Danelectro re-reissues Hodad guitar and bass models
![Danelectro Hodad guitar (Blue Metallic)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/050ac46e1a19ec82c0a048413a16364b-320-80.jpg)
Danelectro Hodad guitar (Blue Metallic)
Danelectro has announced that it is reviving its Hodad name and body shape with a revamped series of guitars and basses. Click through the gallery to learn more about the new range.
![Danelectro Hodad guitar (Black)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3c03547ad19feacd64fdce4e629ca0f4-320-80.jpg)
Danelectro Hodad guitar (Black)
Available immediately, all of the new Hodads, both guitars and basses, have an MSRP of £429.
![Danelectro Hodad guitar (Red Metallic)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6b3d392f41bb57078253aea1cbf39ca0-320-80.jpg)
Danelectro Hodad guitar (Red Metallic)
Unlike the late '90s Hodads, the new versions are a little more restrained, eschewing the sparkly paint jobs and Bigsby-style vibratos in favour of slightly plainer Black, Blue Metallic and Red Metallic colour options and hardtail bridges.
![Pickups](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/62cdaf3eaa1a4a68e746abae3f1009c1-320-80.jpg)
Pickups
The guitar models feature two pairs of lipstick pickups, wired in series and with a coil-split option available via a push-pull pot.
![Controls](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d3009cd7b0594327d180fa71ea3b2280-320-80.jpg)
Controls
Other controls include a three-way pickup selector and two volume and tone knobs, which some players might prefer to the concentric (stacked) style found on other models, such as the Danelectro '56 Single Cutaway.
![Body and neck](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/85739c9b0293b82b887442829f99f362-320-80.jpg)
Body and neck
As with all modern Danelectros, the bodies are all technically semi-solid, based around a frame that’s capped with masonite (hardboard to the UK-dwellers), and complemented with a C-shaped neck and rosewood fretboard.
![Headstock](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f38f4acf36da03b7ca9a435eb4ba03b3-320-80.jpg)
Headstock
The Danelectro Coke bottle-style head also differs from the Mosrite-approximation found on the 1998-99 Hodads.
![Danelectro Hodad bass (Blue Metallic)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b81d7a8b4050e83bc3e53797c3fdeb86-320-80.jpg)
Danelectro Hodad bass (Blue Metallic)
The bass models are similar to the guitars in most aspects, but feature just two single-coil lipstick pickups instead of the paired humbucker-style setup of the guitar models.
![Danelectro Hodad bass (Black)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2d4e7ce4a27b3de3ffb2a71fb37e446c-320-80.jpg)
Danelectro Hodad bass (Black)
Another difference is that the bass necks have 24 frets, rather than the 21-fret boards sported by the guitars.