Danelectro 66T Semi-Hollow Review

Absolutely beautiful tone.

This is a great guitar. I was obviously attracted by the Mosrite-style design, but the tonality is extremely versatile. Using the bridge humbucker you can get classic hard rock with a decent distortion pedal, but to be honest, I like the coil-split mode even better. It just sings in the bridge position. The neck position is also great-sounding. Very clean, clear, bell-like.… read more For my first real session with her I ran her through a Dyna-Comp into a Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue ('68 model) set to the vintage channel (volume at about 3, so well below breakup). The sound absolutely exploded out of the amp. The only (very slight) downside is that the tremolo is a bit sensitive for my tastes. Great for EVH-style dive-bombing, but doesn't work quite so well for the surfy-style seasick vibrato that I generally prefer. However, there's a nice workaround for that that I discovered. If you want a more subtle, Bigsby-style vibrato, just move the bridge itself rather than the tremolo arm---works perfectly. Notice, though, that its sensitivity has not produced a single problem with tuning, even with the non-locking stock tuners. Bottom line: this is an extremely well-constructed guitar, plays great, and produces some of the best clean tones I've ever heard. Also want to give a shout-out to Corey who helped me through the process. One more thing about Sweetwater. When it arrived, the guitar had a loose tone knob, which made coil-splitting a little tricky. But they took care of the problem in no time, and a replacement from Danelectro showed up within a few days.

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