Danelectro MOD7 - anyone actually played one?

DDDorian · 11-06-2007, 11:33 PM

I figure this is the next-best thing to a sevenstring Jazzmaster so I'm thnking I might track one down. Opinions?

garcia3441 · 11-06-2007, 11:53 PM

Darren owns one.

darren · 11-07-2007, 03:00 AM

I'm not quite sure how it compares to a Jazzmaster, but it definitely has its own unique voice. It's not a guitar for everyone, but if you like unique tones that have their own special place, it's a really cool guitar.

DDDorian · 11-07-2007, 08:14 AM

Well that's something, I guess. Looking up the specs though, the "hardboard" body has me kinda worried...

Stitch · 11-07-2007, 08:18 AM

Nothing to be worried about. Its a bonafide laminate body, amde of composites and glues. It isn't a lump of mahogany or alder or basswood, which is fine because this isn't a traditional guitar.

Say what you want, be a snob, but have you ever tried a proper Danelectro? Almost all of them are made with ply/laminate or hardwood bodies, and most of them arent that bad.
It definitely adds to the character and kookiness of the guitars sound.

DDDorian · 11-07-2007, 08:39 AM

I didn't mean to come across as snobbish. I had assumed it had an alder body and when I saw the body was "hardboard" I thought it was a euphemism for "balsa wood we salvaged from some kid's failed woodwork project"; I mean, it IS a pretty cheap guitar, so I feared the worst.

The only Danelectro I've ever seen in the flesh, let alone played, was one of those electric sitar dealios, which I had absolutely no clue about and thought it was horrendously set up, haha.

Stitch · 11-07-2007, 08:40 AM

Dude, I'm sorry - I shouldn't have worded that as aggressively as I did.

I wasn't trying to suggest you were being snobbish.

I'm gonna take a break just now....need sleep. Sorry bro.

DDDorian · 11-07-2007, 08:42 AM

Don't mention it. To your defence, I am an arrogant gobshite, heh.

distressed_romeo · 11-07-2007, 08:46 AM

If you slapped a set of 13s on it, I'll bet it would be an awesome tool for slide playing.

elrrek · 11-07-2007, 08:50 AM

I tried to grab one of these in two auctions on the US ebay recently.

The first guy was asking way too much for it (imho) and the second guy - who had a much more reasonable price - wasn't into shipping to me in the UK

Guess I'll just have to wait for the Loomis hardtail in 2008 (fingers crossed) or grab an Agile if I want a 2nd and "different" 7.

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11-06-2007, 11:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
DDDorian Later, ace! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 2,274 Main Seven: Schecter 007 Elite in che Rig: Sunn Beta Lead Thanked: 132	Danelectro MOD7 - anyone actually played one? I figure this is the next-best thing to a sevenstring Jazzmaster so I'm thnking I might track one down. Opinions?

11-06-2007, 11:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
garcia3441 Tone Whore Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 5,863 Real Name: Mike J. Main Seven: 2002 Vigier Excalibur 7 Main ERG: Danelectro Baritone Rig: Hot Rod DeVille 410 Thanked: 86	Darren owns one. "Im sick and tired of hearing things From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocritics All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth. " John Lennon

11-07-2007, 03:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
darren Mr. Negative Pants™ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Canada Posts: 7,357 Main Seven: OMFG! EBMM JP7 Rig: GT6PowerBlockThiele Thanked: 32	I'm not quite sure how it compares to a Jazzmaster, but it definitely has its own unique voice. It's not a guitar for everyone, but if you like unique tones that have their own special place, it's a really cool guitar. This space intentionally left blank.

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11-07-2007, 08:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
DDDorian Later, ace! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 2,274 Main Seven: Schecter 007 Elite in che Rig: Sunn Beta Lead Thanked: 132	Well that's something, I guess. Looking up the specs though, the "hardboard" body has me kinda worried...

11-07-2007, 08:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 6,876 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 109	Nothing to be worried about. Its a bonafide laminate body, amde of composites and glues. It isn't a lump of mahogany or alder or basswood, which is fine because this isn't a traditional guitar. Say what you want, be a snob, but have you ever tried a proper Danelectro? Almost all of them are made with ply/laminate or hardwood bodies, and most of them arent that bad. It definitely adds to the character and kookiness of the guitars sound.

11-07-2007, 08:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
DDDorian Later, ace! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 2,274 Main Seven: Schecter 007 Elite in che Rig: Sunn Beta Lead Thanked: 132	I didn't mean to come across as snobbish. I had assumed it had an alder body and when I saw the body was "hardboard" I thought it was a euphemism for "balsa wood we salvaged from some kid's failed woodwork project"; I mean, it IS a pretty cheap guitar, so I feared the worst. The only Danelectro I've ever seen in the flesh, let alone played, was one of those electric sitar dealios, which I had absolutely no clue about and thought it was horrendously set up, haha.

11-07-2007, 08:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 6,876 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 109	Dude, I'm sorry - I shouldn't have worded that as aggressively as I did. I wasn't trying to suggest you were being snobbish. I'm gonna take a break just now....need sleep. Sorry bro.

11-07-2007, 08:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
DDDorian Later, ace! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 2,274 Main Seven: Schecter 007 Elite in che Rig: Sunn Beta Lead Thanked: 132	Don't mention it. To your defence, I am an arrogant gobshite, heh.

11-07-2007, 08:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
elrrek ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 167 Thanked: 0	I tried to grab one of these in two auctions on the US ebay recently. The first guy was asking way too much for it (imho) and the second guy - who had a much more reasonable price - wasn't into shipping to me in the UK Guess I'll just have to wait for the Loomis hardtail in 2008 (fingers crossed) or grab an Agile if I want a 2nd and "different" 7. Must. Have. More. Seven. String. Guitars.

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