Danelectro Convertible Model Acoustic-Electric Guitar (1962), made in Neptune, NJ, formica with vinyl siding finish, masonite and pine body, poplar neck with rosewood fingerboard.
A super nice example of the classic 1960s round hole hollow body Danelectro with a fully hollow body, single lipstick tube pickup in a round sound hole, formica top and back finish, and vinyl siding. The neck is the standard Danelectro style with a vertical logo and openback Waverly strip tuners. Intended to be used with or without a pickup (hence the name), the Convertible guitars have more body response than any other Nathan Daniel design, and actually are a fairly functional acoustic guitar.
These were the most basic Danelectro guitar offered (original list price with the pickup was $65.00), but have proved enduringly popular with a unique tone all their own, both plugged and unplugged. A few years back renowned singer/songwriter J.J. Cale was seen using a Convertible extensively, inspiring new interest in this unusual Danelectro creation.
Overall length is 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm.), 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 in. (5.1 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 25 in. (635 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.).
Very clean and all original except newer Straplok buttons, some slight chipping to the sound hole edge, and very light wear only. A bit of typical top sinkage, but less than most of these. A really nice example that plays well and sounds better -- even acoustically -- than it has any technical reason to! Excellent + Condition.
