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Danelectro Hodad Baritone, A Reasonably Priced Baritone

July 12, 2010
Alexa Wilding--photo by Manal Abu-Shaheen
Alexa Wilding is currently out on tour, mostly performing a solo, acoustic set. When in the studio, however, she also breaks out her Danelectro Hodad. Although she freely admits she might not "play it right."  

Offsite Link: For more on Alexa Wilding.

Danelectro DJ-10 Grilled Cheese Distortion Pedal: Louisville's William Benton On His Pedals

September 23, 2008
Danelectro DJ-10 Grilled Cheese
Though I've never had a grilled cheese and pineapple sandwich, it seems to me like a reasonable thing to eat -- even if it's something you wouldn't really think of conventionally eating. William Benton of Lucky Pineapple talks about adding the Danelectro DJ-10 Grilled Cheese distortion pedal to his pedalboard.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official website or Lucky Pineapple's official website for more information

Danelectro '63 Reissue Valued By William Benton Of Lucky Pineapple

September 11, 2008
Danelectro '63 Reissue With Lucky Pineapple
We hopped aboard the Pineapple Express to join William Benton of the band Lucky Pineapple where he shows us his guitar, a Danelectro '63 Reissue. This lightweight guitar with a lightweight price tag is a twangy treat for under three bills.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official website or Lucky Pineapple on MySpace for more information

Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus Stombox Demonstration

August 14, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus
Not to be confused with the chorus in the Danelectro Cool Cat line, the original Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus is a swinging way to wet and widen your tone. Owen O'Malley takes it for a spin.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official website for more information

Danelectro Longhorn Bass: The Truth On Danelectro Basses

August 08, 2008
Danelectro Longhorn Bass
When he's not covering third for the Yankees, Alex Rodriguez covers the low end for Mikey Peterson and the Trust. He talks about having to buy a Danelectro Longhorn before he negotiated that ridiculous contract.  

Offsite Link: Visit Mikey Peterson and the Trust on MySpace or Danelectro's official website for more information

Danelectro Fab Tone: Mid-90s Distortion Exhumed And Reviewed

July 30, 2008
Danelectro Fab Tone
One look at the retro-futuristic stylings of the Danelectro effects pedals and you'd be hard-pressed to expect anything other than surf-tones and "Satistfaction"-levels of distortion coming out of them. Think again.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official website for more information

Danelectro CT-1 Cool Cat Tremolo Pedal At Summer NAMM 2008

July 11, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cat CT-1
We've got one more Cool Cat for you coming from Summer NAMM 2008 -- the CT-1 Tremolo. Equipped with a hard switch to activate a square wave, go from classic tremolo to a little hard stop and go action on this kitty.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official Cool Cat website for more information

Danelectro CC-1 Cool Cat Chorus At Summer NAMM 2008

July 11, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cat CC-1
Originally, the Cool Cat was the name for Danelectro's Chorus pedal before it became a series. The CC-1 Cool Cat Chorus is the chorus pedal in their new Cool Cat line. I guess Danelectro really liked the name.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official Cool Cat website for more information

Danelectro CO-1 Cool Cat Drive At Summer NAMM 2008

July 10, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cat CO-1
We're back with another one of Danelectro's Cool Cat offerings. This one is a drive pedal that'll put the blues back in your bones with a twangy Texan kick that'll have you wearing a ten gallon hat and twenty gallon trucker stash in no time.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official Cool Cat page for more information

Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz Pedal At Summer NAMM 2008

July 10, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cat CF-1
With nine pedals in the Danelectro Cool Cat series and all of them at Summer NAMM 2008, we really hope you appreciate how hard it is to come up with puns, references and the like. Of course, there's always more than one way to skin a cat. With the CF-1 Fuzz pedal, I'll keep the foremost way to skin this particular cat to myself.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official Cool Cat Tone website for more information

Danelectro Cool Cat CM1: Yet Another Cooler-Than-Thou Cat At Summer NAMM

July 09, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cats CM1 Metal Distortion
Oh, you want to see more Cool Cats? In lieu of pictures of Miles Davis, we bring you even more Danelectro Cool Cat effect pedals. The CM1 is another metal distortion, though this one is less "Crazy Train" and more "Black Dog."  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official website for more information

Danelectro CM-2 Cool Cat Metal II Pedal At Summer NAMM 2008

July 09, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cat CM-2 Metal II
Danelectro has always gone for the retro-chic 50s vibe, but in the 1950s, there was no metal. Yet the CM-2 Cool Cat Metal II pedal defies all metal logic. But Satan predates the 50s, and he's pretty metal. That's why I hate math.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official Cool Cat Tone website for more information

Danelectro Cool Cat CD1: One Of Many Cool Cats At Summer NAMM

July 08, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cats CD1 Distortion
GW was overwhelmed and a little confused at the Danelectro booth at Summer NAMM 2008. See, they used to have a stereo chorus pedal called the "Cool Cat", and they still do, 'cept now they also have nine other pedals called "Cool Cat." Bear with us.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official website for more information

Danelectro CTO-1 Cool Cat Transparent Overdrive At Summer NAMM 2008

July 08, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cat CTO-1
Keep your tone in tact while throwing on a little meaty gristle with the Danelectro CTO-1 Transparent Overdrive. It's part of the Cool Cat series, but is it cooler than this frosty Diet Coke I just got out of the vending machine? That's a trick question. Don't answer it.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official Cool Cat website for more information

Danelectro CV-1 Cool Cat Vibe: Good Vibrations At Summer NAMM 2008

July 01, 2008
Danelectro Cool Cat CV-1
Danelectro sticks true to their throwback style, even with their newest pedal series, the Cool Cat line. Danelectro shows us the Cool Cat pedals, starting out with the trippy CV-1 Vibe pedal.  

Offsite Link: Visit Danelectro's official Cool Cat website for more information

Danelectro Guitars: Fort Madison Guitars' Chance McFadden Provides Some History

February 27, 2008
Danelectro Reissue
Gearwire headed a mite south for the 16th Annual Chicago Vintage Guitar Expo in Alsip, IL. In this video, Patrick Ogle talks to Fort Madison Guitars' Chance McFadden about Danelectro guitars, their history and their reissues.  

Offsite Link: Visit Fort Madison Guitars' official website for more information

Unichord SuperFuzz, DigiTech Hot Head, And Danelectro Tuna Melt: Ken Schenck Of VieTNam's Pedals

January 11, 2008
3 Distortion Pedals
Ken Schenck, the Surf Master strumming guitarist from VieTNam, shows us the pedals he uses on stage. With distortion pedals from Unichord, DigiTech, and Danelectro, Ken is able to get a load of different fuzzy tones.  

Offsite Link: Visit DigiTech's official website, Danelectro's official site, or VieTNam's MySpace page for more information

Guitarist Nate Van Allen Discusses His Favorite And Not So Favorite Guitars

July 16, 2007
Nate Van Allen

Chicago Guitarist Nate Van Allen (The Tossers, Siderunners) took some time to talk about his favorite guitars. We asked that he compare these guitars to something he also knows a great deal about—booze.

Van...  


Offsite Link: For more on The Egrets.

Guitarist For Connecticut-Based Project Tries To Decide Which Guitars He Could Abandon

July 16, 2007
Blood Ruby

Tom Wall of Connecticut-based studio project Blood Ruby talked to Gearwire about the band and his guitar collection.

What is the worst guitar in your 30 or so?

None that are really bad. But there...  


Offsite Link: For more on Blood Ruby.

Chicago-based Improvisational Jazz Musician Fred Lonberg-Holm Uses A Variety Amps In His Local Gigs And Around The World.

June 28, 2007
Cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm talks about his amps
Fender Twin, Vox AC30 and Marshall - not necessarily words you'd expect to hear from a cellist. But Chicago-based improvisational jazz musician Fred Lonberg-Holm uses all these amps, and more, in his local gigs and around...  

Offsite Link: Fender is here. Vox is here. Marshall is here. Ampeg is here. Fred Lonberg-Holm is here.

Using Old And Mismatched Gear To Create Heavenly Music

June 15, 2007
all my faith lost

all my faith lost, from Italy, started making music in 1998. After the almost inevitable line-up changes the band releases an ep on a small Italian label. In 2005 they released their first full length, as you're vanishing...  


Offsite Link: For more on all my faith lost. For more on Cold Meat Industry.

Recording And Live With Lincoln And The Lost Prayers.

May 29, 2007
Lincoln And The Lost Prayers

Lincoln and the Lost Prayers are a Louisville, Kentucky based duo ( and a sometime-trio) playing folk/country/rock. Fans of country and of The Red House Painters will both find something to like in the band. Members include...  


Offsite Link: For more on Lincoln And The Lost Prayers.

One Minute With Danelectro's Hash Browns Flanger

March 13, 2007
Gearwire editor Joe Wallace tries out the Danelectro Hash Browns flanger
After doing the 60 Seconds With The Danelectro Tuna Melt, I figured it would be fun to give another Danelectro a whirl, the Hash Browns flanger.

Check out the video for a good selection of settings on the Hash Browns,...  


Offsite Link: More info is at the Danelectro official site.

Sixty Seconds Of Sounds From The Danelectro Tuna Melt Tremolo Stompbox

March 09, 2007
A demo video of the Danelectro Tuna Melt Tremolo Stompbox
In my recent Gearwire Gossip column about the Danelectro Tuna Melt tremolo stompbox, I griped about shooting a video and dorking it up nicely. Here's the re-shoot I did on the lovely Tuna Melt by Danelectro. It's sixty seconds...  

Offsite Link: More info is at the Danelectro official site.

Trying To Beat The Clock With The Danelectro Tuna Melt

March 09, 2007
A feature on the Danelectro Tuna Melt
Bad things happen to me before I have morning coffee. I am grouchy, I mouth off, I take bets I shouldn't be taking. Today, all three happened at once. I was having a discussion with someone about the daily grind here at Gearwire,...  

Offsite Link: More info is at the Danelectro official site.

Danelectro's "Pro" Guitar Reissue

January 29, 2007
a video featuring new guitars from Danelectro
Danelectro showed off two new guitars at Winter NAMM 2007. That unveiling included the first-ever Pro model reissue, originally made as a single-pickup short scale between 1959 and 1963. The upgrades for 2007 include two...  

Offsite Link: More info is at the Danelectro official site.

Bass Guitar Quest: Good Tone, Yes: Frills And Sparklies, No

January 10, 2007
Basses for "girls"

Recently a friend, Stephanie Christian, asked me about buying a new bass. She topped playing live a while back and wanted to jump back into the live music fray (previously she had played with the now defunct industrial...  


Offsite Link: For more information on Daisy Rock Retro-H bass. For more on the Fender Mustang bass.

Danelectro DJ-5 Tuna Melt Tremolo: Stompbox Walkthrough Video

June 18, 2006
Danelectro DJ-5 Tuna Melt Tremolo
Gearwire Labs - Stompbox Walkthrough Video: The Danelectro DJ-5 Tuna Melt Tremolo offers two modes of tremolo and fits in your shirt pocket. Check out Gearwire's Danelectro DJ-5 Tuna Melt Tremolo video. Features: ...  

Offsite Link: For more detals check out the official Danelectro website.

Danelectro DJ-13 French Toast Octave Distortion

June 09, 2006
Danelectro DJ-13
Gearwire Lab Reports - Stompbox Walkthrough Videos: The Danelectro DJ-13 French Toast Octave Distortion is a unique-sounding, lo-fi fuzz pedal with a switch for adding octave-up tones. Check out Gearwire's Danelectro DJ-13...  

Offsite Link: Get more info about the Danelectro DJ-13 at the official Danelectro website.

Danelectro DJ-8 Hash Browns Flanger

June 06, 2006
Danelectro DJ-8
Gearwire Labs - Stompbox Walkthrough Video: The Danelectro DJ-8 Hash Browns Flanger is a simple, compact, bright-sounding flanger. Features: Speed, Regen, and Width controls On/off switch and status...  

Offsite Link: Get more information about the Danelectro DJ-8 at the official Danelectro website.
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