Open the pearly gates! Danelectro® launched this in 1959, naming it the “Deluxe”. A huge understatement! The Danelectro ’59 Divine features their Vintage 50’s Lipstick® Pickups, adjustable bridge, front and back binding, pointer knobs, and Gotoh® vintage 15:1 tuners.
They dissected, bisected, and then resurrected the awesome tone and warmth of the 1950’s Danelectro Lipstick Pickups. Magnets are sand cast Alnico 6, just like the old ones. The Lipstick tubes are 80/20 brass zinc, just like the tubes Danelectro bought from cosmetics maker Max Factor back in the day. These Vintage 50’s Pickups kick out warm lows, searing mids, and sweet highs. These babies sing! You’ve never heard Danelectro until you have heard these. Sonic Heaven!
Specs
Type |
Hollow Body; Centre-Block |
Colour |
Dark Walnut |
Orientation |
Right Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Shape |
Double Cutaway Shorthorn |
Body Material |
Walnut Top with Maple Back |
Body Finish |
Gloss Polyester |
Neck Material |
Maple |
Neck Shape |
C |
Fretboard Material |
Pau Ferro |
Number of Frets |
21 |
Fretboard Inlays |
Dots |
Fretboard Radius |
14″ |
Nut Material |
Bone |
Nut Width |
1.65” |
Neck Pickups |
Vintage Single-coil Lipstick® |
Bridge Pickups |
Vintage Single-coil Lipstick® |
Controls |
2 X Stacked Volume, 2 X Stacked Tone, 3-Way Pickup Selector |
Bridge |
U3 Intonatable Saddled Bridge |
Tuners |
Gotoh Headmachine |
Strings |
.010-.046 |