Danelectro C

The Danelectro C model guitars were the first instruments designed by Danelectro, coming in both single and dual pickup versions. Designed by 1953"Blue Book of Electric Guitars". Retrieved 2 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help), they were put into production and retailed from 1954 to 1955"Vintage Guitar Info: Danelectro, Silvertone, Coral". Retrieved 2 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help), until being replaced by the Danelectro U model in 1956.

Unlike most all the later Danelectro instruments, the C model was a solid body constru?ction made of poplar wood"Vintage Guitar Pro: Danelectro Vintage Guitars". Retrieved 2 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help), and came in a peanut like body shape. These early guitars didn't have a modern truss rod but had a ¾" square aluminum tube"Vintage Guitar Info: Danelectro, Silvertone, Coral". Retrieved 2 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help) to prevent the from neck warp?ing.

On debut these first guitars pre-dated Danelectro's now signature lipstick pickup design, and instead wrapped their pickups in vinyl tape and placed them hidden under a melamine pickguard. This design feature ceased in 1955Tulloch, Doug. Neptune Bound: The Ultimate Danelectro Guitar Guide. Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-1574242409. when Nathan Daniels apparently aquired a job lot of surplus lipstick tubes which he utilised for makeshift pickup covers. The pickups when both selected are wired in series rather than the more standard parallel used today by most big brands.

References

"Blue Book of Electric Guitars". Retrieved 2 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

"Vintage Guitar Info: Danelectro, Silvertone, Coral". Retrieved 2 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

Tulloch, Doug. Neptune Bound: The Ultimate Danelectro Guitar Guide. Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-1574242409.

"Vintage Guitar Pro: Danelectro Vintage Guitars". Retrieved 2 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)