I was looking for a jangly 12 string, to function as a sort of a pedal to get those jangly sixties sounds. The Dano has a very good balance between quality and price and delivers the sound I was looking for.
The guitar came fast and was close to be in tune.
It plays easy, you get used to it very fast.
The pot-meters don't give fast changes, but I don't care. The bridge pick-up gives three different sounds, but in that high range.
Tuning goes fast once you got used to the double numbers of tuning hooks. First time tuning was a struggle to break the automatisme of the 6 string.
About the sound ; It is jangly and sometimes close to 'shrill" as I expected. But that's why I bought it. It gives you all the corners in this high trebled range. It is a master in this particular sound.
Of course, you need at least one compressor pedal with much amount of compression to go Byrds etc.
If you want to have a wider range of tones, and not get limited to the trebly jangle, buy the x version. I suspect the vintage on the other hand can do more nuances in the treble range.
I am very pleased with this rather cheap but good guitar. It is very smart what they deliver with their classic cardboard structure.
I played a (very nice) Gretsch in a shop which costs a lot more, So I know this Dano fits my needs by comparing.
If you use this guitar for the specific sound like me. If you are not going to really explore all the technical aspects of a twelve string in your guitar play, buy this one. It saves money for a lot of pedals and it is more then enough to get what you want.
