This is an alphabetized list of musicians who have made significant use of Danelectro, Silvertone or Coral guitars, basses, sitars and effects in live performances or studio recordings.
A
Ibrahim "Abaraybone" Alhabib plays a Danelectro. Niklas Almqvist plays a Danelectro U2 on "Hate To Say I Told You So" Dave Alvin uses Danelectro pedals and effects Victoria de Angelis (Måneskin)
B
Richard Barone played a Danelectro on his Clouds Over Eden album, specifically "Nobody Knows Me" and "Paper Airplane" Syd Barrett used a single-coil Danelectro 59 DC on the first two Pink Floyd albums. Beck plays a vintage Silvertone guitar and often a Dano Pro Jeff Beck played a baritone guitar on his 2003 release Jeff. Billy Bragg Phoebe Bridgers plays a Danelectro Black Metalflake 56 Baritone guitar. Jack Bruce used a Danelectro bass Peter Buck guitarist and co-founder of R.E.M. uses Danelectro 12-strings. R. L. Burnside
C
J. J. Cale
Randy California
Glen Campbell
Mike Campbell uses Danelectro guitars, pedals and effects
Eric Clapton used a Danelectro 59-DC
Nels Cline uses Silvertone and Danelectro guitars on his album Instrumentals
Bruce Cockburn
Ry Cooder plays slide guitar on Silvertone guitars. Elvis Costello appeared in ads for Danelectro when the brand was relaunched in the late 1990s and plays Danelectro and Silvertone guitars on his album When I Was Cruel.
D
Rob Darken
Mac Demarco
Dum Dum Girls
Victoria De Angelis
E
Steve Earle
Dave Edmunds
John Entwistle used a Longhorn bass in the 1960s
Melissa Etheridge
Mark Oliver Everett from Eels plays a variety of different coloured Danelectro Pro 56 and a black Danelectro Baritone.
F
Fat Mike plays a Danelectro DC bass. Samantha Fish plays a Danelectro Silver Metalflake 56 Baritone guitar. John Flansburgh has a Longhorn guitar he is famous for. John Fogerty Matthew Followill plays a Danelectro u2 on "Genius" John Frusciante Tomethy Furse
G
Rory Gallagher played a Silvertone amongst many other guitars. Jerry Garcia got a Danelectro as his first guitar. Rinus Gerritsen of a Golden Earring plays a Longhorn bass. Tom Guerra
H
Rene Hall Used a Dan-0 6-string bass on many tunes including Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" Kirk Hammett George Harrison Richard Hawley Alvin Youngblood Hart Richard Hell Jimi Hendrix Greg Hill Josh Homme Earl Hooker John Lee Hooker Lightnin' Hopkins Steve Howe J. B. Hutto
J
Mick Jagger
Damien Jurado
Jupiter Apple
K
Ira Kaplan
King Buzzo uses a Danelectro in the studio. Kira used a Danelectro guitar in concerts from about 2004–2007. Mark Knopfler
L
Jeff Lang
Alvin Lee
Alex Lifeson
David Lindley uses a Silvertone in concert
Arto Lindsay
Gary Louris
M
Ian MacKaye
Bo Madsen
Steve Marriott
Chan Marshall
Jeff Martin
Dave Matthews
Mike McCready
James McNew
Tyson Meade
Stephin Merritt
Jason Molina
Thurston Moore
N
Graham Nash plays a Danelectro Longhorn on "Just One Look" with The Hollies on Shindig! in 1965 Dave Navarro A.C. Newman Colin Newman Juice Newton
O
Conor Oberst
P
Jimmy Page used a modified 59 DC Danelectro (scruffy white one he said he paid £30 for in early 1966) in studio when he was a session guitarist, and for live performances of “Kashmir”, “White Summer, Black Mountain Side” and “In My Time of Dying” with Led Zeppelin. Brad Paisley Rick Parfitt Joe Perry Tom Petersson Tom Petty on the Wildflowers album; with the Traveling Wilburys he played a Longhorn bass. Cat Power Elvis Presley Steve Priest
R
Dee Dee Ramone
Noel Redding
Kid Rock
Daniel Rossen
Daniel Rostén
S
Richie Sambora frequently uses Danelectro guitars and effects in concert and in the studio. Robert Schneider uses a Danelectro in concert Pat Smear Fred Smith who began performing with New York punk act Television in 1975. Joey Spampinato NRBQ Single cut, dbl cut, and Longhorn basses throughout his career Alan Sparhawk Bruce Springsteen Billy Squier has been seen using a 59 dc during his concerts Chris Squire Danelectro Longhorn 6 string bass Ken Stringfellow