The Story And History Of Danelectro

Today we're diving into the history of Danelectro with president Steve Ridinger and showing a few of their newest pedals. Danelectro is one of the company's that put rock'n'roll into the hands of players all over the world and they continue to make guitars and guitar pedals that appeal to a wide audience. We're honored to be able to tell a part of the story here on the JHS Show!

Check out the gear in this and past episodes here:

0:44 Foxx Tone Machine
3:14 Danelectro 59X with Lipstick Humbucker
4:02 Danelectro Dan Echo
4:28 Danelectro Fab Tone Distortion
4:32 Danelectro Daddy O Overdrive
4:34 Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus
6:06 Danelectro Shift Daddy
9:46 Danelectro Back Talk Reverse Delay
10:43 Danelectro The Breakdown
10:45 Danelectro The Eisenhower Fuzz
13:36 Danelectro The 3699 Fuzz
13:39 Danelectro Roebuck Distortion
13:44 Danelectro Back Talk Reverse Delay Reissue

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[BroKEnCaPSLoCk]

Josh's plan is to elevate the price on all other pedal brands so that JHS becomes the cheapest and he sells millions

[WolfGuitarsandGear]

Danelectro was so huge when they did that comeback in 1997. Every guitar player I knew had at least the fab tone.

[waynestore]

I was, I believe. the the first dealer, in the south, for the rebooted Danelectro guitars, and stomp boxes. Steve wanted me to buy 100 guitars, and I think we settled on 20. The guitars and pedals flew out of my little mom and pop music shop. If you see a 90's Dano guitar in south Louisiana, I probably sold it.

[timmiller]

First pedal I ever owned was the Fab Distortion I rode my bicycle 14 miles round-trip to get it but it was worth it.🤘👽🤘

[Renwa]

I appreciate Josh's love and respect for all pedals. His passion is contagious and gives me a deeper appreciation for the contribution of all pedal makers.

[ShredShed]

The unsung hero here is the Snare sound. Wow

[FFGGE]

The sitar swami is the first sitar simulator I've ever seen...and as far as I can tell it's the only pedal to come with a slide, which had the swami sticker on it. I have that.

[francor]

That CoolCat Chorus is a mainstay in my board. AMAZING LUSH SOUND, I haven't been able to brake it yet 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[henrystewart]

nobody deserves to have Pearl Jam tickets torn in their face

[fivewattworld]

Nice Josh. If I'm watching this, you know I'm doing some research. :)

[TheAlfaproyect]

I have a FAB distortion pedal on my board!!! And I'm a bass player!!! I get a killer sound

[albaid]

Mi story with this channel is something like “guitar pedals are amazing!” ... “wow, Boss is amazing!” ... “wow, Behringer is amazing!” ... “JHS pedals are amazing!” ... “wow, BBE is amazing!” ... JHS show is amazing!!

[Mickeyned]

Finest bit of playing I’ve heard Josh do yet.

[bitronicc]

"And in walks Van Halen in his pajamas wearing a joker hat"


lmfao sounds exactly right. I'm willing to bet he had cleared his bong a few minutes prior to that moment.

[jasoncarrasco]

THANK YOU for making this episode. I got into Dano around '02 or so and have owned 6 or so guitars, one I still have today. I have bought and rebought a bunch of their pedals...I used to get dissed biy all the Nu Metal guys, but Dano is still around and Nu Metal isnt.

[Chucksguitargeekery]

I've always loved the quirkiness of Danelectro. I've had a lot of the food pedals over the years, but I had to start watching my waistline. The French Toast and the PB&J are the two I'll never get rid of.

[thesquigglespin]

This was epic. I still have the first three he put out. The Fab Tone, the Daddy O, & the Cool Cat, that last one is permanently welded to my pedal board. That sweet chorus is music to my ears. Now I gotta get that Back Talk. Cheers

[musico_]

You sir are doing an excellent job for generations to come, I admire it

[elevin]

My friends Grandma worked for them in NJ long ago! I had that exact Banana tuner in the 80's, and had a Gorilla amp too!

[lisastarace]

My first pedalboard had the same two danelectro pedals and I used them with two danelectro baritones. I have a huge spot in my heart for danelectro from the 90s.