Danelectro Review: Innuendo six string

History:

Purchase: Recently retired and having a lot of free time decided to purchase a new guitar. The Danlectro Innuendo was my choice. Purchased from 12Fret in Toronto, $379CDN a good price considering what some other dealers were asking for it.

What I Like About This Danelectro Innuendo six string: It comes in three colors. Midnight blue/silver sparkle, Gold burst sparkle and Limo black. I opted for the black and it was the right choice! The guitar is heavy and the design of the body reminds one of an upside down strat, with the bottom body extension longer than the top. It has 3 single coil pickups with the middle pickup reverse wound. A five position selection switch makes for a diverse number of sounds when used in conjuction with the onboard effects. The effects are not "cheapish" but it does take some adjusting to get subtleness to the sound. Controls are Volume, Tone, Distortion, Tremolo speed, effects On/Off buttons for Distortion, Chorus, Tremolo and Echo. The Chorus when used in conjunction with with the echo gives an amazingly rich sound. The tremolo is as good as any I've ever used and the distortion will blow you away if that is your thing. The echo is slap back type and quite subtle, very pleasant. There are two jacks, one bypass and one effects. The bridge is fulcrum style tremolo.

What I Do NOT Like About The Danelectro Innuendo six string: I really don't have any dislikes. It comes with round wound strings, I would prefer flat wound which would cut down on some minor buzzing of the frets. After the new strings have stretched a bit it holds its tuning as good as any other guitar that I have owned. (you play a lot, you tweak your tuning) The volume control is close to the bottom E string and consequently when picking you can hit it by mistake turning it up or down. Adjusting the neck requires you remove it from the body.

Danelectro Innuendo six string Quality Rating: Solid body, contoured front and back, with neck of hard maple w/rosewood fingerboard. Overall quality is excellent!

Review Summary: The Innuendo is a real sleeper, surprisingly responsive. If setup properly by your dealer, you won't be disappointed!

Rating of this Danelectro product: 4

This Danelectro Innuendo six string Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: fred

Review Date: 2002-03-10