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Check out my 1960 short-scale Silvertone.I think it was a $39 "Christmas Special"

I love the two bolts that hold the neck on. In saying that it has survived this far........
emac.

Nice little masonite collection there, Mitch! How 'bout a Convertible next? I love mine.

Thanks for the posts guys!Yeah the convertable look cooLDid those originally come with a pickup,or were they sold seperatly? Do you have a picture of yours?I'd love to see it.
I am amazed how well this guitar plays for cheapie.The neck is straight as an arrow and the action is supper low.Even the old tuners work perfectly.The pickup sounds a little warmer and has more "Thump" on the bottom strings. It even makes my little SS amp sound great.It is interesting that that questionable bolt on system works as well as it does,here is what Nathan Daniels son said about Danelectro necks:

"Perhaps the best example of marrying high quality, low cost and innovative production methods was the Danelectro guitar neck. First, my father wanted a neck that would not warp or bow. He thought the traditional approach to this problem – an adjustable rod to counter the bowing effect of the strings – was a poor, “Band-Aid” solution. He wanted a neck that would simply NEVER bow. So first he aged the poplar wood used for the necks in a climate-controlled drying room. Then, in building the necks, he reinforced them with twin steel I-beams. These necks just would not bow – Danelectro hardly ever received an instrument back for repair or replacement because of a complaint about the neck. (And guitars that came back for other repairs, even after many years, never exhibited bowing problems.)

Rigid reinforcement achieved another objective – to make possible a neck that was slender, like those of high-priced competitors such as Fender. Why a slender neck? To make fingering easier, especially for the young beginners with small hands and tender fingers who comprised the bulk of his market. The I-beams meant less wood would be needed for rigidity, making possible a thinner neck."

Hi Mitch,

That's one cool guitar (in between two other cool guitars). In my book, the original Fender Broadcaster/Esquire was a basic, no-frills guitar (compared to the Gibsons of the time) using elegantly simple engineering. The Dano/Silvertone line took that ethos to a whole different level, from neck and body construction to pickup design.

How do your newer Danos compare with the original?

I had a MIK Danno barritone reissue and it was actually pretty good. I sold it to a guy who is a real fan of them..
It sounded fantastic.
emac.

antipodean wrote:Hi Mitch,

That's one cool guitar (in between two other cool guitars). In my book, the original Fender Broadcaster/Esquire was a basic, no-frills guitar (compared to the Gibsons of the time) using elegantly simple engineering. The Dano/Silvertone line took that ethos to a whole different level, from neck and body construction to pickup design.

How do your newer Danos compare with the original?

Thanks for the posts guys. I'd say The pickups my 1960 Silvertone have a warmer sound with more twang and bottom end thump than either of the reissues.The 90's DC-59 has lower output pickups which seem to add more jangle and the 2007 Pro has pickups that seem a bit hotter than the others and the metal bridge makes it sound a little like a Fender.

Overall I think the 90's RI are closer to the originals than the newer ones,but one big difference is how rich and well rounded the sound when I plug the Silvertone into my Vox AC-15CC.I mean,It sounds like I changed the reverb tank and tremelo circuit,they just seems so much more 3-Dimentional with this guitar.Even my little 10 watt Solid State Custom amp sounds totaly different.That amp has a very weak reverb and delay and with my other guitars it is hard to distinguish between the two,but with the the Silvertone the sounds are much more well defined.

Pulled the trigger on Ebay for this one.$350 Buy It Now.Hey,maybe this is the same one that Paul's classmate brought to "Show and Tell"!

Mitch, your personal guitar photos are the perfect example of mis en scene.

Gotta get a pic of my Convertible for ya - maybe tonight.

Alright, I'll bite. What is mis en scene? Firefox translator couldn't do it.

Ahhh, Google - placing on stage.

Oh,I thought it meant I had a messy house.



Oh and before you guys start teasing me about the dolls,they belong to my girlfriend.She makes dolls and other things for her Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412685

johnallg wrote:Alright, I'll bite. What is mis en scene? Firefox translator couldn't do it.

Ahhh, Google - placing on stage.

Well, what it means is "things in the scene", or in this case, "things in the picture". I believe it's an old theatre term.

octagon wrote: Oh and before you guys start teasing me about the dolls,they belong to my girlfriend.She makes dolls and other things for her Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412685

Yeah yeah yeah Mitch weve heard it all before just dont take any pics in the bedroom I bet the BIG dolls are in there too
I may add that im liking you guitar collection Mitch very cool

HaHaHa,the only "Big Doll" in there is also my interior decorator.

Here she is "mis en scene".

Hahaha!