Doing Things Wrong

Danelectro Catalogs

Danelectro Catalog 1963

Here are some catalogs from the two golden eras of Danelectro - the sixties and the nineties. Use the arrows to flip through the pages.

Danelectro Catalog 1967

Danelectro Catalog 1968

Danelectro Catalog 1998

Danelectro Catalog 1999

Danelectro Catalog 2000

Years ago you could get this stuff cheaply on eBay, but nowadays it is rare and expensive.

This book has a lot more.
Still available on Kindle.

My take on bodies

An electric guitar body serves several purposes. It provides a place to attach (and hide) hardware and electronics, and provides a counterweight for the neck, specifically the tuners out there at the end. It also provides enough weight and bulk to stabilize the instrument while it is played, either sitting or standing, while at the same time being not too heavy or interfering with natural playing motions and access to the strings. And needless to say, it must be strong enough to resist the effects of string tension, which can be 100-200 pounds or more.

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