A Couple Danelectro / Silvertone Builds

Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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Josh wrote:Looks amazing man. Those 1449s are my favorite. Keep kicking myself that I missed out on one that was going for cheap
Thanks. This one sounds ballsy. The pickups are from a Dano 59 DC reissue. The neck is a little fatter than the 1448.
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Masonite is hardboard with one smooth side. The other side looks dotted, like you see inside a cavity in a Danelectro. Other kinds have two smooth sides. Names are regularly mixed, I think all kinds are often Masonite in the US, and hardboard in the UK.
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Finally got around to finishing the plywood U1 build.
I decided to add a p90 bridge pickup and age it a little as well.


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Beautiful!
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man that looks really great. I think the soapbar adds even more character or something like a backstory to the guitar :)
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henkstroem wrote:Beautiful!
Thanks!

vojtasTS29 wrote:man that looks really great. I think the soapbar adds even more character or something like a backstory to the guitar :)
Thanks! Yeah, I really like the p90 bridge too. Makes it more of a workhorse guitar which I dig.
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This is beyond awesome
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Perfect!
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