Danelectro 12 string thinline...huh?

Soggasaurus · Post by **Soggasaurus** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:09 pm

While browsing the Guitar Center in Boston near Berklee I found something I thought was too good to be true, a Danelectro Thinline 12 String. I didn't get a chance to play it, but it looked pretty sweet. I tried to find more info about it, but Dano's website was less than helpful. I've got a Dano 12-string, so it's the last thing I need right now, but I just wanted to alert you all to its existence. For reference, here's one of the two pictures of it I could find anywhere:

Seems like a great idea, and it looked more solid than the average Danelectro to me. I can't say enough good things about the Dano 12 I've got now, and this looks like it could be even sweeter.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:41 pm

No such thing. The f-hole is painted on, it's a sticker or if not someone has hacked the hole out. The tuners are replacements too.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:44 pm

Actually, these weren't offered in sunburst, so it could be a custom/refinished body.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:45 pm

timhulio wrote:No such thing.

iont know...

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:47 pm

According to the page I found that from after a 2 second google search, that was a limited edition.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:49 pm

My bad! God that looks weird.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:53 pm

I like it a bit! the metallic 2-tone burst is kinda rad from that angle

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:53 pm

at least it looks metallic in that pic

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:34 pm

there's one of these at the guitar center in my city! and it plays and sounds awesome.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:49 am

I played one today....made me miss my dano xii really bad...I like my vox, but the danos just ring out so nicely. Wish I could justify both.

Soggasaurus · Post by **Soggasaurus** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:28 pm

Nick wrote:I played one today....made me miss my dano xii really bad...I like my vox, but the danos just ring out so nicely. Wish I could justify both.

Me too, but one 12 string is all I need now. The sunburst is gorgeous though, I like it more than the standard black and white.

George · Post by **George** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:36 pm

that f still doesn't look real. having a thinline version would be cool, but ditch the boring f shape. it really drags down the dano look

George · Post by **George** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:44 pm

Soggasaurus wrote:
Nick wrote:I played one today....made me miss my dano xii really bad...I like my vox, but the danos just ring out so nicely. Wish I could justify both.
Me too, but one 12 string is all I need now. The sunburst is gorgeous though, I like it more than the standard black and white.

i've owned a dc12, a fender strat 12, and a rickenbacker 620/12

the dano, price considered, is all you need imo

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 4:55 pm

George wrote:
Soggasaurus wrote:
Nick wrote:I played one today....made me miss my dano xii really bad...I like my vox, but the danos just ring out so nicely. Wish I could justify both.
Me too, but one 12 string is all I need now. The sunburst is gorgeous though, I like it more than the standard black and white.
i've owned a dc12, a fender strat 12, and a rickenbacker 620/12

the dano, price considered, is all you need imo

Agreed, however the flat out nicest xii I played was a Coronado XII.

But yeah that was over 4x the cost of the dano I sold George.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:20 pm

i'd really like a DC-12, if i ever buy a 12 string it'd be one of those.

Soggasaurus · Post by **Soggasaurus** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:23 pm

I got lucky and found a pristine DC 12 at a yard sale. I wasn't even looking for a 12, it was just too nice to pass up. It's a shame there aren't more of the mid 90s reissues up for grabs, but I guess that just means no one's letting go of them.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:20 pm

The current Danelectro company has done a bunch of weird prototypes and test runs. I don't doubt it is real.

I had a folder on my old computer with pictures, there was hollow-body Jazzbox, a U shape with a resonator...

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:17 am

just came back from guitar center, i saw one of these there and was like "holy shit i need to play that right now" and i did and god damn that is a comfortable neck

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:51 am

It seems that production of Danos came back to Korea and it is one of the reasons why prices grew up. They also have differences in the construction of the neck - headstock now has more historically accurate shallower angle and the neck in general became thinner

George · Post by **George** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:50 am

daftsupernova wrote:just came back from guitar center, i saw one of these there and was like "holy shit i need to play that right now" and i did and god damn that is a comfortable neck

yeah it looks best on paper for me: slimmish D profile, 1.75" nut width, as well as a 15" radius (and of course feels best in application). it's basically a shred neck lol

it just wins for playing fingerpicky stuff up and down the neck