The 1442 was the last of its kind - a
Danelectro made bass. It was also one of the very last Dano-built instruments of
any kind to be sold by the retail giant Sears. By the time the '68 holiday
season had rolled araound, you didn't see any Danelectro-made instruments available
in the catalogs. The 'Made In Japan' guitars had taken over, and the MCA-owned Danelectro was no more.
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The 1442 was/is a great bass: unique sound courtesy
of the famous Dano lipstick tube pickup, a nice balance and a fine
'tobacco-burst' finish, quite different from its double-pickup'd tortoise shell
and racing red brother, the 1443.
It featured all the great technology and features that Dano was famous for; the
tilt neck adjustment, the pickup, the elegant bridge (first seen waaay back
in1954), and it even came with a
lined hardshell case for the price.
Introduced:
1966
57B1442L for $79.95
Retired:
Spring/Summer 1968 at $79.95
as the 57K1442L
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