A year later, in 1967, they introduced the Coral line, known for its hollow-bodies and electric sitars. In 1966, Danelectro was sold to the “Music Corporation of America” (MCA). Though the model never became popular, it found an enduring niche in Nashville for “tic-tac” bass lines. In 1956, Danelectro introduced the six-string bass guitar. Internal construction of a vintage Danelectro The guitars used concentric stacked tone/volume knobs on the two-pickup models of both series and “lipstick-tube” pickups, which contained the pickup components inside metal tubes. These instruments were branded either as Danelectro or for Sears as Silvertone, distinguished by the Silvertone maroon vinyl covering, and the Danelectro light-colored tweed covering. Later, Danelectro added hollow-bodied guitars, constructed of Masonite and poplar to save costs and increase production speed, intending to produce no-frills guitars of reasonably good tone at low cost. The company later moved to a larger facility in Neptune NJ. Throughout the late 1940s, the company produced amplifiers for Sears, Roebuck and Company and Montgomery Ward, branded Silvertone and Airline respectively. Nathan Danielĭanelectro was founded by electrical engineer Nathan “Nat” Daniel in 1947 in Red Bank New Jersey. If you are looking for details, the Pro-1 Bass is the most complete build documentation. Danelectro is my favorite type of guitar, simply for the genius of their unorthodox, inexpensive, yet highly effective designs.
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