The body is copied off a guitar, not a bass, which would have a slightly longer upper horn. The GFS neck had a crooked heel, which placed the entire neck at an angle that the bridge could not manage. Once I realized that, I fixed it on the belt sander.
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 started as a vintage neck that I got on eBay. I built a reproduction body and hunted-down old-style parts to rebuild this as authentically as possible. The finish is black nitro, which is accumulating nitro damage just from existing. Someday I should strip that garbage off and re-shoot it in polyurethane.
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