Daniel felt he had given bass players "two extra strings for free" and the instrument would be a natural for both bassists and guitarists. The body size and shape is identical on all three Longhorns, the basses just having a longer 29 1/2" scale neck. Then and now, the Longhorn is a delight to play. All Longhorns were heavily outsold by the "Standard" models (called "shorthorns" in retrospect) that retailed around $50.00 less in the '60s. Despite being one of the New Jersey company's best-remembered creations, the Longhorn series are all actually fairly rare, especially in this 6-string format. Listed at $150.00, this was Danelectro's most expensive bass instrument up until the late '60s. After a quick re-location of the treble pickup farther back on the body in 1959, the Longhorn basses survived through the 1960s with only minor alterations. The 6-string Longhorn is a serious rarity and simply one of the coolest bass guitars ever designed! The Danelectro Longhorn Model 4623 was introduced in 1958 alongside the matching 6-string "Guitarlin" guitar and "regular" 4-string bass. Danelectro Longhorn Model 4623 Model Electric 6-String Bass Guitar (1963), made in Neptune, NJ, serial # 2043, bronze lacquer finish, masonite and pine body, poplar neck with rosewood fingerboard, original black hard shell case.
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