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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: matmosphere on January 30, 2019, 02:36:45 PM

Title: NGD!! Danelectro Hodad
Post by: matmosphere on January 30, 2019, 02:36:45 PM
Scored this a few days ago on craigslist for $180. I'm not a sparkle finish kinda guy but it's growing on me.

These are from the late 90's. I had a white one before and loved it but had to sell it to finance my move to DC with my wife (then GF). I sold 5 guitars when we moved and this is the only one that I've missed and even considered buying again.

It was dirty, in dire need of a setup, and had a minor issue with the output jack.  I used some Music Nomad cleaner and and some of their fretboard conditioner and man did they do a good job. Nothing I've used before was anywhere near as nice. Now that it's cleaned and set up it looks almost brand new, and plays great.

I really like the early Danelectro reissues, I think they are great guitars. I had 3 or 4 different ones back in the nineties, and have this and a DC59 now. I can't say enough good things about them. Can't speak to their newer stuff but if you ever get a chance to buy a Made In Korea Danelectro (late 90's, you can tell because they used an angled headstock) pick it up, you won't be disappointed.



Title: Re: NGD!! Danelectro Hodad
Post by: cooder on January 30, 2019, 08:47:14 PM
That's a pretty spiffin cool score... Congrats!
Title: Re: NGD!! Danelectro Hodad
Post by: Leevibe on January 31, 2019, 06:14:02 AM
Rad. That has a real Mosrite vibe. Beautiful guitar.
Title: Re: NGD!! Danelectro Hodad
Post by: jjjimi84 on January 31, 2019, 12:33:39 PM
Double lipstick pickups?!?! What do those bad boys sound like?
Title: Re: NGD!! Danelectro Hodad
Post by: matmosphere on January 31, 2019, 12:48:46 PM
They sound great, not really mosrite like, but very twangy surf vibe. Handles dirt pretty well. The tone knobs push/pull for coil tap and out of phase, so it's got plenty of different tones.
Title: Re: NGD!! Danelectro Hodad
Post by: jjjimi84 on January 31, 2019, 02:29:39 PM
Wow iwould have never thought it would have had so much in it. It looks super thin and just awesome. Great find!
Title: Re: NGD!! Danelectro Hodad
Post by: peAk on February 01, 2019, 01:41:08 AM
Sweet, I dig it!