DANELECTRO IS ONE OF THE RARE BASS BRANDS that’s associated with a definitive instrument and sound, one that has proved its worth on countless hit records.
Its baritone guitar, first released in the late 1950s, became an indispensable facet of the nascent rock and country genres, often doubling an upright or electric bass in a style dubbed “tic-tac” bass. This early success—coupled with Danelectro’s singular construction from synthetic materials, not to mention low prices—has made the brand’s signature quirky twang and jet-age look an iconic part of the pop aesthetic in the decades since. Dano’s latest bass, the D64, is in the spirit of the company’s iconic products: eccentric, but broadly useful.
This story is from the March 2017 Oskar Cartaya edition of Bass Player.
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