4-string · Bolt-on
Short-scale masonite-construction bass with twin lipstick pickups; introduced 1958, later reissued (imports).
| Construction | Bolt-on |
| Strings | 4 |
| Body | Masonite over plywood frame |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Neck Pickup | Lipstick single-coil |
| Bridge Pickup | Lipstick single-coil |
| Controls | Stacked/concentric volume and tone; passive |
| Bridge | Rosewood saddle |
Artists documented playing the Danelectro Longhorn: Allen Woody, Becky Baldwin, Blackie Lawless, Bob Daisley, Charly García, Edwin Rosen, Fred Smith, Henk Smitskamp, Howie Epstein, Humberto Gessinger, Ida Kristine Nielsen, Jack Bruce, James McNew, John Entwistle, Prince, Rhys Webb, Rinus Gerritsen, Roberto Lindl, Tomethy Furse, Victoria De Angelis, Walter Becker, Zild Benitez.