List of Danelectro players

Ibrahim “Abaraybone” Alhabib Mali-based Tinariwen lead guitarist Ibrahim plays a Danelectro
Niklas Almqvist guitarist for The Hive plays a Danelectro U2 on “Hate To Say I Told You So”

Dave Alvin Guitarist best known for his work with the roots rock group The Blasters uses Danelectro pedals and effects

Richard Barone guitarist/singer/songwriter and founding member of The Bongos, he played a Danelectro on his Clouds Over Eden album, specifically “Nobody Knows Me” and “Paper Airplane”

Syd Barrett guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of Pink Floyd used a single-coil Danelectro 59 DC on the first two Pink Floyd albums.

Beck singer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist plays a vintage Silvertone guitar

Jeff Beck One of three guitarists of the blues-rock group The Yardbirds, he played a baritone guitar on his 2003 release Jeff

Billy Bragg

Jack Bruce singer/songwriter/bassist best known for being the bassist in Cream when he used a Danelectro bass

Peter Buck guitarist and co-founder of R.E.M. uses Danelectro 12-strings.

R. L. Burnside

J. J. Cale

Randy California guitarist who played with Jimi Hendrix and founded the band Spirit used a Danelectro modified with a theremin in it

Mike Campbell guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers uses Danelectro pedals and effects

Eric Clapton guitarist/singer/songwriter used a Danelectro 59-DC

Nels Cline is a guitarist and composer and member of the band Wilco. He uses Silvertone and Danelectro guitars on his album Instrumentals

Bruce Cockburn

Ry Cooder famed guitarist is notable for playing slide guitar on Silvertone guitars

Elvis Costello singer/songwriter/guitarist 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

Steve Earle

Dave Edmunds

John Entwistle bassist and horn player for The Who, used a Longhorn bass in the 1960s

Melissa Etheridge

Fat Mike lead singer and bassist of the California punk band NOFX, as well as bass player for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes plays a Danelectro DC bass.

John Fogerty

Tomethy Furse

Rory Gallagher an Irish blues/rock guitarist played a Silvertone amongst many other guitars

Jerry Garcia guitarist and co-founder of The Grateful Dead got a Danelectro as his first guitar

Rinus Gerritsen

Tom Guerra

Kirk Hammett

George Harrison

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Richard Hell

Jimi Hendrix

Josh Homme

Earl Hooker

Steve Howe

Mary Huff

J.B. Hutto

Mick Jagger

Damien Jurado

Ira Kaplan

King Buzzo Guitarist and leader of The Melvins uses a Danelectro in the studio.

Mark Knopfler

Jeff Lang

Alvin Lee

David Lindley well-known guitarist uses a Silvertone in concert

Arto Lindsay

Gary Louris

Ian MacKaye

Bo Madsen

Steve Marriott

Jeff Martin

Dave Matthews

Mike McCready

James McNew

Tyson Meade

Stephin Merritt

Rick Miller

Jason Molina

Thurston Moore

Dave Navarro

A.C. Newman

Colin Newman

Juice Newton

Conor Oberst

Jimmy Page

Brad Paisley

Rick Parfitt

Joe Perry

Tom Petersson

Tom Petty

Cat Power

Elvis Presley

Steve Priest

Dee Dee Ramone

Noel Redding

Kid Rock

Robert Schneider is one of the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company. He is perhaps best known as the lead singer/songwriter behind The Apples in Stereo. He uses a Danelectro in concert.

Pat Smear

Alan Sparhawk

Bruce Springsteen

Ken Stringfellow

Garry Tallent

Richard Thomspon noted songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Used a Danelectro U2 on several recordings

Pete Townshend

Corin Tucker vocalist, guitarist and co-founder of Sleater-Kinney, she uses a Danelectro Baritone in the studio and a DC-3 early in her career

Ike Turner

Jeff Tweedy

Jimmy Vaughn

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Tom Verlaine

Tom Waits

Brian Wilson

Ron Wood

Link Wray Famous guitarist, noted for pioneering the use of power chords in rock music. He used a Danelectro Longhorn during his heyday

Thom Yorke

Frank Zappa