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Danelectro '59M NOS+ Electric Guitar - Copper

Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar with Spruce Body, Hardboard Top and Back, Maple Neck, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, and 2 NOS+ Single-coil Pickups - Copper
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Danelectro's Most Famous Guitar, with NOS+ Pickups

Retaining the character of their classic guitars, the Danelectro '59M NOS+ electric guitar offers a wonderful sonic alternative to your other guitars. It boasts everything players love about the Danelectro '59, including the distinctive shorthorn shape, a fully adjustable wraparound bridge, and stacked tone/volume controls. And with a pair of NOS+ lipstick pickups, you've got the character of the original NOS pickups but with brighter highs, punchier mids, and more powerful lows. If you're looking for an electric guitar with a distinctive single-coil voice that pairs beautifully with overdrive, check out the Danelectro '59M NOS+ guitar.

NOS+ lipstick pickups for definitive Danelectro tone

Based on the sonic character of their original NOS single-coil pickups, the NOS+ pickups in this '59M NOS+ guitar have been optimized for hotter output and livelier tone overall — punchier lows and mids, and highs with more clarity and bite. They sound particularly amazing for bluesy slide work and pair beautifully with an overdriven tube amplifier.

Instantly identifiable Dano looks and sound

The classic Dano look and sound may be every bit as familiar around the world as just about any other guitar design out there. It may have not sold the numbers other classic electric guitar designs have, but you've heard it on hundreds of records. The Danelectro '59M NOS+ captures this vibe for you in spades, and we're digging that vibe here at Sweetwater. Built with its feet firmly in the vintage design of the older Danos, the '59M NOS+ still offers you the ability to go from really old-school Nashville twang to modern fuzzed-out garage rock. And you'll look the part no matter what your tone calls for.

Construction updates for modern reliability

Like a great many vintage guitar designs, older Danos can sometimes fall victim to reliability issues. But you'll be able to gig your '59M NOS+ electric guitar without worry, thanks to modern updates that bring the guitar up to today's high-quality standards.

Instead of the traditional hardboard body, these guitars utilize a spruce body with hardboard as the top and back.

You'll get great intonation up and down the neck with the intonation-adjustable wraparound bridge. And while it's unfortunately missing in the older instruments, you get an adjustable truss rod to make sure your Dano '59M NOS+'s neck stays straight and plays true.

Danelectro '59M NOS+ Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Semi-hollowbody electric guitar with vintage character and modern reliability
  • Spruce body and hardboard top and back deliver superior tone
  • A look that's true to vintage Danelectro classics
  • NOS+ lipstick pickups deliver classic NOS tone with heavier lows, punchier mids, and brighter highs
  • Dual-action truss rod is ready to keep the neck straight for a lifetime
  • Intonation-adjustable wraparound tailpiece
  • Clear tone from an aluminum string nut
  • Stacked tone and volume knobs

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Semi-hollowbody, Chambered
  • Body Shape '59M NOS+
  • Body Material Spruce
  • Top Material Hardboard
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyester
  • Color Copper
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 14"
  • Fingerboard Material Pau Ferro
  • Fingerboard Inlay Dots
  • Number of Frets 21
  • Scale Length 25"
  • Nut Width 1.650"
  • Nut Material Aluminum
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Adjustable Wraparound
  • Tuners Die-cast Chrome
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup NOS+ Lipstick Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup NOS+ Lipstick Single-coil
  • Controls 2 x stacked volume, 2 x stacked tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings D'Addario, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: SW 59M NOS+ COP

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Rated 4.5/5

The Great & Not So Great

THE GREAT: What I love so much about this guitar is that its tone stands 100% apart from any other guitar I've ever owned, or currently own...and that's A LOT of guitars! It's also a VERY special guitar for playing Blues, because that signature tone sets it apart from so many other Blues players as well. All 3 pickup positions yield remarkable tonal results. In fact, I'm hearing new, incredible tones through my pedalboard and amps that I've never heard in over 30 years of playing.

The fit and finish on the one I ordered is flawless. The paint is deep and literally perfect. The neck is impeccable in its finish, feel, fret work, intonation etc. This guitar also has a satin finish treatment on the fretboard that looks beautiful and plays very well.

THE NOT SO GREAT: Hardware. While the vintage-style tuners work pretty well, and all the chrome work is decent quality, the bridge saddles are extremely sharp...so much so that resting your hand on the corner of the bridge for even a short amount of time will warrant a good bit of stabbing pain. I had to file mine down with a Dremel tool.

Worst of all though are the volume and tone knobs. They are made out of incredibly cheap plastic; and BOTH of my tone knobs fell right off within the very first hour of playing.

All in all, it's a fantastic guitar that I'm honestly thrilled with despite the small stuff. I find myself reaching for it more than my much higher end guitars, and would instantly replace it if something were to happen to it.
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