What's In? [Deaky-topics in this week]
- About Danelectro
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As you may know, there's a bit strange 'instrument' on the "Jazz" album. I've thought it a 6-string bass (maybe someone told me so) before Sebastian commented that according to Mr. Peter Hince (photographer and John & Freddie's ex-assistant), it's a guitar, not a bass. However, some of my guests doubted it. As I'm not familiar with instruments at all, I tried to send e-mails to whom I get some helps to. And here are replies:
it is DEFINITELY a bass, they made a longhorn guitar, but this is not it. i
am 100% certain. even though this is sometimes called a baritone guitar, it
is a bass. in the longhorn body format, danelectro made three models. the four string
bass, the six string bass, and the six string guitar (also called a
guitarlin, because it had 31 frets and could sound similar to a mandolin).
so yes a six string guitar was made, and so was a six string bass. depending
on the strings used the six string bass could go as low as any four string
bass such as a fender bass produced at the same time. so, yes danelectro
definitely made a six string bass i have owned a few (very few, because very
few were made compared to the number of four string basses made).
(Mr. Jonny Atomic : website)
The Dan Electro guitar is a six string Bass - But, it can be used as a
normal guitar. The guitar actually belonged to Brian May.
(Mr. Peter Hince : website)
Is it clear, everyone? I express my gratitude to Mr. Atomic and Mr. Hince! (and thanks Andrew for your help.) Later I'll delete this Danelectro from my page (because it's Brian's!)
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