Danelectro C | |
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Manufacturer | Danelectro |
Period | 1954 - 1955 |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Bolt on |
Scale | 25.5" |
Woods | |
Body | Maple, Ash |
Neck | Maple |
Fretboard | Rosewood |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Adjustable Tune-o-matic bridge |
Pickup(s) | 2 single-coil pickups |
Colors available | |
Black, white, green, light blue, red - custom colors also made in smaller numbers |
The Danelectro C model guitars were the first instruments designed by Danelectro, coming in both single and dual pickup versions. Designed by 1953, until being replaced by the Danelectro U model in 1956. [1] they were put into production and retailed from 1954 to 1955 [2]
Unlike most all the later Danelectro instruments, the C model was a solid body construction made of poplar and came in a peanut-like body shape. These early guitars did not have a modern truss rod, but had a ¾" square aluminum tube [2] to prevent the neck from warping. [3]
On debut these first guitars predated Danelectro's now signature lipstick pickup design, and instead wrapped their pickups in vinyl tape and placed them hidden under a melamine pickguard. This was replaced in 1955 when Nathan Daniel apparently acquired a job lot of surplus lipstick tubes which he utilized for makeshift pickup covers. [4] The pickups when both selected are wired in series rather than the more standard parallel used today by most big brands.
Danelectro C | |
---|---|
Manufacturer | Danelectro |
Period | 1954 - 1955 |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Bolt on |
Scale | 25.5" |
Woods | |
Body | Maple, Ash |
Neck | Maple |
Fretboard | Rosewood |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Adjustable Tune-o-matic bridge |
Pickup(s) | 2 single-coil pickups |
Colors available | |
Black, white, green, light blue, red - custom colors also made in smaller numbers |
The Danelectro C model guitars were the first instruments designed by Danelectro, coming in both single and dual pickup versions. Designed by 1953, until being replaced by the Danelectro U model in 1956. [1] they were put into production and retailed from 1954 to 1955 [2]
Unlike most all the later Danelectro instruments, the C model was a solid body construction made of poplar and came in a peanut-like body shape. These early guitars did not have a modern truss rod, but had a ¾" square aluminum tube [2] to prevent the neck from warping. [3]
On debut these first guitars predated Danelectro's now signature lipstick pickup design, and instead wrapped their pickups in vinyl tape and placed them hidden under a melamine pickguard. This was replaced in 1955 when Nathan Daniel apparently acquired a job lot of surplus lipstick tubes which he utilized for makeshift pickup covers. [4] The pickups when both selected are wired in series rather than the more standard parallel used today by most big brands.