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DANELECTRO LONGHORN

You could reasonably state that the Danelectro Longhorn bass goes against the grain—except that its characterful tone comes from a material that, well, doesn’t really have a grain.

Designed in the late Fifties by Danelectro founder Nathan Daniel, this 30.5” scale instrument is one of the original lightweight bass guitars. At less than seven pounds in weight,

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