Detail 01
Pickup output
The neck Lipstick pickup is 20% hotter and the bridge pickup 30% hotter than traditional Danelectro designs.
Product detailSKU #1500000481228
DanelectroDan O. Cool Electric Guitar - Aqua
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Dan O. Cool is a right-handed six-string built around dual hotter 1950s-spec Lipstick pickups. It keeps the bright, quick, glassy response associated with those pickups, while the added output is described as giving fuzz, overdrive, compression and modulation more to work with. Hardboard top and back, a solid spruce frame, and a bolt-on hard maple neck keep the design rooted in the DANO format. Its C-profile neck, 14-inch radius, 21 medium-jumbo frets and 25-inch scale create a straightforward rhythm-and-lead platform.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Pedal-heavy alternative rigs using fuzz, overdrive, compression or modulation.
- Indie and garage sessions built around jangly leads and rhythm parts.
- Players seeking brighter Lipstick-pickup character with more output at neck and bridge.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Bridge options
A 1954-style rosewood saddle bridge is fitted, with a steel adjustable saddle bridge included for swapping.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A case or gig bag is sold separately.
- 02This is a right-handed six-string guitar.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups does the Dan O. Cool use?
It has two passive 1950s-spec Lipstick pickups: a 20% hotter neck pickup and a 30% hotter bridge pickup.
02Can the installed bridge be changed?
Yes. The guitar comes with a steel adjustable saddle bridge that can replace the installed rosewood saddle bridge.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge pickup
- 30% hotter 1950s-spec Lipstick pickup
- Neck pickup
- 20% hotter 1950s-spec Lipstick pickup
- Pickup Configuration
- Dual Lipstick
7 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 21 medium jumbo
- Fingerboard radius
- 14"
- Number of Frets
- 21 medium jumbo
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25"
11 detailsBody & build
- Top material
- Hardboard
- Color
- Blue
- Body construction
- Hardboard top and back with solid spruce frame
- Top Material
- Hardboard
- Neck Wood
- Hard maple
- Available colors
- Aqua, Black, Blue, Green, Maroon
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Neck material
- Hard maple
- Fingerboard material
- Rosewood
- Back material
- Hardboard
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
1 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25"
19 detailsOther
- Pickup type
- Passive
- Pickup configuration
- Dual Lipstick
- Case
- Sold separately
- Tier
- new
- Headstock
- 1954-style full bell
- Neck profile
- C
- Fret size
- 0.094"–0.106" wide, 0.039"–0.047" tall
- Body frame
- Solid spruce
- Category Source
- detail
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Cutaway
- Double cut
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- 1958-style skate key
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Series
- DANO
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Model
- Dan O. Cool
- Source Id
- site51500000481228
- Bridge
- 1954-style rosewood saddle bridge (installed), adjustable steel saddle bridge included
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