Danelectro 59X Aqua 4-stars Reviews

I am very satisfied with this guitar, maybe a bit overpriced when compared to Squiers, but it has a lot of unique qualities:

1. It is a VERY LIGHTWEIGHT guitar and that's something that I appreciate.

2. It has a childlike, playful quality. It's hard to explain, but I feel like the whole design gives you some looseness in your playing and boosts you to be more creative and explore some new ground.

3. A versatile guitar, it has a crunchy/treble sound in the bridge, great for indie/grunge/rock territory and a warm p90 sound in the neck, for blues, soul. I've used it mostly for jazz, neo soul and indie rock. The chambered body gives a beautiful sound

4. Unique design, always a conversation starter :)

Now for some downsides:

1. Few days after it arrived, the sound would fade away or become jumpy when switching between pickups or using tone/volume pots. I found out it's because of stale electronics. I opened it up, sprayed some electronic spray cleaner under the tone/volume pots and it started working just fine

2. The volume and tone pots look very cheap (you can't see the numbering very well), putting new strings is a bit of a hassle as it goes over and under the bridge and the guitar strap behind the neck limits your playing to the 15-th fret max.