Danelectro '56 Baritone unboxed
The baritone has been an inconspicuous mainstay in guitar music since the 50s, but it’s seen a resurgence in recent years – and Danelectro, the original purveyors of electric baritones, has entered the fray once again with the ’56 Baritone.
This long-necked beauty has just arrived in the TG post room, so join us as we admire its considerable assets.
For the full review of the Danelectro ’56 Baritone, check out Total Guitar issue 250, on sale 20 January.
Danelectro '56 Baritone unboxed
The ’56 Baritone is shipped with a fourth-down tuning, from B to B, and comes loaded with heavy-gauge strings
Danelectro '56 Baritone unboxed
A pair of lipstick single coils provides the ’56 Baritone’s glassy tones
Danelectro '56 Baritone unboxed
With a guitar-bass hybrid 755mm (29.75-inch) scale length, this Dano has an awfully long neck – and an unusual right-angled heel
Danelectro '56 Baritone unboxed
Love it or hate it, the ‘Coke bottle’ headstock returns in all its glory
![A comped image with a young George Harrison [left] onstage with the Beatles in Hamburg, a Gretsch Duo Jet strapped to his shoulder. On the right is his Futurama electric](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b8Kr55ksRwtGJHnbs2GZvg-1280-80.jpg.webp)
