NGD - Danelectro Baritone

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by øøøøøøø » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:11 am

Here is my old one.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-R7KDrggWP ... =copy_link

I like E to E because having all that range feels like a whole orchestra when playing alone.

It obviously makes a good tic tac bass as well

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by Jonesie » Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:03 am

øøøøøøø wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:11 am
Here is my old one.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-R7KDrggWP ... =copy_link

I like E to E because having all that range feels like a whole orchestra when playing alone.

It obviously makes a good tic tac bass as well
I'd love to tune this E to E, but apparently there would be issues with the tuners and bridge holes, and I don't know how invested I am in changing those.

Anyways, new strap and strings came in today. This strap is definitely better, and slightly heavier strings have helped with tuning and for lack of a better term, "chunkiness."

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by øøøøøøø » Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:23 am

E to E is not for everyone.

but you don’t have to change bridge or tuners, you just have to find a low E that will work.

It’s tricky to find the appropriate gauge but with a small ball end and a tapered free end that will fit through a Kluson post. I was able to build a custom set from singles, but I was fortunate enough to have help from a string company as an endorser when doing so.

My experience is based on the old 1950s bridges though. Is the new bridge different?

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by øøøøøøø » Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:26 am

Actually I can see from the pics that the bridge is different on the new ones—six metal saddles instead of one piece of rosewood. That could indeed pose challenges, I suspect

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by Jonesie » Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:02 pm

øøøøøøø wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:23 am
E to E is not for everyone.

but you don’t have to change bridge or tuners, you just have to find a low E that will work.

It’s tricky to find the appropriate gauge but with a small ball end and a tapered free end that will fit through a Kluson post. I was able to build a custom set from singles, but I was fortunate enough to have help from a string company as an endorser when doing so.

My experience is based on the old 1950s bridges though. Is the new bridge different?
Yeah, the actual hole for the string is pretty narrow, and a .90+ string definitely wouldn't fit through.

I love E to E, I used to own a Hellcat VI and a Squier Bass VI and loved them.

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by øøøøøøø » Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:38 pm

Yeah, bummer. On the old one there’s no hole… just a notch. A .90 is still dicey and wants to pop out of the notch if you don’t seat it carefully.

Here’s a picture of mine and you can see the low E just barely hanging on

https://www.instagram.com/bradallenwill ... =copy_link

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by Jonesie » Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:23 am

Well, I decided to go for it and make it into an E - E Tic-Tac Bass, and it was surprisingly easy. I bought a Jeff Senn bridge, which had a big enough hole for the string (and allows for better intonation / break angle) and then bought a set of Stringjoy strings, 24-32-42-56-74-95. The aluminum nut didn't even need to be filed, all the strings fit in the slots perfectly, and there were no issues putting the strings on the tuners.

I reached out to Stringjoy before ordering and they told me to request a Bass VI taper on the strings, and it worked out great.

The guitar tuned up quickly, and was super easy to intonate. Sounds great too. I like it way better than the Squier Bass VI that I used to have. Highly recommended.

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by Maggieo » Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:44 am

I love it! :-*

Now I want to trade/sell my mahogany Les Paul to be able to get this from one of the guys at Bilt:

2020 Neptone Black V Style Custom Build Baritone Danelectro Parts

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by Jonesie » Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:53 am

Maggieo wrote:
Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:44 am
I love it! :-*

Now I want to trade/sell my mahogany Les Paul to be able to get this from one of the guys at Bilt:

2020 Neptone Black V Style Custom Build Baritone Danelectro Parts

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Holy shit, I'll buy 30 of 'em.

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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by Maggieo » Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:08 am

RIGHT!?!!? :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :? :fp:
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Re: NGD - Danelectro Baritone

Post by garyptaszek » Sat Oct 01, 2022 11:50 am

On the subject of sparkly Danos: Further modifications have been made to my already frankenstien’d dano.

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