The Danelectro Longhorn Bass is packed with vintage vibe. Its short scale neck with 24 medium frets make this bass great for guitarists or smaller handed bassists.
The Longhorn Bass features high impedance, high output Lipstick pickups that produce rich, round bass tones. With a few tweaks to the controls you'll get the classic '60s R B tones. Shape your tone with the stacked volume/tone controls for each pickup. This bass also features the classic Dano-shaped headstock with vintage style tuners. Case not included.
In 1956, a small company from New Jersey invented an entirely new guitar. Its signature tone changed music forever. Now Danelectro is back with more tone and better playability than ever. With every instrument 100% set up in California, Danelectro will astound you!
Features:
1958 Longhorn body shape
29.75 short-scale neck
Number of frets: 24
Fully adjustable bridge
2-high output, high impedance lipstick pickups
2 stacked volume/tone control sets
Case not included
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Mine came out of the box looking beautiful! The sound, I play this through a new Eden 8" amp for bass, is also not like the muddy-duddies i tried at Guitar Center before settling on this. (i was seeking a bass for up to $500, switched amps and tried fifteen basses on six amps,...) I bought it from Chicago Music Exchange, a solid choice, too. I could not locate a hard case for it, so i am working with a friend on building one. We modeled it after the cardboard case it came in. I heard strings will be an issue, and bought some short-scale strings, but haven't checked to see if they will fit yet. I heard it is made cheaply, but i am no thunder-thumb-er, and it is sturdy and stays in tune and looks like my kind of freaky. if the J and the P do not move you on your tests, try this out! I started with an early 70s SG style bass twenty-five years ago that for me sounded like Geezer Butler, maybe that informs me here, I do not know. Tone is so subjective. If you ain't found yours yet, and you haven't tried these out, i encourage you to dig in. Your tone is out there, happy and serendipitous searching to you!
I'll be the first to admit that I'm in the category known as "Bass Snobs" and just the thought of buying a Chinese Knockoff kept me from buying the first run of Longhorns. I played several of them and they just weren't "right". I Don't know what's transpired with Danelectro, but this Korean Version is a different animal altogether; sporting an adjustable trussrod and Pickups that are Sonically Amazing. I put my Longhorn on a Stand Right Next to Basses which cost several times more than it does.....cuz it DESERVES to be There and I play it...a Lot. :-) Bass-ically Yours, Rich Briere
