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DanelectroGolden 50s Electric Guitar - Cream

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Independent shopping perspective

The Korena take

Golden 50s combines hotter dual Lipstick pickups with a 1950s kitchen tabletop graphic across the top and headstock face. The increased-output pickups retain bright, snappy attack while giving fuzz, overdrive, tremolo, reverb, and compression a more assertive input. Its lightweight hardboard-and-spruce platform is paired with a bolt-on hard maple C neck and rosewood fingerboard, so the visual presentation does not change the guitar's straightforward six-string layout. It is a distinct choice for players who want a graphic-driven DANO look alongside pedal-oriented electric sounds.

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Strong match

Who this is for

  • Using fuzz, tremolo, reverb, compression, or overdrive in effects-heavy alternative arrangements.
  • Adding bright, snappy Lipstick-pickup rhythm textures to indie, surf-inspired, or garage work.

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.

Danelectro Golden 50s Electric Guitar - Cream construction detail

Detail 01

1950s kitchen tabletop graphic

The graphic is applied to both the guitar top and the face of the headstock.

Detail 02

Hotter 1950s-spec Lipstick pickups

The neck pickup is 20% hotter and the bridge pickup 30% hotter than traditional Danelectro designs.

Detail 03

Hardboard top and back with solid spruce body frame

These materials form the guitar's lightweight DANO construction platform.

Final check

Know before you order

  1. 01The guitar has a 1954-style rosewood saddle bridge installed and includes an adjustable steel saddle bridge.
  2. 02A case or gig bag is sold separately.
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Product questions

Before you decide

Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.

01Where is the Golden 50s graphic applied?

The 1950s kitchen tabletop graphic appears across the guitar top and the headstock face.

02What bridge comes with the Golden 50s?

A 1954-style rosewood saddle bridge is installed, and an adjustable steel saddle bridge is included.

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
White
Body construction
Hardboard top and back with solid spruce frame
Top Material
Hardboard
Neck Wood
Hard maple
Available colors
Black, Cream, 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"
21 detailsOther
Pickup type
Passive
Pickup configuration
Dual Lipstick
Case
Sold separately
Top graphic
1950s kitchen tabletop graphic
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
Headstock graphic
1950s kitchen tabletop graphic
Cutaway
Double cut
Korena Special
false
Tuning machines
1958-style skate key
Orientation
Right handed
Series
DANO
Product Type
Electric guitar
Model
Golden 50s
Source Id
site51500000481236
Bridge
1954-style rosewood saddle bridge (installed), adjustable steel saddle bridge included

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