Welcomes another left-handed friendly brand, legendary Danelectro. I was surprised that they make guitars for lefties. So, let’s learn more about their guitars and basses with a few weird designs.
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Lefty-Friendly DANELECTRO Index
* one guitar means less than 10 instruments for lefties
About Danelectro
Danelectro is an American company founded in 1947 by Nathan Daniel. The company has gone through ups and downs, changed owners, and discontinued its instruments. But it survived and continues to produce guitars, accessories, and effects pedals. Evets Corporation now owns Danelectro.
- Brand Country: USA
- Owner: Evets Corporation
- Founded: 1947
- Industry Area: Electric guitars, Basses, Amplifiers, Pedal Effects, Resonators and Sitars, Accessories
In the range for left-handed people at the company available electric and bass guitars.
Danelectro makes affordable guitars with their uniquely recognizable design and distinctive sound.
Danelectro Left-Handed Electric Guitars
Danelectro offers three types of left-handed electric guitars:
- 6-String guitars,
- Baritone guitars,
- and 12-String guitars.
All guitars have a semi-hollow body construction and single lipstick pickups that provide a specific tone and timbre of the sound. Next, more detailed about each instrument.
Left-Handed Danelectro 59M NOS+
Danelectro 59M NOS+ is a semi-hollow body left-handed electric guitar in a double-cut shape. The guitar is made of Poplar/Masonite body, Maple neck, and Pau Ferro fretboard. The finish is in a gloss black color with a white pickguard. Model 59M NOS+ has two Danelectro ’56 Lipstick single pickups, a fixed fully adjustable wrap-around bridge, a 3-way pickup switcher, and two controls Volume/Tone.
SPECIFICATION:
- Body: Poplar with Masonite top and back
- Neck: Maple
- Fretboard: Pau Ferro
- Frets: 21
- Neck Attachment: Bolt-on
- Pickups: Single-Single (SS)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position
- Bridge: Fixed
- Color: Black
Left-Handed Danelectro Baritone
Danelectro Baritone LH is a semi-hollow body left-handed baritone electric guitar with a longer scale 756 mm/29.76″. The guitar is made of Poplar/Masonite body, Maple neck, and Pau Ferro fretboard. The finish is in a gloss black color with a black pickguard. Model Baritone has two Danelectro Lipstick single pickups, a fixed bridge, a 3-way pickup switcher, and two controls Volume/Tone.
SPECIFICATION:
- Scale: 756 mm/29.76″
- Body: Poplar with Masonite top and back
- Neck: Maple
- Fretboard: Pau Ferro
- Frets: 24
- Neck Attachment: Bolt-on
- Pickups: Single-Single (SS)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position
- Bridge: Fixed
- Color: Black
Left-Handed 12-String Danelectro 59 Dano Vintage
Danelectro 59 Dano Vintage is a semi-hollow body left-handed 12-string electric guitar in a double-cut shape. The guitar is made of Poplar/Masonite body, Maple neck, and Pau Ferro fretboard. The finish is in a gloss black color with a white pickguard. Model 59 Dano Vintage has two Danelectro Lipstick single pickups, a fixed through-body bridge, a 3-way pickup switcher, and two controls Volume/Tone.
SPECIFICATION:
- Body: Poplar with Masonite top and back
- Neck: Maple
- Fretboard: Pau Ferro
- Frets: 21
- Neck Attachment: Bolt-on
- Pickups: Single-Single (SS)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position
- Bridge: Fixed Through-Body
- Color: Black
Danelectro Left-Handed Bass Guitars
Danelectro offers two types of left-handed 4-string bass guitars, long scale (with standard length) and short scale.
Bass guitars also have a semi-hollow body and single lipstick pickups. Semi-hollow construction makes these instruments lighter than solid-body bass guitars.
Left-Handed Danelectro 59DC Long Scale Bass
Danelectro 59DC Long Scale Bass is a semi-hollow body left-handed electric bass guitar with a standard ‘long scale‘ length 864 mm/34″. The guitar is made of Poplar/Masonite body, Maple neck, and Pau Ferro fretboard. The finish is in a gloss black color with a white pickguard. Model 59DC Long Scale has two Alnico Lipstick single pickups, a fixed fully adjustable bridge, a 3-way pickup switcher, and two controls Volume/Tone.
SPECIFICATION:
- Body: Poplar with Masonite top and back
- Neck: Maple
- Fretboard: Pau Ferro
- Frets: 21
- Neck Attachment: Bolt-on
- Pickups: Single-Single (SS)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position
- Bridge: Fixed
- Color: Black
Left-Handed Danelectro Longhorn Bass
Danelectro Longhorn is a semi-hollow body left-handed electric bass guitar with a short scale length 755 mm/29.7″. The guitar is made of Poplar/Masonite body, Maple neck, and Pau Ferro fretboard. The finish is in a copper burst color with a transparent pickguard. Model Longhorn has two Souped Up Lipstick single pickups, a fixed bridge, and two controls Volume/Tone.
SPECIFICATION:
- Body: Poplar with Masonite top and back
- Neck: Maple
- Fretboard: Pau Ferro
- Frets: 24
- Neck Attachment: Bolt-on
- Pickups: Single-Single (SS)
- Bridge: Fixed
- Color: Copper Burst
How Danelectro Baritone Sound
After dry specs and descriptions, listen to how the baritone sounds. I think it sounds beautiful with an incredible timbre.
Who Plays Danelectro
- Joe Perry
- Dave Grohl
- Ronnie Wood
- Tommy Henriksen
- Jimmy Page
- Billy Gibbons
- Tom Waits
- and many others…
Looking for what other brands offer left-handed guitars?
Here’s an alphabetical list: LEFT-HANDED BRANDS GUIDE
FAQ
Does Danelectro make left-handed guitars?
YES! Danelectro makes affordable and quality instruments with unique sounds and designs. For the left-handed, they make several electric and bass guitars.
