whats the opinion of the board on Danocasters please?

mgaw

as above are they as good as some suggest?  

peteri

I've only played one, a 'Tele' - my take was it played and sounded as good as a CS Fender for sure.

Did it sound like the two 60's (genuine) Teles I have? No it didn't - but it was certainly a very good Tele, and personally I think I preferred it to the few CS ones I've played

stickyfiddle

I have literally never heard a bad word. 

IvisonGuitars

stickyfiddle said:

I have literally never heard a bad word. 

Me neither. I’ve not played them but many of the top Nashville session guys have them so that speaks volumes to me. 

meltedbuzzbox

He is much loved on osg. I think he even started on there.

chris78

The tdpri guys go nuts for them. I’d love to try one, but they’re a bit rocking horse poo

Strat54

Tried one in the US at a guitar show, a good Tele but not any better  than the many others available from the small builders.
They have a cult following so as a result owners tend to really sing their praises and so the legend grows. There's always ones coming for sale on TGP and Reverb, not many here in the UK.  

CloudNine

Not that it matters necessarily, but they don't make anything at all in house (as far as I can tell), they are just parts assembled guitars, with nice finish and relicing. Uses some great pickups though.

I quite like the idea of a builder being hands on and taking responsibility for every single step, decisions on each piece of wood, drying, winding the pickups, etc. I get why it might not matter to some, and I do also get why a lot of builders don't do it, as hard to make the numbers add up.

dazzajl

CloudNine said:

Not that it matters necessarily, but they don't make anything at all in house (as far as I can tell), they are just parts assembled guitars, with nice finish and relicing. Uses some great pickups though.

I quite like the idea of a builder being hands on and taking responsibility for every single step, decisions on each piece of wood, drying, winding the pickups, etc. I get why it might not matter to some, and I do also get why a lot of builders don't do it, as hard to make the numbers add up.

The best of the best in that realm would seem to be http://ruttersguitars.com/

Philly_Q

There is Bravewood in the UK, I've never tried one but they're very well regarded.  And he does build everything from scratch (not sure about the pickups).

I must admit the thread title only caught my eye because I thought it said "what is the opinion of the board on Doncaster?"

CloudNine

Philly_Q said:
I must admit the thread title only caught my eye because I thought it said "what is the opinion of the board on Doncaster?"

I have literally never heard a good word.

Foster

CloudNine said:

Philly_Q said:
I must admit the thread title only caught my eye because I thought it said "what is the opinion of the board on Doncaster?"

I have literally never heard a good word.

Oi!

peteri

Philly_Q said:

There is Bravewood in the UK, I've never tried one but they're very well regarded.  And he does build everything from scratch (not sure about the pickups).

I must admit the thread title only caught my eye because I thought it said "what is the opinion of the board on Doncaster?"

I played a Bravewood once, and it was absolutely wonderful - in some ways one of the top two Telecasters I've ever played (including black and white guards).

What completely put me off - it had a Fender sticker on the headstock , if it wasn't for that I'd have bought it on the spot

teiscoboy

Played a couple of Danocasters, they were ok, not amazing IMHO. I'm pretty sure the body and neck are built elsewhere to order by the same company that supplies Nash, amongst others.

I have 3 Bravewoods, they are all excellent. These are indeed built from scratch by one guy, incredible when you consider the price.

Three-ColourSunburst

CloudNine said:

Philly_Q said:
I must admit the thread title only caught my eye because I thought it said "what is the opinion of the board on Doncaster?"

I have literally never heard a good word.

Doncaster is famous for its night-life.