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New Guitar Day (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works to c/guitars@lemmy.world

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I was browsing Craigslist late last night when I came across this Danelectro 56 U-3 reissue from the 90s. It was a pretty good deal with a hard case thrown in so I felt the need to jump on it. She’s in terrific condition with the person I bought it from being the original owner. 3 lipstick pickups, aluminum nut, gotoh tuners, slim neck, and no dings. I can’t wait to plug her in later tonight!

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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

danelectros should be bullshit but aren't. the fact that they are instead incredible i think demonstrates a concerted effort to spite god. just like… when you think about and read about how they're constructed, they should fucking suck. instead they rule. they, as individual non sentient objects, decided, somehow, to stand up to their creators and be incredible.

and i really respect that about them

[–] Radin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As someone coming from All, I’d love to hear more about this. Why would you expect them to suck and what makes them so good?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

danelectros were built to a price point. the originals were made of masonite (coutertop material) and the pickups were made of surplus lipstick tubes. as for what's good about them, they have really excellent necks (the designer considered this the most important aspect of a good instrument, correctly), and they just simply sound amazing.

this particular one is a korean reproduction made of plywood instead of masonite. they're more adjustable and more user friendly, but a little less charmingly weird. still cheap as hell and incredible sounding for the money though

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