Danelectro Longhorn Bass Guitar
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- Danelectro Longhorn Bass Guitar
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thanks for the repair dave! This bass is great to have as a backup for smaller gigs and jams where a normal 8-11 pounder would be too much of a hassle
The weight of the bass is determined by the size/capacity??? Wow! I guess you would need a four-tonne bass to play a big festival. And a thick strap.
@@Ndlanding Danelectros are a very light bass in comparison to most other brands, they're second to Hofners as the lightest basses out there for the money. At about 6-7 pounds, there really is a difference having wearing this bass for long periods of time over something like your standard jazz bass. You can use danelectros for anything really, but I use it as a backup I can't be assed to bring my main bass around
@@Mgirald Um, yes. OK. so you use your Danelectro for any kind of gig? Fair enough.
you wouldnt enjoy my austin P bass then lol it's well over 12 lb.
@@Direwoof I generally try to play stuff under 10lbs specifically 8-9, 12lbs for a 4 string is a boat anchor to me lmao. Unfortunately i dont have this bass anymore, should have kept it.
Radar Love, smokin' on back from '73/74. Could not get it out of my head!
“Radar Love”, one of the great bass lines.....
I fell in love with those long horns as a kid back in the 90s, one of my local music shops had one sitting out and I came in a played the ever loving hell out of it. Had a good feel, tone, and wasn't insanely priced (though still too much for my 12 y/o lawn mowing budget).
Very good work on this, Dave. Excellent!
One of the all time greats - RADAR LOVE !!
@13:15 Bass player for Golden Earring was, and still is, Rinus Gerritsen. Definitely one of the good guys.
Did you know that Golden Earring is THE oldest, surviving members band in R&R? They were formed (with the original 3) in 1961 , beating the Stones, who are 2nd, getting together 2 years later.
@@MichaelandCathy1999 Rinus and George started the band in '61 (just 15 and 13 years old respectively at the time). Singer Barry Hay joined the band in '68, drummer Caesar Zuiderwijk joined in 1970. I know this shit because these boys are from my home town. Played support slots for the Earring in the 90's, that didn't turn out a big success ha ha! We had some 'minor issues' with their sound crew. Rinus has always been a dear though, absolutely top notch musician and easy going.
I saw Golden Earring way back in the 70's in Edinburgh. The support act was - would you believe it? - Lynyrd Skynyrd. After the support spot half the audience left.
@@ronaldmiller5451 Because LYNYS XD SKYNESFA were all shite. Dead shite now.
Studio De Bras I stand corrected, and more informed. 🤘
The solo of Glen Campbell's Galveston was a baritone danelectro bass.
Carole Kaye !!!
I have one of these. Surprisingly good usable tones and a delight to play.
I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel... Radar Love - one of the greatest rock songs of all time! Thanks for the memories Dave! :)
The replacement bridge should be on top of the screws, just like the wood-saddle one was.
(I actually prefer the popsicle stick bridge. The intonation is good enough.)
String options:
D'Addario EXL170S rounds
D'Addario EXL160S rounds
D'Addario ECB81S flats
La Bella 760-FL-S flats
La Bella 760-FS-S flats
La Bella 760-FM-S flats
La Bella 0760-FD flats
There are other La Bella sets (round, flat, others) that can be had in short-scale versions, and in fact I think most La Bella 4-string sets exist in short scale versions)
Roto 66S rounds
Roto 77S flats
Roto 88S tapewounds
I use D'Addario EXL170S for rounds, ECB-81S chrome flats, and La Bella 760FSS flats, depending on the bass and on the situation. The La Bellas are my favorite. They sound and play great, but ECB-81S sound a bit more like rounds. If I'm playing in a riffing rock situation, I probably want the D'addarios (round or flat, depending on the bass).
I have 5 Danos. 4 of them are short-scale. I don't play anything else anymore. I like the sound and the light weight.
I had to go back and review the spot where he is first handling the new bridge, and your right - the mounting holes are recessed on the bottom to fit over the mounting screws. I wouldn't have caught that either.
The guys is a doofus. Sorry, but you are casting pearls before doofus. LOL
I just did some bridge mod on my longhorn wood saddle bridge and lost my shit when I saw this.
*sigh*
Late to the party. Bashed by a biblical tropical storm ;yesterday. I got off easy. Thank for the vid Dave. I needed that.
That Bass takes me back in time ... I recall the Bassist with an outfit called 'The Pink Fairies' used one ... Their music & style was weirdly nothing at all like the name ... heavy.
Anyone else remember them ... ?
On the back cover of the Kings of Oblivion album there's a photo of him playing a longhorn
"No more speed, I'm almost there..."...I remember that song FOR the bass, especially...quite a THUMPER!
the front 2 screws go under the bridge not thru it so you can tilt the bridge for a better break angle. i love these basses right now i have 2
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff no, on these metal-saddle bridges, it's like the wood-saddle ones: the plate sits on top of the two front screws. It's not screwed down to the deck. These bridges come on some Danos as OEM (4- OR 6-string), installed just like the wood-saddle ones.
Thank you. Now I wont fuck up my future longhorn if I ever managed to snag one.
Danelectro - Designed by Ikea
M. M
They look like dirt cheap junk. ;)
@@Wolf_K perhaps . but the tone...omg the tone ! put d'addario flatwounds on mine for a more vintage sound .
@@frankjuster8726 You are so right. The tone is really great - those crazy lipstick pickups - with flats sounds great.I have had a few. Right now I have the "Pro" version with real tuners and a real bass.
Not actually,IKEA's design is for function as was Nathan Daniels .But put to many socks and underwear in an IKEA dresser drawer you bust it and it is bound to coexist with everything in below drawer till it hits the trash. Danelectro made many good to great guitars and the king all amps except the SVT the silvertone 1485.You can throw a hurricane of signal input into that amp and it just blowing your mind no efx needed ,but kind of very Loud
@@Wolf_K But unlike with other basses, your neck and spine wont be junk after years of playing. And once you set a Danelectro up, it will be your trusty companion until you die.
Hi Dave, Love your Pod Cast, I have learned so much from you. I swapped out the original bridge on my Long Horn with a Shaller 3D-4 Roller Bridge as I found the original bridge left the G string too close to the edge of the fret board. and then to accommodate the flat wound strings I wished to use I installed a set of 6 string (only 4) of the Shaller machine heads, but first I enlarged the string holes in the machine heads. I also replaced the volume and tone knobs with Chrome Concentric Knobs. These mods changed the whole dynamics of the overall feel and tone of the guitar. For an amp I use a Harke 4 x 10 cab and a 1X15 cab. and a Hartke 2000 head. Love it.
Thanks Dave
I'm an oldie🙄🤣
I had an svt tube head and 8-10 cab back in 71
It was a monster 😎🤣
Got to love Danelectros.
My '59 is MIK from the '90s with the six saddle bridge and the stacked knobs.
It has two nuts, one metal and one bone, I believe. It came to me with Grovers installed and it's quite stable.
Tune in for guitar tech stuff and learn about string theory. Because SCIENCE! Hey Davey, that bridge is actually designed to sit on *top* of those two front screws. String tension holds the plate down, and the three screws all serve to keep the bridge in place under string tension. You can raise/lower the bridge by adjusting the three screws. That's why the screw holes are stepped (larger on the bottom of the plate).
it's not a very good design though, the bridges are not made of the strongest material and are prone to bending like a banana under string tension
@@Mgirald the aftermarket ones are a mite bit thicker at the base then the stock ones. I have a long scale bass strung like it's the low end of a 5 string (B to D) and theres a bit of banana on the stock bridge, but nothing scary. Been like that for two years now, no issues.
Bridge is installed wrong regaurdless.
@@Mgirald I have a 59 Shorthorn; I made a new bridge plate from stainless steel because the original had collapsed. It works great.
6:27. Yep I had to redrill for BOTH bridges on my, now departed, bass/6 string doubleneck reissue.
what a piece!
Loved the riffs at the end!
Danelectros save a lot of time because they come from the factory pre-Gooched
This is cool dave,golden earring is a band from the netherlands ,so am i.Nice to hear you talkin about them,They also had a guitarplayer named eelco gelling,he's amazing.You could check his previous band cuby&the blizzards,Anyway have a nice day Dave greets from the netherlands..
Radar love! Great song.
A unique looking bass guitar
made by Danelectro.
Brenda Lee’s Comin’ On Strong!
Very cool bass. One reason I like this model of bass is because I loved John Prine and his bass player, Dave Jacques, uses a Danelectro Longhorn.
Don’t forget John Entwistle with The Who. The My Generation solo was recorded with one.
I have seen these around over the years and always liked the style. I really like this replacement bridge. The tuning keys sure can be more Bass like.. Nice sound on the XL's
saw Golden Earring open up for somebody at The Spectrum back in the day, they opened up with Radar Love and closed with it also
The Ox bought a new Daneleltro one every time he needed new strings, replacement strings were not available in the UK So John helped develop Rotosounds.
I’m thinking about getting one these Basses in future as a slight upgrade project. The upgrade will probably be the bridge. I wonder if a Hipshot 4 String KickAss Bass Bridge will work? Guess I’ll find out some day. Great stuff Dave! Thanks! ✌️🎻🙂😎
I love my baby bass. Plays fast as lighting.
GHS precision flats fit very nicely on my Longhorn!
Had a friend that had a Hondoe long horn bass that reminds me of of this bass
Radar Love................nice to play that from my Dutch Golden Earring band!!
Wow! The 1 of a kind body shape. I heard on the older ones if you wanted to adjust the neck, you had to place it on the seats between 2 chairs and jump up and down on it. Definitely a pipe and silk smoking jacket type of bass. Maytag white coth/poly sides . Masonite body. So ugly it's beautiful. And it's got lipstick!
There's a pic of Jack Bruce playing one of those in the studio.
Think he used one of these for the entirety of Disraeli Gears
Dave, the new bridge is on wrong, the back hole is countersunk on top & the front holes are countersunk underneath seen @ 5.24, the countersunk front screws at @10.09 are gooched.
they are meant to be underneath the bridge I think
Wow, that intro has some serious rumbling bass tones in it! Nearly shook a few teeth loose... lol
I remember watching Golden Earring I think it was probably New Years eve along with BTO rockin' on the QE II in Long Beach Harbor around 75 or 76. The bass players name was Rinus Gerritsen according to the Wiki.
Radar Love!
Nice bass, I like that colour,
Dave, it’s time for a notebook to keep track of what strings fit what bass (short scale, Hofner, etc)...great sounding little bass!
Cool color on that one.
Hey Dave, hows the Solo kit guitar coming along?
What a cool bass!
Snippet of Radar Love? - As always , an entertaining & instructional vid - Cheers
Bought one of these for 10 bucks in a pawn shop in Lansing MI in 1966 or 67...got it wet and the front delaminated.
Holy Crap! I didn’t know transfer punches existed. 1/8” transfer punch from the Evil Empire, $7.99. A whole freaking set from China.Freight like Dave’s for $9.99.
I have that exact same bass, same color too. Had the bridge replaced with that same upgraded bridge. I put GHS short-scale flatwounds on it. The LaBella set specifically made for this bass is way too light.
I had the same problem with my Danelectro machine heads. The holes for the strings were just too small for the Flat Wound Strings I wanted to use, So what I did was just drilled out the machine heads to accommodate the larger strings. Oh, I also replaced the bridge with the Shaller Roller style with adjustable width as the neck is very slim. Problem Solved.
Nice, I’ve been waiting to find a deal on a Longhorn and happened across a Hondo (long scale Longhorn), did some digging into its pedigree and ended up pulling the trigger.
It’s the newest addition to the family and, while it isn’t a Dano or JJ, it’s a helluva P bass on steroids with a cool visual vibe and 24 frets!
Something like that indeed 👍🏼
One fav songs Dutch boys.
It sounds good. Good job! These guitars should come with better bridges from the factory.
The first time I saw a longhorn bass is the music video for End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys
Rinus Gerritsen of Golden earring is one of the best known players of those but he didn't use it for recording all that much because of that terrible bridge which made it impossible to get proper intonation. "Radar love" for example was recorded using a Gibson EB-3.
But here's the story how the Danelectro became his main bass.
In the mid sixties Golden earrings (they later would drop the S from their name) were signed by Track records in the UK where they would support their labelmates The who and it was when seeing the Who for the first time that Gerritsen got his revelation. Because back then Gerritsen played self made basses but was always on the search for the key sound.
"The band came on and as they started playing I instantly stood up, not to applaud or go crazy but because my whole being was shook up by Entwistle's sound. That bell-like twang he got, how did he get it and how could I get this tone for myself?"
And because back then getting info on instruments was difficult, it was all word of mouth in those days, it would take a whole lot of luck for Gerritsen to get his hands on a Dano bass and make that tone his own. Luckily when the band went to London to record their first album for Track, Golden Earring drummer Jaap Eggermont's eagle eyes spotted a Dano in a shop and providing a generous hand to his fellow band mate bought it and presented it to him in the studio.
Gerritsen used his Dano all the way up to the late seventies when during an American tour, a thief ran off with it. Meaning that Gerritsen had to adopt an experimental instrument he had been working on as his main bass. This clip shows what he came up with.
th-cam.com/video/_hEXVopJj9Q/w-d-xo.html
Note that during the outtro he switches necks and the Dano twang is THERE in full force.
These days Gerritsen has his own Signature bass by Vox Humana and again it's not really surprising that he stuck with what he's familiar with...
www.voxhumana.nl/images/voxcms/rinus/RGL5/dsc00017.jpg
Yup, your eyes are not deceiving you, he actually has a five string version.
Golden earring. Fuck yeah!
I used to be kinda hot for one of those bridge upgrades. But if you take a good look at it you can see why it's known on various forums as the P.I.T.A. (pain in the __) because the intonation screw is under the string and impossible to adjust unless you remove the string at least partially.
I know it's not Dave's thing but I wish he'd done a before and after for the tone. Because the other thing I read is that the rosewood saddle is a big part of the tone of these guitars, would have been neat to hear the difference for myself even if it's only a youtube video.
After 20 plus years of playing mine the bridge is starting to show signs of collapse. It's going to have to be replaced sooner or later. I'd love to hear folks thoughts on whether the upgrade is worth it or to just stick with the rosewood.
One of those " I want one!" Until you play one. It was the most uncomfortable bass I ever played. Sounds cool looks great. Can't stand playing it.
2:10 dave's gonna test that String Theory - better call MIT
Thanks Dave!
This is more exciting than watching paint dry.
I saw those reissues in the 90s at the guitar shops. I never saw one before so I was like “what the hell is this plastic guitar?”. Now I wish I would have bought one.
I use Fender short scale (30" scale) on my Hofman travel bass. There is a GHS Boomer string that works too.
I have a Hondo double neck longhorn bass made like a Dano. Trouble is both necks are busted. Anyone know where I can find a couple?
Why did you not set the bridge on top of the two screws, per the design? You gooched the hell out of that.
Golden Earring ,Cheap Trick, Aerosmith 1975 Kalamazoo MI USA
thanks dave i can fix my binding now I like the la bella 760- FD strings on my longhorn fun to play and OMG the strap button wanted to see you do it the position its in is to tight for a strap lock
Uh Dave, the entire bridge assembly can be raised and lowered. You only need to match the radius of the fretboard using the individual saddles.
Hey Dave. Any chance you know the length of that straightedge you're using? Picking up some tools for my bass, but don't want that to be too short for the neck.
The John Entwistle story is often misquoted, John didn't help invent roundwound strings, Rotos had been around for 3 years before The Ox told them he wasn't happy with the E & A string resonance. He did however get through 3 Danos trying to record the solo for My Generation because he kept snapping the thin strings, replacement strings were unavailable in the UK hence the need for multiple basses. In the end the solo was recorded using Jazz bass with flats!
and you were there? retelling the story?
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff no, but John was, I see no reason for him to lie about it
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff have you researched it yet?
Come on Dave, at least admit you've looked it up now. I'll send you a sandwich. From one curmudgeon to another
The bass player with Golden Earring is Rinus Gerritsen:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinus_Gerritsen
Nut: the original Korean reissues had plastic or bone nuts. Some (most? all?) later reissue basses have had an aluminum nut, which is what most or all fifties/sixties ones had.
Guitar tuning machines work fine.
I bypassed buying one of these because of the binding tape issue. If I knew then what you taught me now...
I think I read Hofner do short-scale strings too.
Thank you I think you might have saved me either my eyebrows or my life.Contact cement and a hair dryer was my original thought on that and I know model glue is way wimpy to my 12 year old fun time using "Airplane Glue"
4:35 dont use snot for a shim. 10:50 i need a shim, where is that snot? thats why we love you dave!
My thoughts too ... Great for playing 'Bogie', rather than Boogie ...
I use Ernie Ball baritone guitar strings on my Dano Longhorn. They are the perfect length and light gauge.
"Don't you love arts & crafts?" Yes.
Are you sure he didn't say "arts & crap"?
Farts and crap
Why is it called “Arts and Crafts” anyway? Because Arts and Shitty Arts.dont rhyme.
that's as mickey mouse purple rain prince guitar as ive ever seen. with that said dave you did a great job. lol id have thrown it in the river deep
A short scale has been on my radar for a while, I do love the color on this one. Has anyone snapped a horn off any of these? Looks delicate.
What is that tuner that wurs the reference harmonic as you adjust intonation?
That double-neck DE was a badasssss mf'er!!
Maybe it's because it's a shortscale and was soming through a tiny amp. And on YT. But I thought that bass sounded great!
ill be sending my cigar box bo didley signature up soon for a bigsby upgrade!!
I heard these have killer tone. Is that true?
yes
I had two bass guitars, a Fender MIM 2007 Jazz Bass and a Longhorn reissue. Money was running short, so I had to sell one... I kept the Danelectro.
Hope this answers your question.
Not my bag, but so iconic in look... is it, the reissue, still made with the semi hollow Masonite body?
yes they are . who would've thought that masonite would make a great tonewood ? nathan daniel that's who . mine is copperburst with an aluminum nut .
2:45 Found new Strings
I was hoping for the bass solo from "My Generation".
Don't assume that the neck shim tape wasn't factory installed.
Grounding ? ??? of bridge ? Sounded ok.. : )
Radar love!
I don't understand why manufacturers sometimes make decisions that create unnecessary headaches for buyers. They had to know choosing guitar style tuners would make it more difficult to buy suitable replacement strings.
I bought one for my Goddaughter. she loved it.
Noel Redding occasionally
played one.
Rinus Gerritsen is the bassist in Golden Earring.