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Your cart is empty.A Classic Bass is Back The classic look and sound of the Danelectro Longhorn Bass guitar is back and better than ever. This short-scale bass sports an easy to play 29.75" length, and a 24-fret neck for extended-range playability. If you're looking for fat, vintage tone, then you'll appreciate the dual Lipstick pickup configuration of the Longhorn Bass. Try flatwound strings for a punchy, upright-style sound. Or play roundwounds and add a bit of grind for instant rock mojo. Everyone from pick players to finger players love the playability and sound of this vintage-vibed bass. For a character-packed alternative to more common bass tones, add the Danelectro Longhorn Bass to your collection.Instantly identifiable Dano looks and sound While it may have not sold the numbers other classic bass guitar designs have, the double-cutaway, short-scale Danelectro bass guitar has an incredibly identifiable tone all their own. The Danelectro Longhorn Bass captures
Isaac Garza
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2025
My daughter loved it
Kevin M. Wueste
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2020
thank you!!! gorgeous bass.. love playing it!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2020
I have purchased three of these in the past 8 years to gig and record with. Each one was a little different. This newest Korean made reissue was set up perfectly out of the box by Sweetwater. The finish looks like the glossy paint of the first reissue series in the late 90’s. The last two I had looked authentic, with a crappy spray can finish. I much prefer that, but My guess is that not too many other folks did. I will be adding strap locks, labella danelectro strings, and a switchcraft output jack, but otherwise these are terrific gigging basses. Very light, easy to play, and unlike some earlier versions, this has fantastic fret work.
Dr. R
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2018
Already set up just needed a tweak for optimal tuneing, plays just like the original, great bass.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2018
After 3 months it's impossible to tune the bass. The tuning system is not working. Very bad product. I'm very disappointed because the warranty is very short and the guitar was expensive.
Norbert Meyer
Reviewed in Germany on April 28, 2014
Von der Form her eine der schönsten Gitarren.Der Bass ist ein remake der Danelectro Longhorn aus dem Jahr 1958und unterscheidet sich von den neuen/aktuellen Bässen durch die besonders schöne Formund Herstellungsart. Einfach aufgebaut durch Sperrholzrahmen mit Masonit-Verkleidung.Ist dennoch stabil und sieht wertig aus, die Lackierung ist ausgezeichnet.Der Shortscale-Hals hat gut abgerichtete Bünde und ist bestens bespielbar.In Relation zum günstigen Preis ist der Bass wirklich gut und die lipstick-Tonabnehmer erzeugen einenausgezeichneten Klang. Ich kann diese Gitarre nur empfehlen.
TwoSome Ranch
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013
I bought this bass from Sam Ash for $249 because I thought is would look cool hanging on my studio wall. Little did I know the darn thing would mess up my world. I've got really nice expensive basses to play. Gretsch, Fender, G&L, Rickenbacker, etc. yea . . . I've got the dough to afford what I want. The damn thing shows up and it plays like a dream. It has fast action, a short scale, light weight and crazy sound. I take it to my luthier for some minor tweaking and he tries to buy the damn thing off me because it's so fun to play. I start gigging with it around town and people are going crazy because it looks so cool and sounds great. I love it because it is so light weight that by the end of the night my shoulder isn't a bit sore. In summary . . . don't buy this bass! It will mess up your life! It will make you look at all your other basses and think "Yuk! That is not as much fun to play!". It goes against everything you have been told as to what makes a great bass. Now . . . buy the damn thing and have fun . . . oh yeah . . . like music is supposed to be.
R. Roberts
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2012
A few reviews here seem to be written by folks who don't know anything about the instrument and it's story.Aside from having a truss rod, this bass is a recreation of an original Danelectro Longhorn 4-string bass(there was also a 6-string bass model). In recreating the original, I feel they've done a great job. This is not meant to be the latest neck-thru bass made from exotic woods, with high-tech pickups, active 3-band preamp, and high-mass bridge(nor is it priced as such). It's supposed to be a remake of a really cheap bass from the 50s/60s. Danelectro made inexpensive basses and guitars for the burgeoning guitar market that was created by the advent of Rock and Roll. Did I mention they were cheap? They were also sold by Sears under the Silvertone name.Is the body made out of some cheap wood(poplar and masonite)? Yes.Does the bridge consist of a weak metal plate and a cheesy piece of wood? Yes.Are the tuners the same tuners Dano used for their guitars? Yes.Did all these things add up to a bass that could be made and sold cheaply? Yes. And they sold tons of 'em.Does the reissue have a cheap wood body, cheesy bridge, and lousy tuners? You bet! With the added bonus of a truss rod. Does it sound like the classic? Yes!Epilog: Know what you're buying before you buy it.
Carlos Padilla
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2012
A classic plank for an amazing studio sound. Its not much of a live instroment but I use it as such alot. But once you get into the studio you hear its vintage roots. Its simply the best sound for most applications.
Anchoret
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2010
[Update 2 August, '10] After two of these things, the problems just kept appearing. The tone control circuit has the wrong value pots (1Meg!) on this version and therefore the tone controls don't work. Despite the "TOTALLY SHIELDED" label, the instrument in fact has absolutely no (0) shielding at all except the fully encased pickups.It appears that Danelectro has quietly discontinued this botched model as it has been removed from their site sometime in the past couple of weeks. [End update]It would be difficult to exaggerate the fatal problems this instrument has, but to start with the most basic, both the tuning machines and the bridge plate are for a GUITAR, which means that they will fail. The bridgeplate on mine was collapsed from the excess pull from the bass strings right out of the box. The machines were grossly overloaded, turned only with difficulty and would not stay in tune. The string tension is roughly three times that for which they were designed, and these are not even good-quality guitar machines. The strings that come on the bass do not fit, with the full .100" diameter length of the E string being too long, and too stiff to wrap around the small guitar post on the machine. The string tension is in excess of what the bridge mounting screws can handle, and these were already bent on mine.The bridge pickup has almost no output, even at full extension and closest practicable distance from the strings. The finish is a cheaper matte than previous Danelectro Longhorns, which also had more serviceable bridges and machines.These problems will be common to ALL of these, plus whatever individual defects yours will have. Mine had a irreparably bad nut and broken nut screw and the stacked control knobs bound against each other. Combined with the other problems, it was unplayable -- it could not be tuned nor would it retain pitch.Some previous Danelectro Longhorn models were serviceable instruments -- this one is not. This "Dead On '58" is already being referred to as the "DOA." They're not kidding.
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