Danelectro Pro-1 Bass (1/7)
The body was traced directly off the guitar, finished in very dark brown poly with tan Tolex. The neck is a reissue that has lain around for years. The bridge was originally left-handed, a few minutes with a file and it was right-handed. The double lipstick is switchable series/parallel/single-coil, for some variety. This is my first dry-erase pickguard.
The guitar has also been modified to be more authentic - I stripped off the dullcote from the body and shined it up, with new binding.
Gordon Patriarca:
January 13, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Hello. How many times a day do people ask if you sell your stuff ? ;-)
Kennan Shaw:
August 16, 2021 at 5:29 PM
The Pro-1 Bass is just dead sexy. I'm going to have to find a tracing of that body. Beautiful work!
claude:
March 23, 2020 at 8:46 PM
how cool is this!! i stumbled onto your site as i was looking to see if Danelectro ever did a reissue of their 'Hawk' bass or if they ever made a 'Pro' bass. the Hawk has a nice off-set body and pick guard, and of course the 'Pro' (yeah, that had to have been a joke name) certainly had its own peculiar charm. i love what you are doing here. i'm inspired, tho i think i'll cannibalize a couple of old kawai/guyatone/teisco guitars i've got laying around and transform them into a short scale bass....which is mostly what i play these days (mustang, bronco, ibanezTMB30). you are doing beautiful work !!!