1957 Danelectro U1. Jet black, perfect shape, tone switch. Every element PERFECT. The most desirable features possible in every dimension - and it will be mine. I can't believe I actually hit "Buy it Now". My heart is going crazy.
This will be the most expensive guitar I've ever bought.
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1957 Danelectro U1. Jet black, perfect shape, tone switch. Every element PERFECT. The most desirable features possible in every dimension - and it will be mine. I can't believe I actually hit "Buy it Now". My heart is going crazy.
This will be the most expensive guitar I've ever bought.
Wow!That's a beauty.How much?It reminds me of the one John Fogerty used to have(but his was a Silvertone and I think he painted it black).
$800 - a pretty good price. I used to oogle these on www.vintagesilvertones.com where they'd be marked at $1600 or something like that. I'm almost maxing out my credit card to get it, but it will be so worth it. It's my favorite guitar design and the reissue I have now never fails to inspire me whenever I play it.
The second most expensive was a Ric 330 for $700 about 8 years ago followed by a $450 Mustang 2 years ago. I'm kinda cheap.
If you think of god as a pair of pants, a spiritualist thinks he needs pants, in fact he wants pants but none of the conventional types of pants seem to fit just right, so he makes his own pants and is happy that his knees are no longer cold.-fibus
This will make 2 U1s and a 1448 - wish it was 3 . When I finally get around to taking a guitar making class I'm probably going to make a slightly tweaked U1 or a Mustang shaped version with U1 wiring. The single lipstick is such a great sound; it's so responsive I don't miss a bridge PUP. What I love about the U1 is that at a certain point it seems to disappear in my hands like I'm playing air. Out of 40-50 guitars I've had, the only other one that's done that is my Mustang.
. When I finally get around to taking a guitar making class I'm probably going to make a slightly tweaked U1 or a Mustang shaped version with U1 wiring. The single lipstick is such a great sound; it's so responsive I don't miss a bridge PUP. What I love about the U1 is that at a certain point it seems to disappear in my hands like I'm playing air. Out of 40-50 guitars I've had, the only other one that's done that is my Mustang.
contgrats. vintagesilvertones.com is always a little high, but yea, $800 is a decent price.