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“The original owner was a schoolteacher. It had been under her bed for 15 years in its case”: How a forgotten 1969 Jazz Bass became the go-to studio instrument for one of London’s top session bassists

Sam Dixon’s bass collection also includes a 1967 Silverstone Dolphin, a Harmony H2 from 1964, and a pre-CBS Fender P-Bass

Guitar World · Jul 26

“Strangely unique after all these years”: Danelectro Dan O Cool and Dan O Mano review

Danelectro presents a pair of far-from-historically-correct Short Horns. Where to start?

Guitar World · Jul 26

“ I find it to be a very playable guitar indeed, despite its huge dimensions”: Danelectro Dan O Cool Baritone review

This retro-inspired semi-hollow baritone offers a refreshing departure from your typical extended range guitar

Guitar World · Apr 27

“The spring is the thing… Even better than the 1999 original!”: The Danelectro Spring King reverb is dead, long live the Spring King Junior (smaller, just as splashy)

The Spring King is reinvented as a space-saving mini pedal – but it still has that three-spring reverb tank under the hood

MusicRadar · Dec 20, 2024

“Even better than the original”: Danelectro’s Spring King was the cult reverb pedal you could kick – now it’s back, but not as you remember it

The Spring King Junior is smaller in scale but just as charming as the ’90s cult classic – and it features a real spring inside

Guitar World · Dec 18, 2024

“On Load and ReLoad we tried to get a little looser, a little bluesier. Greasy is the word”: Watch James Hetfield lead Metallica in a swampy blues version of Fuel with a Danelectro 58 Longhorn Baritone

In 2009, Hetfield told us that the Fuel era was all about loosening up and on Friday night at the Helping Hands charity gig he made good on it as Metallica reimagined Fuel, slower and lower

MusicRadar · Dec 17, 2024

“From the first chord, we both thought, ‘Wow’ – I quit my band and moved to Denmark”: How husband-and-wife duo the Courettes became one of the most exciting bands in the garage-rock underground

Guitarist Flavi Couri details the retro gear and inspirations behind the Courettes’ garage-rock expansionism – a sound that references Motown, Phil Spector and ’60s power-pop

Guitar World · Dec 10, 2024

“A unicorn in the guitar world, and for its price, playability and tones, it is a magical beast to rein in”: Danelectro Doubleneck review

If, “Is it time I brought a doubleneck electric guitar into my life?” is a question you have ever asked yourself, Danelectro answers it in the most emphatic fashion

Guitar World · Sep 9, 2024

“Considered by many to be one of the best cheap electric guitars of all time”: In praise of the Danelectro Shorthorn, the primitive budget guitar loved by Jimmy Page, Tom Verlaine and Eric Clapton

The super-affordable guitar with the basic build became a cult classic, beloved by rock players, slide maestros and guitarists of all styles. All hail the Shorthorn

Guitar World · Jun 20, 2024

“Retains all the charm of the original 1960s classic design in all its vintage glory”: Danelectro has brought back its Big Sitar – with some modern upgrades

The new Danelectro model promises to deliver the quintessential electric sitar sound popularized by the likes of Metallica, Steve Howe and Steve Vai

Guitar World · May 7, 2024