I finally found this advertisement, which shows a price of $59.95 direct. Converted to 2022 dollars, that is $561.44 !!! Guitars were relatively more expensive back then - a Telecaster was around $240, ($2250) while a Strat was in the neighborhood of $300, ($2800) so the Danelectro was still very inexpensive. The ten dollar 'canvas case' translates to $93.65. Even with inflation, things have gotten cheaper.
Danelectro is my favorite type of guitar, simply for the genius of their unorthodox, inexpensive, yet highly effective designs. I love the tone of old-growth masonite. If you are looking for details, the Pro-1 Bass is the most complete build documentation.
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This OLP Stingray was one of the first basses I ever modded heavily. I routed a battery and a second pickup cavity, and did all sorts of experiments on it, before returning it to it's original single-pickup configuration, but with upgraded active electronics and pickup, and a nice new pearl pickguard.
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