List of Danelectro players
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This is an alphabetized list of musicians who have made significant use of Danelectro, Silvertone or Coral guitars, basses, sitars and effects in live performances or studio recordings.
A[edit]
- Ibrahim "Abaraybone" Alhabib plays a Danelectro.[1]
- Niklas Almqvist plays a Danelectro U2 on "Hate To Say I Told You So"[2]
- Dave Alvin uses Danelectro pedals and effects[3]
- Victoria de Angelis (Måneskin)
B[edit]
- Richard Barone played a Danelectro on his Clouds Over Eden album, specifically "Nobody Knows Me" and "Paper Airplane"
- Syd Barrett used a single-coil Danelectro 59 DC[4] on the first two Pink Floyd albums.
- Beck plays a vintage Silvertone guitar[5][6] and often a Dano Pro
- Jeff Beck played a baritone guitar on his 2003 release Jeff.[7]
- Billy Bragg
- Phoebe Bridgers plays a Danelectro Black Metalflake 56 Baritone guitar.
- Jack Bruce used a Danelectro bass[8]
- Peter Buck guitarist and co-founder of R.E.M. uses Danelectro 12-strings.
- R. L. Burnside
C[edit]
- J. J. Cale
- Randy California[9]
- Glen Campbell
- Mike Campbell uses Danelectro guitars, pedals and effects[10]
- Eric Clapton used a Danelectro 59-DC[11]
- Nels Cline uses Silvertone and Danelectro guitars on his album Instrumentals[12]
- Bruce Cockburn
- Ry Cooder plays slide guitar on Silvertone guitars.[13]
- Elvis Costello appeared in ads for Danelectro when the brand was relaunched in the late 1990s and plays Danelectro and Silvertone guitars on his album When I Was Cruel.[14]
D[edit]
E[edit]
- Steve Earle
- Dave Edmunds
- John Entwistle used a Longhorn bass in the 1960s[15]
- Melissa Etheridge
- Mark Oliver Everett from Eels plays a variety of different coloured Danelectro Pro 56 and a black Danelectro Baritone.
F[edit]
- Fat Mike plays a Danelectro DC bass.
- Samantha Fish plays a Danelectro Silver Metalflake 56 Baritone guitar.
- John Flansburgh has a Longhorn guitar he is famous for.
- John Fogerty
- Matthew Followill plays a Danelectro u2 on "Genius"
- John Frusciante
- Tomethy Furse
G[edit]
- Rory Gallagher played a Silvertone amongst many other guitars.[16]
- Jerry Garcia got a Danelectro as his first guitar.[17]
- Rinus Gerritsen of a Golden Earring plays a Longhorn bass.
- Tom Guerra
H[edit]
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- Rene Hall Used a Dan-0 6-string bass on many tunes including Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba"
- Kirk Hammett
- George Harrison
- Richard Hawley
- Alvin Youngblood Hart
- Richard Hell
- Jimi Hendrix[18]
- Greg Hill
- Josh Homme
- Earl Hooker
- John Lee Hooker
- Lightnin' Hopkins
- Steve Howe
- J. B. Hutto
J[edit]
K[edit]
- Ira Kaplan
- King Buzzo uses a Danelectro in the studio.[19]
- Kira used a Danelectro guitar in concerts from about 2004–2007.[20]
- Mark Knopfler
L[edit]
- Jeff Lang
- Alvin Lee
- Alex Lifeson
- David Lindley used a Silvertone in concert[21]
- Arto Lindsay
- Gary Louris
M[edit]
- Ian MacKaye
- Bo Madsen
- Steve Marriott
- Chan Marshall
- Jeff Martin
- Dave Matthews
- Mike McCready
- James McNew
- Tyson Meade
- Stephin Merritt
- Jason Molina
- Thurston Moore
N[edit]
- Graham Nash plays a Danelectro Longhorn on "Just One Look" with The Hollies on Shindig! in 1965[22]
- Dave Navarro
- A.C. Newman
- Colin Newman
- Juice Newton
O[edit]
P[edit]
- Jimmy Page used a modified 59 DC Danelectro (scruffy white one he said he paid £30 for in early 1966) in studio when he was a session guitarist, and for live performances of “Kashmir”, “White Summer, Black Mountain Side” and “In My Time of Dying” with Led Zeppelin.
- Brad Paisley
- Rick Parfitt
- Joe Perry
- Tom Petersson
- Tom Petty on the Wildflowers album;[23] with the Traveling Wilburys he played a Longhorn bass.
- Cat Power
- Elvis Presley
- Steve Priest
R[edit]
S[edit]
- Richie Sambora frequently uses Danelectro guitars and effects in concert and in the studio.[24]
- Robert Schneider uses a Danelectro in concert
- Pat Smear
- Fred Smith who began performing with New York punk act Television in 1975.
- Joey Spampinato NRBQ Single cut, dbl cut, and Longhorn basses throughout his career
- Alan Sparhawk
- Bruce Springsteen
- Billy Squier has been seen using a 59 dc during his concerts
- Chris Squire Danelectro Longhorn 6 string bass
- Ken Stringfellow
T[edit]
- Garry Tallent
- Jagori Tanna (I Mother Earth)
- Porl Thompson (The Cure) used 2 Danelectro guitars during The Cure 2005 Tour
- Richard Thompson used a Danelectro U2 on several recordings[25]
- Pete Townshend
- Corin Tucker uses a Danelectro Baritone in the studio and a DC-3 early in her career[26]
- Ike Turner
- Jeff Tweedy
V[edit]
- Eddie Van Halen - used Danelectro necks on various guitars.
- Jimmie Vaughan
- Tom Verlaine
- Victoria De Angelis - often uses a red Danelectro longhorn with a black custom star in the middle
Joe Venti (Mountain)
W[edit]
- Tom Waits
- Miroslav Wanek plays a Danelectro on several albums
- Brian Wilson
- Amy Winehouse is seen playing a Danelectro in her documentary AMY.
- Ron Wood
- Link Wray used a Danelectro Longhorn during his heyday[27]
Y[edit]
Z[edit]
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