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Continue ShoppingDanelectro U-2 Bronze 1956
6-String Solid Body Electric Guitar with Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard. Made in the USA.
Danelectro U-2 Bronze 1956
Vintage
Vintage
The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician. For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic condition, please call to speak to one of our experts.
Summary
Finish Details: Original
Top Material: Masonite Top
Body Material: Pine Body
Body Details: Pine body with masonite top and back
Neck Material: Maple Neck
Fingerboard Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Profile: C
Neck Thickness (IN): 1st fret: .84", 12th fret: .92"
Fingerboard Radius: 16.00"
Nut Width: 1-5/8"
Scale Length: 25"
Neck Details: One-piece maple neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and dot inlays. Neck has been refretted and the fingerboard has had a repaired crack near the nut.
Electronics: Original pickups. Switch has been replaced. Pots date to 1956.
Pickup Measurements: Bridge: 2.6K, Neck: 2.6K
Hardware: Non-original bridge and strap buttons
Weight: 6 lbs 6 oz
Modifications/Repairs: -Refret -Repaired fingerboard crack near nut -Non-original switch -Non-original bridge and strap buttons
Case Details: Gig bag
Cosmetic Condition: Play wear consistent with age. Minor dings and scratches throughout, along with wear along the edges of the body and headstock. The back of the neck has had nearly all of the original bronze finish worn off it.
Tech Notes: Plays well with low action and minor fret wear on low frets. The neck is non-adjustable and has some relief, but will set up well with 10 gauge strings or lighter. The one visible pot code, along with the coke bottle headstock, dates this guitar to 1956.
Summary
Finish Details: Original
Top Material: Masonite Top
Body Material: Pine Body
Body Details: Pine body with masonite top and back
Neck Material: Maple Neck
Fingerboard Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Profile: C
Neck Thickness (IN): 1st fret: .84", 12th fret: .92"
Fingerboard Radius: 16.00"
Nut Width: 1-5/8"
Scale Length: 25"
Neck Details: One-piece maple neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and dot inlays. Neck has been refretted and the fingerboard has had a repaired crack near the nut.
Electronics: Original pickups. Switch has been replaced. Pots date to 1956.
Pickup Measurements: Bridge: 2.6K, Neck: 2.6K
Hardware: Non-original bridge and strap buttons
Weight: 6 lbs 6 oz
Modifications/Repairs: -Refret -Repaired fingerboard crack near nut -Non-original switch -Non-original bridge and strap buttons
Case Details: Gig bag
Cosmetic Condition: Play wear consistent with age. Minor dings and scratches throughout, along with wear along the edges of the body and headstock. The back of the neck has had nearly all of the original bronze finish worn off it.
Tech Notes: Plays well with low action and minor fret wear on low frets. The neck is non-adjustable and has some relief, but will set up well with 10 gauge strings or lighter. The one visible pot code, along with the coke bottle headstock, dates this guitar to 1956.
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- Brand: Danelectro
Description & Specs
The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician.
For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic
condition, please visit our Lincoln Avenue showroom or call to speak to one of our
Used and Vintage experts.
| Finish Details: | Original |
| Body Material: | Pine |
| Body Details: | Pine body with masonite top and back |
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Fingerboard Material: | Brazilian Rosewood |
| Neck Profile: | C |
| Neck Thickness (IN): | 1st fret: .84", 12th fret: .92" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 16.00" |
| Nut Width: | 1-5/8" |
| Scale Length: | 25" |
| Neck Details: | One-piece maple neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and dot inlays. Neck has been refretted and the fingerboard has had a repaired crack near the nut. |
| Electronics: | Original pickups. Switch has been replaced. Pots date to 1956. |
| Pickup Measurements: | Bridge: 2.6K, Neck: 2.6K |
| Hardware: | Non-original bridge and strap buttons |
| Modifications/Repairs: | -Refret -Repaired fingerboard crack near nut -Non-original switch -Non-original bridge and strap buttons |
| Case Details: | Gig bag |
| Cosmetic Condition: | Play wear consistent with age. Minor dings and scratches throughout, along with wear along the edges of the body and headstock. The back of the neck has had nearly all of the original bronze finish worn off it. |
| Tech Notes: | Plays well with low action and minor fret wear on low frets. The neck is non-adjustable and has some relief, but will set up well with 10 gauge strings or lighter. The one visible pot code, along with the coke bottle headstock, dates this guitar to 1956. |