Hail the horns! Dano's radical thumper returns at an ultra-accessible price.
Plywood bodies, lipstick tube pickups, and chicken-head concentric knobs: Danelectro isn't a brand that’s known for playing it safe. Even still, the Longhorn Baritone’s blend of rustic country charm and retro-futurism is just as wild today as it was when the guitar was first released in the ’50s! This bass-meets-guitar design sports a hybrid 29.72-inch scale length — which sits between a standard baritone and a short-scale bass — to cover the deep-sounding B–B range. The Longhorn Baritone’s tonal depth comes out loud and clear through a pair of Danelectro’s legendary high impedance Lipstick pickups, gracing the extended range growl with a touch of chime and jangle. Finally, this Dano’s open and airy tone comes courtesy of its semi-hollow plywood frame, topped with composite hardboard — faithful to the original department-store charm of the original Danelectros! (Courtesy of Sweetwater)
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Dig into this demo of a throaty new bari with a pair of non-traditional soundholes.
B1E Baritone
27" Scale Grand Auditorium, 6-string Baritone-electric, Solid Sitka top, Rosewood back & sides, Rosewood bridge & fingerboard, Fishman Prefix Plus T electronics, hardshell case - Satin Natural.
With an offset soundhole and side-port the Walden B1E sounds sonically excellent while incorporating the more comfortable Grand Auditorium body shape. A graphite reinforced Mahogany neck contribute to stability and its 27″ scale length and 1-13/16″ nut width contribute to the B1E Baritone’s transparent playability.
BARITONE. Grand Auditorium body featuring a solid Sitka Spruce top with Low-Mass Double-X bracing, Rosewood back and sides, offset soundhole with side port, Abalone & Rosewood rosette, Rosewood binding, 1-13/16” nut width, 27” scale, 18:1 ratio gold die-cast tuners with black keys, graphite reinforced neck, two-way truss rod, pearl Walden logo, rosewood fingerboard & bridge, bone nut & saddle, D’Addario EXP23 baritone strings, with hard shell case.