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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: Denis on January 26, 2013, 11:26:54 AM
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Saw it on the Guitar Center used section, posted this morning and now on its way to Raleigh. :)
$99!
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l111/bigtreebluesea/Danelectro_zps41de1fae.jpg)
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Very cool! My favourite colour, besides the classic Copperburst. Congratulations!
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Excellent! My son had the blackburst. You can't go wrong with a Dano for $99.
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Mine is a blueburst...my favorite Dano color also. That one looks really cool. Congrats.
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Congrats! I'd have snatched that too if I'd seen it!
Glad something good came from something bad. Hope it fills the JJ void a bit. Kind of a prophetic sticker - "one thing leads to another".
Either that, or someone just liked The Fixx a bit too much :)
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Awesome! There's no way I could have passed that up for $99. Now I want one! :mrgreen:
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(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/gweimer/Keil_23_zpsa470d4d9.jpg)
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Gary... I'm concerned... very concerned... ;D
Denis, you jammy so-and-so... nice to have a bit of good fortune come your way... ;)
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Thanks, guys! I'm really curious to see how it sounds. Rexdiablo's loaned me his Commie Red one so it will be fun to compare the two.
Glad something good came from something bad. Hope it fills the JJ void a bit. Kind of a prophetic sticker - "one thing leads to another".
Damn, I never thought of that! Kinda funny!
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Great deal. Cool bass and I even like the sticker.
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Congrats- That looks awesome! I need to play out with that Dano, if for no other reason than to match my speaker grills! You still digging it ok?
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Thanks guys! It's in bad need of a setup and those strings must be 15 years old. I decided to remove that sticker because I was neither here nor there on it. There's a pretty substantial shim between the neck and body so that may be a sign of a more serious problem other than simply needing one. It's in remarkably good shape though.
Mike, I'm looking forward to comparing it your Commie Red one! Since it's been over a year since my JJ was swiped I'd forgotten how much fun a tiny little bass can be!
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How did it turn out?
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I rediscovered my reissue Longhorn this week. One in copperburst. Bought new strings, adjusted it and fell in love all over again:)
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How did it turn out?
It's over at the shop. The E string perpetually sat on the first fret and there was a wedge shaped spacer between the neck and body. The bridge was adjusted all wrong too. Basically it was set up by someone who probably had never done anything before, OR quick solutions kept being applied without fixing the problem. Also switching the aluminum nut out for a bone one. Can't wait to get it back.
Overall though, it was in great shape. We'll see!
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The E string perpetually sat on the first fret and there was a wedge shaped spacer between the neck and body. The bridge was adjust all wrong too. Basically it was set up by someone who probably had never done anything before OR quick solutions kept being applied without fixing the problem. Also switching the aluminum nut out for a bone one. Can't wait to get it back.
Overall though, it was in great shape. We'll see!
I had a similar experience when I bought my Epi LP Standard from GC. It is a KILLER bass, but had been set up by a total idiot. The neck was adjusted to a visible backbow because the three-point was jacked-up so high and the open strings fretted out on the third fret. I lucked out. Had the bass had a decent setup, it would have been sold well above what I paid for it, even with the crappy Epi guitar pickups it had. It looks like GC dumps their "problem instruments" online for low prices and gamble that customers won't want to pay return shipping.
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Maybe so. A while back I saw a black Bicentennial T-bird on their used site and directed it to GoT. He ended up with it for a good price though it needed some work. It had an unbroken neck, if I remember correctly.
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I have a copper and aqua burst. Both are with my kids right now. they are fun but always felt toylike. but third set, 2 am you appreciate the weight/size. if you are interested labella makes string both rw, fw and half or quarter round with the guitar sized tuners for that bass in the 30.5 scale. Imperial guitar in newburgh NY gets them for me and his prices are best for labella
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Got it back today. Bridge raised, the spacers (two picks stacked on top of each other) in the neck pocket removed, a bone nut installed. Sounds great! After all this long scale stuff it feels like a ukulele though...
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Nothing wrong with having a lightweight short scale in the stable.
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Agreed. Funny how the bone nut changes it. It resonates more, which I would never have imagined.
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It's over at the shop. The E string perpetually sat on the first fret ...
Overall though, it was in great shape. We'll see!
The neck was probably too straight then, not unusual with the Danos which regularly need some relief. But it's easily enough adjusted if you unscrew the neck and thus find access to the allen nut. I really love my little Dano. Why anybody would need the wedge between body and neck is beyond me though, you generally get the bridge plenty low enough.
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Agreed. Funny how the bone nut changes it. It resonates more, which I would never have imagined.
Removing the picks used as spacers may also have something to do with the increased resonance.
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Removing the picks used as spacers may also have something to do with the increased resonance.
Haha, duh, you're right! I bet neck to pocket contact was down 50% with those pics in there.
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So how does it compare to the commie Denis? You coming to Winston April 3rd? We're playing with the Rev!
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Haven't compared them side-by-side yet but I will this weekend. Should be interesting!
Hmm, April 3, eh? I'll see!