For a guy who is all about owning the least amount of gear, you sure can make me want to buy more guitars...

Great video Hypes! RJ sounds killer and I love the blue sparkle Dano!

Epic video Keith! Thank you for letting me a part of it!

This Sunday just got wayyyy better. What a great video Keith. I love Danos.

This channel is about appreciating the gear you have but every time he makes a video about a piece of gear I am so facisnated by the story I have to have one! This is the most expensive youtube channel in history

The thing that defined Nathan Daniel's economic style of building for me, was that the "sparkle" finishes was created by shaking the aluminum shavings from the nuts and bridges onto the clear coat and then adding more layers over them. That's why on true vintage sparkle finishes, the finish has shrunk and the sparkles are very bumpy. Mr. Daniel never let anything go to waste.

Danelectro and R. J. Ronquillo is a perfect duo.

5 watt life! Content creators like this have completely replaced television in any way that counts. Here’s to you man. Thanks for the information and entertainment Keith.

The guy that played the Coral sitar on “ Hooked on a Feelin’” AND “ Cry Like a Baby” by The Box Tops was the legendary studio player, Reggie Young. I’m the guitar player for The Box Tops. Jerry Wexler had sent a sitar to American Studios and “ Cry like a Baby” was the first thing he played it on. To play the song on tour, I had to buy my own sitar, of course, and I bought 3 of them at $150 apiece. This was before flight cases were invented, and the worst thing about the sitars was that their cases were so flimsy. Eastern Airlines broke all 3 of them, so I had to buy another one. Sold it in ‘73 for $200 . When the band regrouped in ‘97, I bought a Jerry Jones sitar from Jerry. Reggie bought one, too.

Here's a piece of Danelectro history you missed. In 1970 the factory was reopened by a guy from Texas and they began to manufacture the 6 strings again under the Danelectro name . There was a contract to make guitars for the military PXs. They were also working on an epoxy enclosed hum-bucker. I worked there that summer along with David Sancious and Gary Tallent of the original E-Street band. The plant was closed because the owner was not paying his employees and someone reported him (me) to NJ Wage & Hour. I know we finished some guitars before the close but don't know were they went.

RJ is so criminally underrated. Loved his Guild demos.

Danelectro is often overlooked in its role in rock - thank you for making this video!!! Fantastic content as always.

In 1964 we bought a Silvertone that had a built in amplifier in the case. The price was $75 NEW from Sears on Fordham Rd in the Bronx. You took the guitar out of the case, stood the case up and you were ready to go. The amp also came with a then highly regarded Jensen speaker. Not bad for $75. It actually sounded better than my friends Gretsch which was $300 but not better than another friends Fender Jaguar. That Jaguar was a fantastic guitar.

I LOVE Danelectro. They're so funky and quirky and nothing else sounds like them.

Heads-up: Jimmy Page followed Syd Barrett's lead and purchased his own Danelectro 3021 after seeing Syd play his in early Pink Floyd gigs. Jimmy similarly made his own Syd-inspired mirror disc Telecaster, based on Syd's mirror-disc Esquire. Later on, Jimmy painted the famous dragon on that legendary guitar. Just wanting to give some more depth to the history, and kudos to Syd.

Danelectro is one of those brands me and my friends have looked at and just been in awe of because of how quirky they were. We’ve known basically nothing and now we have the absolute genius and smooth calming voice of Keith to teach us everything we ever could want to know. Thank you so much!

At the time of my viewing of this: Who are the 8 weird-o's who had the gaul to give this a thumbs down? This is some of the best content on KZfaq.

I'm absolutely happy with my DC59 bought in 2017.I've had a Tele,a Les Paul junior, a Dot and nothing gets closer to a Dano

Most excellent as usual Keith and R.J. !

Can there be anybody on youtube that is more stoic in their delivery? I dig it, straight to the point!

Danelectro is one of my favorite guitar brands of all time. They’re so unique and people like Vinnie Bell, Duane Eddy, Link Wray, Syd Barrett, Jimmy Page, and even Steve Howe played them and made them just as iconic as the Fenders and Gibsons from the 50’s and 60’s.

You did miss my favorite Danelectro story. John Entwistle is purported to have played a Longhorn bass on My Generation and started to break strings. Not being able to get replacement strings, he went back and bought a second Longhorn bass, broke strings on that one, and then went on to buy a third before getting the track down.

Love the "Short History" series! Nobody better than RJ to be featured in this particular one. Would love to see one of these on Hagstrom in the future!

Joe Walsh said in an interview that his first guitar was a Silvertone acoustic he bought from a Sears catalog in high school. He said that he played clarinet and oboe in band, but didn’t get any ladies until he picked up that Silvertone!

The Dano has a unique sound reminds me of the jangly 60s garage band rock from high school. Geez most of those guys were playing Silvertones and Airlines. Great video. Thanks Keith.

I have the '59XT and frankly love it. Unique tones and really stable Wilkinson trem. People seem to love the quirky looks of this guitar so it's a keeper. They've carved out a unique space in the guitar world...

Always Great. Love the Dano Blue Sparkle. I always like RJ! Great player

RJ Ronquillo makes all these guitars sound fabulous - love his playing!

seriously all these intro tracks need to be complied into a playlist.

I believe Danelectros were also the first large-production guitars to use an in-between 25" scale (vs. Fender/Gibson) plus a flatter (14") fretboard radius. The original frets were also pretty beefy by 50's/60's standards. They play surprisingly well even after all these years, and sound great, too! (:

Anybody else immediately check the prices of the baritones on ebay?! Cool video, Keith. Nice to see RJ, pop up on your channel too.

I’ve had my 59 dano reissue for about 14 years-ish. Great machine! Always stays in tune and plays easy! Several of my friends have bought Dano’s after playing mine. Thank you Keith great episode!!!

*gets a five watt notification* *takes break at work asap to get the good good info*

Keith, this was so fun to watch... FYI, you are featured in my next video.....

Great stuff Five Watt and some awesome playing R.J! Cheers!!

Great video, looking forward to the next

RJ is the man! Tupac to Thompson Square! He literally can do it all. Lol live his channel. Great video Keith!

Loved seeing JJ Cale with his Convertible for a second there

Thanks for the very cool history lesson. I'm afraid I have a boring old DC59 reissue which I love.

Like we ever get tired of more Jimmy Page history? Great video!

Damn, Ronquillo is a monster player. Not a big Dano fan but he makes it sound incredible.

Rick Miller of Southern Culture On The Skids has a well loved Danelectro. I can't picture him playing anything else and it is a key part of the SCOTS sound.

I came here because JJ Cale played a Danelectro... and there he is in this vid! Thanks for the history lesson, good sir.

The Danelectro brand will always be near & dear to my heart. As a kid from NJ growing up in the '50-60s my first amp was a 1965-66 Danelectro tube amp/cab that were hard-wired together with a twisted cable and designed so the head could slip into the bottom rear of the cabinet for transport/storage. It had a decent spring reverb & tremolo plus 2-button footswitch, either 1x10 or 12, can't recall, and probaby 15-25 watts. The head had a chrome faceplate with black lettering & rather large hatbox style knobs; both head & cab were covered in a textured gray vinyl. It always seemed super heavy to carry but woefully underpowered for the crisp clean tones I wanted as a '65 Strat rhythm player (before distortion was a thing). Eventually I blew a hole in the speaker and moved on to a new combo amp. But that Dano amp got me thru many, many gigs in my early performance years, for which I will always be grateful. I still have some recordings of me playing thru that amp, and many fond memories of those Danelectro years.

Great playing by RJ. Makes me want to buy a Danelectro!

That was great. Love my 3 Silvertones. No mention of the 5 watt amp in case units. Cheers

Great video Keith! I have an old black and white photo of my dad playing a Silvertone with the amp built in the case (dated May, 1966) with my older brother as a baby sitting beside him.

Yayy! A Dano "Short History"! I love my black & white Korean '59 12 string, it's a jangle machine! Those lipstick pups are wicked!

Danelctro guitars are unique in appearance and sound. I have a blue sparkle 1994 Hodad w/ Dano branded Bigsby trem. The tone pots are push pull. One splits the pickups and the other one puts the neck and bridge pickups out of phase. So many different tonal possibilities!

RJ on an episode about Danelectro?!? Heavenly

With most youtube channels I'm subscribed to, when I see a new video I excitedly click. With yours, I get a mug of tea and make sure to get cozy, and THEN I excitedly click. Thanks Keith

Thanks, Keith. Awesome. My father had a Silvertone he bought in 62. I would've liked to hear more about the the Silvertone and Airline but it was great.

Another mention for a notable Coral Sitar track: "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" By Genesis, featuring the Coral Sitar played by Steve Hackett. Interestingly, Hackett's own Coral Sitar was loaned to the Genesis tribute band The Musical Box for their re-staging of the Selling England by the Pound concerts. Talk about authenticity ;)

Once again brilliant stuff! As Chaucer would say “well donne auld sonne!” I grew up with Jerry Jones in Jackson Mississippi and he was my first guitar technician I ever knew that knew what the hell was going on. I am fortunate enough to have five of his guitars and two of them are Dano replicants for lack of a better word. And Jerry would never tell you this but he is a great pedal steel player! I have the third of his six string Longhorn baritones/basses from the 90’s. Same body with two different necks. And I believe I have the first of his 12 strings that I consider to be the best 12 string electric guitar that’s ever been made. I honestly cannot remember the last time I had to tune it up. The tool and dye on the bridge is absolutely amazing! You can do a major 69 chord on the 14th fret and it’s fine! And he does have some great stories about Dan! The most important thing I have to say about Dan electro’s is that once you start playing them in a track you can’t stop. The sound just defines everything that will follow and it is a wonderful thing! It’s like the guitar is telling you as a listener, “ don’t give up on me now girl!” And once again nice work! When all of this pandemic is over you need to head down to Nashville and give us a call! We’re waiting for you! Cheers!

Great video as always RJ Rocks!!

Got off work late this Sunday and this was first video I watched. Best way to decompress that I could dream of...thank you!

YUSSSSSSS

Yesss yess yesss!!! This is pure entertainment, thank you Keith!

Perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon thanks for great videos

Currently looking at buying a Danelectro. It’s almost like this is a sign 🤔

Im surprised you did not mention the Sears Silvertone with the amp in case model...never knew it was a Danelectro in disguise. Thanks Mr Williams....learned a lot today and I love origins.

Great work once again, Keith !!! yep, born in '57 so a kid staring at the Sears WishBook every year wanting an amp in case SilverTone, oval cut out in the pg for the pick up. family couldn't afford this but i did get a Wing Ding when i was 10 :) Friend had a ST. Me "Lets hit this with the Distortion + !" nope was the answer. He was probably right. Bought a Daddy O od that i liked but gave to my son along with a guitar and amp. He never got into it. Played one LipStick pup axe at a shop. Fender Surfcaster, luckily knowing the song that inspired it, Los Lobos "Is This All There Is", Ibz TS 15 amp. Sounded great ! Thanks for the memories !!

I absolutely love my new five watt world hoodie. Great choice in supplier.

Out of all my guitars, the only one that was stolen was my Danelectro Hodad! 👍😎❤🖖 Love brother

Nice work as usual. I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't spend more time on the Silvertones, especially the 1448 that so many of us of a certain age lusted for in our youth. I had a guy bring one in to have the amp recapped, and when he returned, I said, "Take my money!". Mine now, and I'm loving it.

Jimmy Page playing the Danelectro playing In my Time of Dying is outrageous

That blue sparkle finish is GORGEOUS! I just bought a baritone Danelectro with the black sparkle flake finish and I love it so much.

Another great track that uses the coral sitar ist Stephen Still "Cherokee" from his first solo album. Great video!

You skipped over my favorite part of the Danelectro story - the invention of what's become known as a "Bass VI". Danelectro was the first to make one. Also I think the Longhorn Bass deserved much more mention considering all the greats that have used one.

I absolutely love the finish on the thumbnail. Id love to try playing a danelectro.

Another legendary new jersey brand. Great video!

Please do one with Rickenbacker! These videos are great, I've watched them all. It was nice to be able to hear how they sound by RJ playing.

Most underrated guitar used by Page: The Fender Strat used on "in the Evening".

I don't think I knew about Coral guitars and I know I never heard of Jerry Jones guitars until now. Another great day at school for me. Thanks again for a great channel.

What a Sunday watch it is when two of your favourite channels collide! Great video Keith, and great playing R.J.!

Rory Gallagher’s ‘Philby’, another nice Coral Sitar appearance.

The amplifier shown at 2:26 appears to be a Valco-built unit. (Note: Danelectro-built amps usually had an aluminum chassis, Valco amps usually had a painted or plated steel chassis).

That's a REALLY nice "dynamic-rounded" tone and a great jam in the intro ❤️

My '59DC is a MIK model from the '90s and has individual saddles. The previous owner swapped out the tuners for Grovers and it's a very stable instrument. Big bang for the buck units, for sure.

Was waiting on the Hendrix images when he was in the Army playing one.

SINCE THE EARLY 1960s I'VE ALWAYS DUG SILVERTONE, AIRLINE, KAY AND OTHER INEXPENSIVE INSTRUMENTS LIKE THE DANELECTROS I STILL HAVE LOTS OF THEM THE AMPS ARE COOL TOO THANKS FOR THIS POST 5WW NEVER DISAPPOINTS CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042

My first guitar was a danelectro. With that guitar comes a strong sense of nostalgia. Thank you for this video

Good morning Keith thanks for sharing :)

Jimi Hendrix's played a Danelectro shorthorn that he bought with the help of his father after his Supro was stolen.

The Silvertone brand has also been revived.

Excellent history as always Keith... thanks for scrathing our Dano-itch!!

I bought a second-hand Danelectro 63 reissue a few years ago on an impulse - Masonite for days, twang that can strip wallpaper and a fretboard profile you can literally bend the strings off - tons of fun to play. Great video, thanks.

For me it was Jack Bruce and Jimmy Page that kicked off my Dano journey.... Jack for the Dano short scale Longhorn bass, and Jimmy for the b&w '59!

Wasn't Link Wray's "Rumble" recorded on a longhorn? As always Keith - you set the bar for content creators with your subjects, research, delivery and quality of your productions. I was hoping the Danelectro would be made and you didn't disappoint! Thanks as always!

Love my Danelectro 59x12. Thanks for this excellent short history, Keith!

its becoming ritual now to watch a five watt world video before sleep time and here i am just finished with this one . great great channel !

In the mid 80’s somebody tried to sell me a 60’s danelectro with the Masonite body for $50 bucks. I just laughed at him, who the hell wants one of those?

Green Day used silvertone amplifiers on their Uno Dos Tre trilogy of albums

Thanks Keith, this series is fantastic

Love ❤️ wot you do so interesting learning so much; many thanks 😊 from Australia 🇦🇺 cheers 🍻 👏 😊

Yet another fascinating history lesson, you never let me down. Didn't know about the Coral connection. Another couple of songs that had the Coral electric sitar on it are Joe South's 'Games People Play' and The Lemon Pipers' 'Green Tambourine'.

Loved it! My first electric was a Silvertone 1420, made by Harmony, I think. I have found almost nothing on this model. It is a modified H46, made only for Sears. Thanks for the great video!

i still have and still play my first electric guitar, a 1965 , Danelectro built Sears Silvertone model 1450. it was only in the Sears catalog 1 year. Still use the original case. it literally went under the bed about 1969 when i bought my Gretsch Country Gentleman with Chet’s name all over it in gold and stayed there until about 2010.

Awesome video. I better appreciate why some love these very cool guitars. Also the demos from R. J. add a lot!

So glad to see an episode about Danelectros! Awesome quality video Keith!