Stylish 12-string Hardtail with HS Pickups
The Danelectro 59X12 — 12-string version of the groundbreaking 59XT — serves up a decadent 12-string tonal buffet and a hearty spoonful of that classic Dano Shorthorn style. The 59X12’s vintage single-coil in the neck and coil-split Lipstick humbucker in the bridge are your ticket to a world of folksy cleans and jangly pop nostalgia, with a broad palette of blitzed-out rock and psychedelic textures just waiting to be discovered. The 59X12’s resonant hardwood body and snappy maple neck operate in perfect harmony, with a pau ferro fingerboard adding to the guitar’s overall richness and sustain. An adjustable hardtail bridge gives this affordable 12-string rock-solid intonation and sustain. Rounding out this stylish instrument is a set of die-cast chrome knobs and complementary chrome hardware.
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Dano Shorthorn style
The iconic Shorthorn design makes a triumphant return in the Danelectro 59X12 12-string electric guitar. Tapping the hardwood/plywood body reveals a rich resonance, unplugged or onstage, which is why you could see earlier iterations of this guitar in the hands of notable axemen Syd Barrett and Jimmy Page.
Versatile HS pickups
The 59X12 isn't your grandfather's Dano. This retro reimagining of the classic 59 is a thoroughbred rock stallion, with a vintage single-coil in the neck position and a full-range Lipstick humbucker at the bridge. The angled pickup design is effective at balancing notes across all 12 strings, giving bridge-position high octaves a bit more warmth and neck-position low octaves a touch more clarity. What surprised us at Sweetwater is how well the humbucker cleans up, especially in the split configuration. Engaging the push-pull coil split unearths more of the iconic jangle and bite that 12-string Danelectros are best known for.
Adjustable hardtail bridge
Intonation is a critical part of the 12-string recipe. That’s why your 59X12 comes loaded with an adjustable hardtail bridge for rock-solid stability between octaves. Paired with its other assets, there’s no question: the Danelectro 59X12 12-string from Sweetwater is a lot of guitar for not a lot of dough.
Danelectro 59X12 Features:
- A stylish 12-string electric guitar with split HS pickups
- Celebrated Dano design: Shorthorn body, Coke bottle headstock, and Lipstick pickup covers
- Taps into folksy cleans and classic pop jangle, and opens up into blitzed-out rock and psychedelic tones
- Vintage single-coil neck pickup and Lipstick humbucking bridge pickup with push-pull coil split
- Adjustable hardtail bridge for rock-solid intonation
