List of Danelectro players

This is an alphabetized list of musicians who have made use of Danelectro, Silvertone or Coral guitars, basses, sitars and effects in live performances or studio recordings.

*Ibrahim "Abaraybone" Alhabib Mali-based Tinariwen lead guitarist Ibrahim plays a Danelectro [ [http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2007/08/02/aid-or-invade Philadelphia City Paper review] ] .
*Niklas Almqvist guitarist for The Hive plays a Danelectro U2 on "Hate To Say I Told You So" [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsm2hSKkH7E Hate To Say I Told You So] ]
*Dave Alvin Guitarist best known for his work with the roots rock group The Blasters uses Danelectro pedals and effects [ [http://www.davealvin.com/dave/dquest2.html Dave Alvin Q&A] ]
*Richard Barone guitarist/singer/songwriter and founding member of The Bongos, he played a Danelectro on his "Clouds Over Eden" album, specifically "Nobody Knows Me" and "Paper Airplane"Fact|date=September 2008
*Syd Barrett guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of Pink Floyd used a single-coil Danelectro 59 DC [ [http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/Features/68flashbackhowpinkfloyd/ ’68 Flashback: How Pink Floyd Found Their Future and Lost Psychedelic Genius Syd Barrett in A Saucerful of Secrets] ] on the first two Pink Floyd albums.
*Beck singer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist plays a vintage Silvertone guitar [ [http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/beck_trivia1.html Beck on CelebrityWonder.com] ]
*Jeff Beck One of three guitarists of the blues-rock group The Yardbirds, he played a baritone guitar on his 2003 release Jeff [ [http://www.musicplayer.com/article/jeff-beck-plays/mar-05/4050 Jeff Beck Plays it Again With Feeling] ] .
*Billy Bragg
*Jack Bruce singer/songwriter/bassist best known for being the bassist in Cream when he used a Danelectro bass [ [http://www.vguitar.com/features/artists/details.asp?AID=2139 Vintage Guitar magazine interview with Jack Bruce] ]
*Peter Buck guitarist and co-founder of R.E.M. uses Danelectro 12-strings.
*R. L. Burnside
*J. J. Cale
*Randy California guitarist who played with Jimi Hendrix and founded the band Spirit used a Danelectro modified with a theremin in it [http://www.indiespace.com/spirit/randy.html Spirit/Randy California] ] .
*Mike Campbell guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers uses Danelectro pedals and effects [ [http://www.wildbluegator.com/mike/TPCOMQA.HTM Mike answers questions from fans] ]
*Eric Clapton guitarist/singer/songwriter used a Danelectro 59-DC [ [http://vintageguitarpro.com/delectro.shtml Danelectro at Vintage Guitar Pro] ]
*Nels Cline is a guitarist and composer and member of the band Wilco. He uses Silvertone and Danelectro guitars on his album "Instrumentals" [ [http://www.nelscline.com/tech.html Nels Cline Tech Talk] ]
*Bruce Cockburn
*Ry Cooder famed guitarist is notable for playing slide guitar on Silvertone guitars [ [http://www.feanandtravers.com/instruments.htm Fean and Travers] ] .
*Elvis Costello singer/songwriter/guitarist appeared in ads for Danelectro when the brand was relaunched in the late 1990s and plays Danelectro and Silvertone guitars on his album "When I Was Cruel" [ [http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/a-c/age.020503a.html The Elvis Costello Home Page] ] .
*Steve Earle
*Dave Edmunds
*John Entwistle bassist and horn player for The Who, used a Longhorn bass in the 1960s [ [http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/bass/equip-entwistlegear-60-66.html John Entwistle gear 1960-1966] ]
*Melissa Etheridge
*Fat Mike lead singer and bassist of the California punk band NOFX, as well as bass player for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes plays a Danelectro DC bass.
*John Fogerty
*Tomethy Furse
*Rory Gallagher an Irish blues/rock guitarist played a Silvertone amongst many other guitars [ [ http://www.roryon.com/max.html Rory Gallagher interview] ] .
*Jerry Garcia guitarist and co-founder of The Grateful Dead got a Danelectro as his first guitar [ [http://www.sfmission.com/famous/jerry_garcia.htm Jerry Garcia at SF Mission.com] ] .
*Rinus Gerritsen
*Tom Guerra
*Kirk Hammett
*George Harrison
*Alvin Youngblood Hart
*Richard Hell
*Jimi Hendrix
*Josh Homme
*Earl Hooker
*John Lee Hooker
*Lightnin' Hopkins
*Steve Howe
*Mary Huff
*J.B. Hutto
*Mick Jagger
*Damien Jurado
*Ira Kaplan
*King Buzzo Guitarist and leader of The Melvins uses a Danelectro in the studio. [ [http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/the-melvins-king-buzzo-lays-do/ The Melvin's King Buzzo] ]
*Mark Knopfler
*Jeff Lang
*Alvin Lee
*David Lindley well-known guitarist uses a Silvertone in concert [ [http://lists.drizzle.com/pipermail/postcard2/20030906/016047.html David Lindley and El Rayo-X at The Filmore review] ]
*Arto Lindsay
*Gary Louris
*Ian MacKaye
*Bo Madsen
*Steve Marriott
*Chan Marshall
*Jeff Martin
*Dave Matthews
*Mike McCready
*James McNew
*Tyson Meade
*Stephin Merritt
*Rick Miller
*Jason Molina
*Thurston Moore
*Dave Navarro
*A.C. Newman
*Colin Newman
*Juice Newton
*Conor Oberst
*Jimmy Page
*Brad Paisley
*Rick Parfitt
*Joe Perry
*Tom Petersson
*Tom Petty
*Cat Power
*Elvis Presley
*Steve Priest
*Dee Dee Ramone
*Noel Redding
*Kid Rock
*Robert Schneider is one of the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company. He is perhaps best known as the lead singer/songwriter behind The Apples in Stereo. He uses a Danelectro in concert.
*Pat Smear
*Alan Sparhawk
*Bruce Springsteen
*Ken Stringfellow
*Garry Tallent
*Richard Thomspon noted songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Used a Danelectro U2 on several recordings [ [http://www.richardthompson-music.com/QAgeartunings.asp Beesweb, the official site of Richard Thompson] ]
*Pete Townshend
*Corin Tucker vocalist, guitarist and co-founder of Sleater-Kinney, she uses a Danelectro Baritone in the studio and a DC-3 early in her career [ [http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/raw-power/Jul-05/11054 Raw Power at Guitar Player] ]
*Ike Turner
*Jeff Tweedy
*Jimmy Vaughn
*Stevie Ray Vaughn
*Tom Verlaine
*Tom Waits
*Brian Wilson
*Ron Wood
*Link Wray Famous guitarist, noted for pioneering the use of power chords in rock music. He used a Danelectro Longhorn during his heyday [ [http://www.b12partners.net/mt/archives/2005/02/link-ray.html Link Wray - B12 Solopsism] ]
*Thom Yorke
*Frank Zappa

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