Danelectro DC 59M NOS+ Electric Guitar Review 

You simply use your pinky + the edge of your hand to quickly roll up or down the volume while playing with one simple move. No thumb involved. That’s much quicker. That’s also why the volume is the outer ring. Makes much more sense for probably 90% of all players.

Thanks for review. One comment on 59M volume controls (9:22 in video), the lower volume knobs allow player to press against pick guard and easily roll the volume on or off with little finger. With some practice, I used it to create a vibrato effect.

I love those re-issued Danelectro guitars. They have wonderful necks and finger boards. The old ones would feed back a lot.

I got a black one with a white pick guard. This is the guitar that Jimmy Page used on Kashmir and Ten Years Gone. For the money its a steal and like what Shane said, its got a very different sound. it makes a great additional guitar. Also it will fit into the same size guitar case that a Strat would fit into

I can remember when they sold these in the Red Circle Boutique (Target)

I could hear the tone knobs have the same problem that I have with my left-handed Danelectro Vintage 12: tone all the way off is dark. Move it just a bit and it goes totally bright. Putting it on a scale, at 10, totally bright. At 1, totally dark. But at 2.5, it goes totally bright and stays unchanged as bright from 2.5 up to 10. This is caused by them using an “A” audio taper pot wired in reverse for tone. I had to replace my tone pot with a linear taper pot for normal tone control. Then the volume pot was a linear taper that I had to replace with a “C” reverse audio taper pot for proper left handed volume control. These replacements were easy and inexpensive for my guitar. But you have concentric pots and there is no way you are going to find “C” reverse audio taper concentric pots for proper left handed control. One of the (many) times where being left-handed is a gear disadvantage.

Love the Dano's ,thanks for the demo. Those knobs are how they were originally so I doubt if they will change the controls .

When you look at a guitar like this, you can see where Brian May got some of the design ideas for his guitar...but took it to a whole 'nother level!

That opening track was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 LOVED it. Great playing and great review Shane!

Great review Shane! I’ve been toying with the idea buying one of these...for the money there’s no reason not to have this tonal & visual option in the collection.

Honestly, none of these comments mention how much better the bridge/tailpiece design is on these than the original.

A great guitar for any collection, I love the 12 string, it never goes out of tune. Of course, I spent a few hours rubbing down the neck with steel wool. Every guitar that falls into my hands gets the same treatment.

Good sound Shane, just be aware that the middle position, is wired in SERIES, not PARALLEL! An easy fix with an extra switch, to get parallel wiring to really GET that jangly sound out of it! Series is always thicker sounding as the outputs are summed together.

Your review is ultimately fair. I own an older Dano U-1 reissue. To me this type of guitar IS Danelectro! The Masonite Body with the solid neck and lipstick pickups. Yeah the neck heel is a bit of a bummer, but like you said, for rhythm work it is amazing! The dual pots are kind of a challenge, and I would hate to have to find a dealer to replace one (thankfully the U-1 only HAS one pot because it only has one pickup!!!). But all that aside I just love the quirky, retro vibe of the thing. Well done Shane!

The neck feels like butter. Love mine.

I like the bridges on the older models. Idk why they routed a chunk out and stuck a wraparound in there. It's kind of weird.

I've got a couple & Love them !!! You seem not to have any trouble getting real nice sound out of it. Thanks.

I hear they are good for surf music.

Thanks for this excellent démonstration. The problem is I bought one (exactly the same in fact) and now, I have to carry two guitars on stage .... 😂😂

I've owned a few Danelectro guitars and enjoyed all of them. Unfortunately, had to sell them when things got tough. If you ever come across an '84 SRV in white, please let me know; I've missed out twice. Enjoyed the video. Thumbs up on Danelectros for me. ChrisG

Love Dano’s! I have a Korean model 12 string b&w 59 with the Gotoh tuners and it’s cool! It’s a blues and jangle machine par excellence!

Harley Benton Te 40 and HB 35 ? Would love to see reviews on these two axes. I do have a Danelectro and enjoy it in open G

Tried one yesterday... hence watching your video now. So good! It's the next axe for sure. In case you see this, I've got to ask... are you holding your pick with your middle and first finger? It looked like it was sat more towards your middle finger as you played. Myself and Allen Hinds are the only other players I've seen do it...

Hey Shane! Love your channel.

in middle position, are the pickups in series or parallel?

Love the Guitar Shane and Great Performance! Is there a lot of 60cycle hum with the Pickups? Thanks man. Please keep up the Good Work! Love your Channel and Content! Cheers from the US!

I so love the look of that one !! :)

Nice sounds you're getting!

A cool looking guitar with a retro vibe!!! 🎸🎸🎸🤙🏾

Love Dano and don't own one. Curious, what the heck is Masonite?

I prefer the Stock '59 model, is more simple and nice, the neck is satin, the wood brigde give it a mellower tone and the single knobs are better. besides, the plug in jack is on top.

Interesting you used the slide - a number of players use Danelectro with lipsticks for slide!

Cool guitar for a different sound that your everyday run of the mill axe. I think I would definitely move that strap button. I need one of those PacMan lights in my life though!

Can't wait until they start shipping them. Love the color

I didnt know you were left handed lol. Cool review though man🙌🙌

That is one super cool looking guitar! You made it sound really great too! 🤙🏻🎼🎸

That was a cool opening jam.

I notice that you appear to hold the pick between the pad of the thumb and the pads of the index and ring finger. What advantages and disadvantages does that give?

What model of Fender amp is that? is it a Pro Jr? a 57 Delux reissue? or another one?

My problem with mine is the time controls I can’t tell if it’s changing the tone unless it’s off unlike my other guitars

Is it your lighting situation or the guitar does have a bit of olive/aged tint to its finish? It looks a lot more grey in the official photos.

Good to play Kashmir on!

hi, i have a danelectro 59 M nos and i'd like to change tuners , replacing it with locking kind. Do you know if Gotoh SD90-SL MG Locking 3L/3R N could fit it?

Hey, Link Wray played Danelectros! Crank up the amp and throw on the dirt. They love it!

Whats the neck like on this? Chunkier or medium or slim? thanks!

Nice to hear something a little different. Sounds great! I've played these before, though, and their ergonomics are terrible! Hard to play up high, and the double knobs are difficult to use.

I somehow got the EXACT same Dano Snowflake metal 59M nos+ -- this guitar is a tone monster. I use a volume pedal so the cupcake knobs don't bother me and I use the tone knobs on a tube amp or modeler. The pickup switch is the only thing I use on the guitar honestly. And I can reach all the way up the neck, even with how it's constructed. Maybe my fingers are different (?) but I get full access just like I'm playing an Ibanez super Strat. Heck, I want to get the 59XT to replace my humbucker guitar. The neck and build quality on these Korean Danos is amazing.

I own one and give it a thumbs up 👍🏻 to.

I like the shape of the Danelectros but the scratch guards are horrible looking, could do without them or a redesign.,, 👍 to Shane for the vid!

RIP to Aussie music legends Stuart Frazer on Monday and Greedy Smith today! \m/ \m/

That's a great-looking guitar. Lately I've been into Sparkle guitars I don't own one yet.. Rick has or had that green Sparkle reliced tele. That's the one I want.

If Danelectro wouldn't have sent out hundreds and hundreds of guitars for free to every single guitary RU-vidr with more than 500 followers in the last 18 months, they could probably sell these guitars for 20% less in stores... XD Every musician seriously interersted in guitars knows about Danelectro anyways, I don't know whether their marketing-storm really pays off... I lost interest when these guitars popped up on every channel. I had one about 6y ago and played a couple more here and there recently... it's kind of a funny guitar but still feels and sounds cheap. A lot of RU-vidrs sold them off after they've done their part of whatever agreement with Danelectro they've had... I just love guitars and find it sad when guitar brands try to manipulate people with marketing instead of convincing with quality. ...Fender decreased the build quality of their guitars since 2017 and pumped the saved money into their extreme social media marketing and they seem to do quite well financially... So maybe that's the way to go. It's about money, right? And growth. And market share. Not music.

Muito bom mesmo

Are they fragile?

Cool guitar. I hate that I was alive when they were making the originals. :-)

You will always suck when you play a Guitar store guitar, sad only 2 left handed guitars displayed, the usual Fender squire not in tune, no set, and an Ibanez over priced POC. The Ibanez I barely got tuned because the B string was slotted to low and you can shot an arrow with the string height. And the freebee picks .025mm bend in the wind. Next time I bring my D' Addario 1mm picks or my Clayton 1mm. You need a video of the plight and prejudice against left handed players. 10 percent of the population is left handed, so if a music store has 200 guitars there should be 20 left handed guitars. Most of my purchases are online so I don't have to hear a sales guy say if you play right handed you will have more choices LMFAO I have 26!

1:06 had me laughing

Got a real hardness to it that's kinda hurting my teeth lol... really though it does.

Is he Irish?

Ну чисто Дэвид Гилмор)

This has the best neck under $500

Pac-Man approves.

Great guitar player 👍 with a mediocre sounding guitar. High end seems a bit a bit subdued/muffled/choked... Great riffs!

Was this ever released left handed??! I can't find a single listing online... What a joke

Wacky guitar there ☺

With a 14" neck radius, great guitar for slide