Dano '63 Bass

Infobox Guitar model|title=Dano '63 Bass


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manufacturer=Danelectro
period=2008
bodytype=Hardboard top and bottom with plywood frame;hollow body.
necktype=Bolt-on
woodbody=Basswood
woodneck=Maple, 34" (long scale)/29.5" (short scale)
woodfingerboard=Rosewood, 24 frets (long scale)/22 frets (short scale)
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pickups= 2 Lipstick pickups. (Original style brass tube with chrome plating.)
colors=Aqua, Black, Red Burst (long scale)/Red Burst (short scale)The Dano '63 Bass is an electric bass guitar made by Danelectro for 2008. The body is based on the 1963 Silvertone 1457 guitar. It comes in two versions, a long scale bass with a 34 inch neck and a short scale bass with a 29.5 inch neck. Both versions have a retail price of $349. [ [http://www.danelectro.com/bass_ls_aqua.html Danelectro.com] ] Bass Player magazine favorably reviewed both basses in April 2008, saying "Blended, the pickups made a sproingy mid-scoop that sounded especially fabulous with a pick and palm-muting, like the tic-tac-style bass lines Danelectro basses and baritones were used for on early-’60s Nashville hits." [ [http://www.bassplayer.com/article/danelectro-dano-63/apr-08/34853 Bass Player review] ] In the May 2008 issue of Guitarist magazine, both of the Dano '63 basses were favorably reviewed, with the long scale being chosen as a "Guitarist Choice." [ [http://www.danelectro.com/raves_1e.html Guitarist review] ]

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