Danelectro
56-U2
The Danelectro U2 is a dual-pickup hollow bodied guitar made of Masonite and shaped similar to a Les Paul model guitar. It was originally made from the years 1956 to 1958 but was re-issued in the late 90s, in 2006 in a slightly modified form as the '56 Pro, and again in 2010-11 as the '56 Single Cutaway.
The sound of a U2 is distinctive of the Danelectro guitar, coming from its lipstick pickup which when both selected are wired in series rather than the more standard parallel used today by most big brands.
Construction
materials used by Danelectro in this period are quite unusual for
guitar making.
The U2's body is made of a poplar wood frame with
Masonite used for both the top and back,
with the side of the
body being bound with creme colored vinyl.
56-U2 - 1st
re-issue
circa
1998-2001
It's
no wonder that players who can own every variation of
Fender
Stratocaster, Telecaster or Gibson Les Paul
own at least one
Danelectro.
There
is simply no other guitar like a Dano!...
If
there is a sound you have been struggling to attain,
play a
Danelectro 56-U2 and you might discover that
the sweet tone that
has been eluding you is just two
lipstick pickups and a
semi-hollow body away.
When Nat Daniel made the first
Danelectro back in the mid Fifties,
could he have had any clue
that his guitar would sound so great and
play so majestically?
Known for its amazing tone and "signature sound,"
the
U2 guitar was a instant hit when it first appeared in 1956. Thousands
of recordings from the 50's and 60's feature its signature
sound.
Forty-something
years later, the U2's sonic magic is superbly
replicated in its
new reissue incarnation, the 56-U2.
Impressively, it's a
near-perfect recreation of the original
with "Coke bottle"
headstock and exact replicas of the original's tuners.
Just
about everything here is identical to the original!
This
includes those beloved "lipstick tube" (so-named because
the
originals actually used surplus lipstick tubes), single-coil
pickups,
the stacked, concentric knobs (combining volume and tone
onto
one pot); the heavy-duty, industrial-strength toggle switch,
and an alloy bridge with a rosewood saddle.
The
56-U2's hollowness provides a buxom acoustic voice;
amplified,
it's a bright, trebly guitar with ample harmonic
overtones that
cut through a mix.
It's simply a great-sounding guitar
that delivers jangle (using both pickups)
and fatness (the
typical front-pickup tone). The pickups kick out a
Strat-like
output, but with more midrange.
The
56-U2 offers great playability and cool vintage looks!
18mm low 'E' Pickups Original style brass tube w/chrome plating
Magnet – Original formula 50’s style Alnico magnet.
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Condition | Very Good (Used) Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more |
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