NGD - Danelectro Hodad
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 5:09 pm
So, I've been GASing for a Dano for the last year or so, and while this isn't exactly the one that I was looking for, it scratches the itch. I found this on Facebook marketplace and was able to trade away a beat up Fender Vaporizer amp that wasn't really doing a lot for me since I got my Ampeg Jet. Did a straight up trade, and I feel like we both made out pretty well.
When I got it home I had to set it up a bit, as one would imagine. Lower the bridge, adjust the truss rod, new strings, clean it up, etc. Only got to plug it in for a few minutes, as I just got home about an hour and a half ago, but it sounds really good! Less thick than I expected for humbuckers. Honestly, they kinda sound like regular Dano Lipsticks. Middle position is still series, which sounds fantastic. The neck pickup and middle position with the coils split (accessed by a Neck Tone Push/Pull) sound nice, the bridge is just super super thin if it's split. There's also a phase push/pull on the bridge tone knob, which is surprisingly usable! I think it'll be a great tool for recording.
The only thing that'll really take getting used to is how it hangs on a strap, it's almost like a Firebird where the shape of the body puts your hand a little further out.
Anyways, now onto the eye candy. The body's a bit beat up, but it's just finish damage, nothing that breaks through the masonite. The guitar is a VERY subtle black sparkle. Almost unnoticable, but it's there.
When I got it home I had to set it up a bit, as one would imagine. Lower the bridge, adjust the truss rod, new strings, clean it up, etc. Only got to plug it in for a few minutes, as I just got home about an hour and a half ago, but it sounds really good! Less thick than I expected for humbuckers. Honestly, they kinda sound like regular Dano Lipsticks. Middle position is still series, which sounds fantastic. The neck pickup and middle position with the coils split (accessed by a Neck Tone Push/Pull) sound nice, the bridge is just super super thin if it's split. There's also a phase push/pull on the bridge tone knob, which is surprisingly usable! I think it'll be a great tool for recording.
The only thing that'll really take getting used to is how it hangs on a strap, it's almost like a Firebird where the shape of the body puts your hand a little further out.
Anyways, now onto the eye candy. The body's a bit beat up, but it's just finish damage, nothing that breaks through the masonite. The guitar is a VERY subtle black sparkle. Almost unnoticable, but it's there.
