Ever dreamed of owning all the great guitars of the 60's? Stop dreaming! The DC-3 with the unique "Select-O-Matic" switching gives you the sound of 7 great vintage guitars. Handy "blow" switch lets you "override" any pickup selection to harness all 3 pickups for searing lead riffs. (When you hear 3 genuine Danelectro Lipstick¨ pickups wired in series...it sounds so sweet, you won't want to play any other guitar!)

But wait, there's more! Gotoh tuning machines and individually adjustable string saddles (adjusts string height and intonation) make this the guitar for serious players.  

"Select-O-Matic" switching gives you the sound of 7 guitars!

Select-o-Matic tonal choices are: (click on the blue links for sound samples!)

1. neck & bridge
2. neck
3. neck & middle
4. middle
5. middle & bridge
6. bridge
7. Blow switch bypasses the rotary switch and turns all 3 pickups on at once in series for a no holds barred blast of tone! 

DC-3 Specifications: Body-Hardboard top and bottom with plywood frame, Neck-Hard maple with rosewood fingerboard, Scale-25”, Frets-21, Body Width-42mm, Headstock Width-15.5mm, Nut Width-40mm, Action-1.6mm high 'E',18mm low 'E', Pickups-Original style brass tube w/chrome plating, Magnet – Original formula 50’s style Alnico magnet.  Average weight = 6.2 lbs.

Testimonial: I am a professional guitar player and have many guitars, both old and new, but this is my first Danelectro (DC-3), and my first experience with lipstick pickups. It is completely unique, more so than I imagined.  It sounds really good unplugged, which for me, is always a sign of a good instrument.  I got a chance to play it with the band tonight for the first time. It was really authentic sounding and was a real pleasure to use on the surf stuff. I also used it on some old Monkees tunes and some Beach Boys stuff, even a Clapton tune (I didn't have a strat with me). It really shined! Thanks for the great guitar and the new experience!  A U2 is next for me, I think.  I like the sound sample on your site and the bass player has one and it sounds very cool as well. / Keith Simmonds

Testimonial: Thanks for the Danelectro DC-3. It arrived in mint condition and sounds amazing. Finally I've got the same guitar as Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker. Thank you very much - the best Christmas present of my life. / Honza Svelch / Susice, Czech Republic

Testimonial: I just recieved my Danelectro turquoise matalflake DC-3 today. It nearly blew my pants off! The sound is frickin' fantastic, great action and incredibly light weight. Thank you so much. My life is now complete. Take care and keep on doing what your doing. / Angela Joy

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