Year: 2017

The Danelectro brand evolved from humble beginnings back in 1947. Can this wallet-friendly reissue really do the business? Design These proudly budget-built basses are made by covering a plywood frame with slabs of masonite – a type of fibreboard created by William H. Mason way back in 1924. It’s a durable material with a smooth surface that takes a coat of paint very nicely. The stick-on side strips may not be such a great look, but confirm the cheap and cheerful reputation of Dano guitars. The pickups are redesigns of the US company’s famous lipstick single-coils. They’re still basically...

If slapping is a major part of your playing, these strings could be just the job. Dunlop has been making bass strings for quite some time, and the current catalogue boasts seven different types ranging from the signature Robert Trujillo and Lemmy ‘Icon’ series of strings, to more traditional roundwound sets. These Super Bright strings are available in both nickel and steel, with a range of gauges including light (40-100), light 5 (40-120), medium (45-105), medium 5 (45-125) and medium 6 (30-130). We tried both steel and nickel sets on our test-bench P-Bass and the difference, while not earth-shattering, was...