge, now that you mention it. Of course, the original bridge with its wooden mono-saddle is not compensated for intonation. It also tends to collapse under string tension.
Re: Book 'em, Dano! The Danelectro thread
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:44 pm
by marc61
We have the amp in case model. Not nearly as mint as Mitch Berger's but it sounds great. We used the guitar and amp on my son's latest recording.
It can be heard with it's nasty tone for the lead break on this track:
