![]() The Hodad hosts twin humbuckers, as the original did: each comprise two lipstick-cased single coils on a shared baseplate. This accommodates the four fixing screws and is now curved to make fingering even friendlier. "Despite the reversed body shape, upper-fret access is better than expected, because the neck sits on a protruding heel block"ĭespite the reversed body shape, upper-fret access is better than expected, because the neck sits on a protruding heel block. This sports an excellently applied Metallic Red paint job that, true to tradition, is contrasted by cream vinyl tape around the sides. The sizeable slab body keeps the kilos down courtesy of Dano's usual semi-solid construction, which features a plywood frame faced front and back with Masonite (hardboard). ![]() On the original Hodad, this was natural and satin finished: on this it's high gloss, and matches the body colour. Easy playability is enhanced by the well-proportioned bolt-on maple neck. The lightly radiused rosewood fingerboard still carries 21 frets, all smoothly finished and spread over Danelectro's standard 635mm (25-inch) scale length. The latter often suffers from string-snagging problems, so this nicely cut alternative is very welcome. As on the 1999 Hodad, a graphite nut supplants the trademark Danelectro aluminium equivalent.
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