The Danelectro Guitars 59-DC is one of two reissues of the Danelectro 3021 that was produced in 1998.  It was then later reissued in 2007, although this run of the 59-DC was very limited and was a bit different from the 1998 version, which is what is described here.  In fact, many players consider both the original and the 1998 reissue far superior to the 2007 version.  Just like the original 3021, both reissues come in a variety of different colors, including yellow, red, black, burgundy, copper, purple, and peach.

The 59-DC is a double cutaway guitar that features a seal pickguard, hollow inner cavity, and lipstick pickups.  The hollow cavity creates a very unique, very identifiable Dano sound that few other instruments have.  The body of the Danelectro 59-DC features a hardboard top and bottom and has a plywood frame.  The neck is made from maple and has a rosewood fingerboard.  It uses 50’s style Alnico magnet pickups, a Dano D stamped vintage tuner, and a bridge made from chrome with a rosewood saddle.  The instrument has a volume and tone control and a three-way pickup switch for neck, bridge, or both.  The Danelectro Guitars 59-DC 1998 reissue is a cool guitar for a fairly low price.

Danelectro has a number of great guitars available on their website, and one of their newest relic guitars is the Danelectro 2009 DC-12.  This new guitar is very affordable, which is one of the things Danelectro is known for.  Their relic guitars don’t cost thousands of dollars, so even amateur players can often afford one of these beautiful instruments. Read more

The ’67 Hornet Guitar by Danelectro Guitars is a great relic guitar that was reissued in a very limited run by Danelectro. The guitar was also a limited model back when it was originally released, so Danelectro is staying faithful to the history of this great relic guitar. Just like the original, the company expects these reissues to sell out very quickly and to become a collector’s item. The ’67 Hornet Guitar is available in a number of different colors, all of which were available in 1967 when the Hornet was first produced. They include red, orange, black, limey (green), cobalt blue, and butterscotch.

The Hornet relic guitar features a solid basswood body and is done in the classic Dano construction style. The maple neck features an adjustable truss rod located at the headstock, and the tremolo is an original Danelectro. Both the bridge and the fingerboard are made from swivel rosewood, and the guitar also features some neat souped-up lipstick pickups. An aluminum nut, plastic knobs, and 10 gauge strings finish up the stats on this great relic. Danelectro actually recommends changing those strings out for an 11 gauge because of the tremolo bar. One of the great things about the ’67 Hornet is that the company has done their best to make it completely affordable to everyone—the guitar is only $399 if bought directly from Danelectro.

The 63 Dano Guitar is one of the classic guitars created by Danelectro.  It was first produced back in 1963 as one of the company’s main guitars, and now it’s made a come-back as a great relic guitar.  The 63 Dano released today features many of the classic features that it originally did.  This includes a masonite body with plywood core with chambered sides.  The neck is done in maple in a classic C shape and has a double acting truss rod.  There are 19 frets on the guitar, and the fretboard itself is made from rosewood with a pearloid inlay.  The nut is aluminum.

In addition to this, the 63 Dano also features high ration tuners with sealed gears, a bridge with adjustable saddles and lipstick single coil pickups.  It features one single volume control and a three way toggle pickup selector.  Everything, of course, has been aged so that it looks like the guitar has been around since the 60s.  The original guitars came in a variety of colors, including aqua, black, peach, burgundy, redburst, keen green, tangerine, and gold.  The current relic guitars recreate these colors, although not all colors are always available.  All in all, the 63 Dano relic guitar is a great recreation of an amazing classic that has been played for years.