Danelectro DC12 – 12 String Guitar Black with Cream body sides – c.1998 with gig bag
Around 1954 Nathan Daniel founder of Danelectro guitars, started to introduce a line of electric guitars. His designs were simple, inexpensive, unique, quirky but very cool, and they included the aesthetically brilliant, excellent sounding lipstick pickups. By the late 60’s Daniel was looking to slow down, and he later sold Danelectro to MCA, staying on for a while as Danelectro’s president. In the 1990’s Steve Ridinger of the Evets Corporation acquired the Danelectro brand. They initially just wanted to concentrate on effects pedals however by request, they started bringing out some guitar reissues. The reissues started around 1998.
This guitar built in Korea, we believe it was from the first production of the DC 12 guitars, built between 1998 and 2002. These I have been informed by Danelectro collectors to be argued as the best era of reissue guitars!
Many great players have enjoyed the different sounds you can get from these guitars, and you should definitely check out the clip on YouTube where Jimmy Page, using his Danelectro DC-2, shows Jack White & Edge how he came up with the Kashmir chords (link: https://youtu.be/ODidAgdL40Y).
The guitar is in good overall condition for an instrument enjoyed since it was built! The guitar has no visible dents or dings on the front or back however on the side of the guitar it has some areas with marks (on the cream areas), these are shown in the pics and video. Please note that these are purely cosmetic. The volume and tone pots are slightly scratchy, but these are only scratchy when the controls are being operated, and not whilst the guitar is being played.
The guitar has been recently had a setup, making various small adjustments to lower the action and to make the guitar sing, this included a fretboard condition, and being re-strung with a new set of D’Addario nickel wound XL strings (10-46) gauge.
I can assure you if this becomes your new axe, you will not be disappointed and the envy of many!
The guitar comes with a padded gig bag (Boston Bags & Straps).
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Condition: Used but in good condition.
