Danelectro Review: Danoblaster Innuendo

History: I Play Surf, Country, classic Rock. Almost anything fingerstyle

Purchase: I bought it on eBAy, almost by accident. I was looking at Mosrite guitars but the prices are much too high for my budget. I saw the Danelectro auction, did some checking on the internet and ended up being the high bidder... ooops!

What I Like About This Danelectro Danoblaster Innuendo: Excellent Value! I especially like that it NOT A STRAT! Everybody plays a Strat, or Tele or a Paul and so have I. I really wanted something different, but not one of those wild shapes that look like they could hurt someone and are impossible to find cases for. I have tried other guitars with built-in effects and they were OK, but nothing special. Some of the new guitars have so many options you can get lost in the settings and the band has to wait 5 minutes while you get your act together- I'd almost prefer popping a string! Anyway- the Innuendo has 4 buttons and 2 effects controls. Very Simple!! The distortion/fuzz is the least useable but, if you like the SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE sound, it'll do it! The other sounds are Very Nice and I like the rotating speaker-type sound you get if you use the CHORUS and TREMOLO together. I really like that there are 2 outputs. Plug into 2 amps, one with the Innuendo effects and the straight signal into a floor pedal or two and you can really get some interesting sounds! The pickups are standard- they sound a litle hot. I wish they had mounted them MOSRITE-style. Maybe I will change them out someday. I love the colors! Mine is the brown burst with those little sparklies that flash pretty good! Looks nice! I am partial to blue guitars and I have been shopping for one of those on eBay.

What I Do NOT Like About The Danelectro Danoblaster Innuendo: Why can't factories do a decent setup? It just ain't that hard! Especially at the nut end. This was WAY TOO HIGH! You needed Vise-Grips to make barre chords at the first 5 frets, until I spent some time and filed the slots down. The knobs were kinda cheap- I got some replacements. I've had to use contact cleaner on the pots and on the little mini effects switches 2 times in a year.

Danelectro Danoblaster Innuendo Quality Rating: Fit and finish were excellent! Tight neck pocket. Excellent tuners and graphite nut. The finish is nice! Thick clear coat over the whole guitar. the sparklies are seald in. I was surprised the first time I opened it up fully and found out that the body is plywood! But it's a high grade plywood and rather dense. Control cavity was shielded with conductive paint. The electronics look solid, but they could have used better quailty pots and switches. Overall, even with some niggling comments, I rate guitar this very high. And it's NOT A STRAT!

Review Summary: A great guitar to have fun with! I have taken it all around. If I am asked to sit in, I usually get stuck with the SPARE amp- you know, the one with just tone and volume controls. I start the Innuendo straight and, when my chance to play comes around, I tap 1 or 2 or 3 of those buttons and wail away! I can't count how many times someone has come up after and asked what the ^%($% is in THAT guitar! Plays great, sounds great, looks great, and it didn't cost much!

Rating of this Danelectro product: 5

This Danelectro Danoblaster Innuendo Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Dano Fan

Review Date: 2007-08-02