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THE SILVERTONE DANELECTRO MODEL 1444 BASS.1965PERFORMANCE ART GUITAR.CREATED TO PLAY GREAT AND LOOK GREAT EVEN WHEN THE PLAYER IS NOT GREAT.An Extraordinary ONE OF A KIND PIECE OF ART BY THE ARTIST-el daga. Un lugar de mi propio!A place of my own. I am happy for your visit to my presentation of my art. And thank you to my friends at tuneyoursound.com for helping me get started with my own ebay home so that I can share my el arte de la guitarra with you.And now onto the REFLECTIONS, INTROSPECTIONS, AND MANIFESTATIONS OF THE ARTIST EYE MIND.ANOTHER DAY.  ANOTHER CREATION. Furtherance to the music and the art that makes it live for all of us.Gracias por siempre, El Daga.A DESCRIPTION OF THIS el arte de la guitarra SILVERTONE DANO RED BASS.From the words of eld about this guitar:This is an example of my artistic sway toward the combination of form, light, and sound into a playable piece of performance art. For this piece,  I began with one of my favorite instruments of all time, the SILVERTONE (by Danelectro) Model 1444 "DOPHIN NOSE" BASS GUITAR. It has the usual Dano lipstick pickup along with the Masonette body with poplar, bolt-on neck with silver side-dot markers. Beautiful Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlays. Frets are in great shape with moderate wear. 1 11/16" metal nut. Closed-box tuners in good working condition. I always saw this bass a being a RED GUITAR so I painted this one RED-more of a deep red than cherry red. So I did the red body and added the reflective film on the front and back of the body along with the headstock. IT NOT THUNDERS, IT LIGHTENS TOO. A GREAT PLAYING PIECE OF ART.Music is really the show and the performance is the art, right? Yes, right.I sign, and number, each of my creations and I can absolutely guarantee you that no two pieces are the same. Each is unique and one of a kind-as a piece of art should be.  Original case is included with this piece.ART, THE GUITAR, AND THE CREATION DONE. THE el daga (eld) Story."Immediately engaging". "A simple, yet complete definition of art" says el daga, an artist who is a true gospeler of "escultra social"-social sculpture- as a term derived from the German conceptual artist Joseph Beuys, who proposed that sculpture, if made from everyday materials and displayed in a "real world" setting, has the potential to affect society most broadly. His concentration is on form and content. eld's work focus on the themes of the transformation of everyday materials, social engagement with the public, and the impact of music, popular media and performance.Most recently, eld has approached the concept of performative art by looking at the combination of art form (as object) that transforms into performance art (content) by use of light and sound with interaction of performance artist. He has adopted the locution "Ephemeral Performative Art" to provide ascription to this current body of work. Eld is serving as the protagonist for this new and refreshing art form. His initial work began as an exploration into what percipients respond to while experiencing a live concert of musicians playing traditional musical instruments. Beyond feeling the throbbing of the musical sounds and hearing the musicality of the performance, Eld quickly recognized the underutilization of the basic principle of sensory stimulation in regard to the performative actions of the artist.   Traditionally the use, and overuse, of lighting and visual effects have become more distractive than contributory to the total pleasurable and meaningful sensory experience of the viewer. Having worked as a visual artist and played guitar, Eld immediately combined the impacts of light and musical instrument to produce truly unique and defining pieces of performative art.   By adhering to his basic philosophy of "escultra social"-social sculpture, he gathered a wide variety of used electric and acoustic guitars and combined them with other commonly available everyday materials to produce his "Ephemeral Performative Art" pieces. He soon coined the monkier "El Reflecto" to describe his first pieces that utilize highly light reflective material on guitars to make them interact individually and specifically to all light sources. With an "El Reflecto"   guitar, the performing artist now becomes an art object him/herself by allowing the guitar to respond and react to all light sources or as he describes it "the guitar receives and transmits light as it becomes an integral part of the performance". Not only is this art form revolutionary, it is also totally complementary to any artist performance. Eld has also extended his artistic liberty to the creation of other pieces that combine the complimentary (wood and leather) and contrarian (metal and wood) in single instruments which assume personalities of their own as well as the use of collaging to "recreate" art. Many of these pieces are collaged with images taken from his past experiences and current life events. Eld creates each, and every, piece of his performative art completely from his mindset at the time it is sculpted.    Mostly he will reinterpret existing instruments into a new personality piece. el daga says: "I describe my work as 'interpretive' as well as 'creative', perhaps aptly described as 'recreative' wherein I take an existing work of art and 'recreate it'.""Many times I look at an artist's work and 'listen to it'. Sometimes it is the sound of music (in all of its many forms) and other times it is simply noise. In my new work with musical instruments I have matched artists and, or, specific pieces of art with musical instruments that convey to me the 'music of the art'. el daga's Background-in his words:"Born and lived in Mexico City where I practiced my art while also undertaking the work of a simple laborer interacting with materials and their daily use. It was during that time that I began to see every object before my eyes as art and my work in combining different elements and components as being that which entitled me to the appellation 'ARTISTA' In 1990 I moved into my nightmare-South Central in 1990.  I was there in 1992 when the streets exploded and anger tore at the sky. Nights-days-and the deviland became my home behind a locked and bound door. My torment became manifest in my work. Once the skies cleared and chaos became organized, I took those children of my anguish into the street and burned them at midnight as exculpation of my self-condemnation of my failure as an artist to bring curative restoration to the human spirit.As the fire died and the ashes of my malcontent soul were washed away by a cleansing rain, I turned and walked away with only my hands in my pockets.My venery of self meaning led me across the US and produced a lifetime of regret and hope in only a few months. Arriving on the east coast, I made a new life in the seclusion of the rural south again undertaking the restorative art of the labor of my hands to produce the components of everyday life which then led me to my current dedication to 'escultra social'.I hope you enjoy my work. Each piece is a solitary creation. "TERMS AND CONDITIONS:GUARANTEE:NO REFUND.BUYER HAS 48 HOURS TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT INSPECTED BY A PROFESSIONAL GUITAR REPAIR PERSON OR LUTHIER. IF ANY DEFECTS ARE FOUND IN THE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL CONDITION OF THE INSTRUMENT (NOT DISCLOSED IN THE AUCTION AD), BUYER WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHIP THE INSTRUMENT BACK TO US BY EXPRESS SHIPMENT USING THE ORIGINAL PACKING MATERIALS AND ANY ADDITIONAL PACKAGING TO INSURE ITS SAFE RETURN. IT MUST BE FULLY INSURED. BUYER PAYS ALL COST TO SHIP THE INSTRUMENT BACK TO US.   WE WILL REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RETURN RECEIPT AND SHIP IT BACK TO THE BUYER AT OUR EXPENSE. THIS ASSURANCE DOES NOT APPLY TO KNOBS, STRINGS, HARDWARE DISCOLORATION, STRAPS. CASES, OR ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR AFTER RECEIPT BY BUYER. ALL INSTRUMENTS ARE FULLY PHOTOGRAPHED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. IT IS THE BUYER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY SELLER IMMEDIATELY IF THE INSTRUMENT HAS INCURRED ANY DAMAGE DURING SHIPMENT. IN THE EVENT OF SUCH DAMAGE, PLEASE RETAIN ALL SHIPPING MATERIALS FOR INSPECTION.PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BID.SHIPPING CHARGES. The charges listed in this ad are for the continental US only. Shipment outside that area is at actual cost and Buyer must pay all tariffs, duties, and other charges that may be levied on the item when it is imported into its final destination. And for foreign buyers, please request a quote for shipping cost before you bid. No surprises are always good. And please do not ask that we use a lower value for an export shipment. NOTE: NO THIRD PARTY SHIPMENTS-WE ONLY SHIP TO THE BUYER WHO PAYS FOR IT. If you have any questions about the condition of a guitar that we are advertising for sale, please ask us before you bid and we will provide you with whatever information you require to make your decision about bidding on an item. BUT THE ULTIMATE GUARANTEE THAT WE WILL GIVE YOU ON ANY ITEM IS “YOU ARE BIDDING ON WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES AS TO COSMETIC CONDITION” AND WHAT IS LISTED IN THE AD AS TO ELECTRONIC CONDITION. FOR NOS GUITARS, PROTOS, AND DISPLAY GUITARS, THEY ARE SOLD IN “AS IS” CONDITION.NOTE: ABOUT PAYMENTS FOR THIS GUITAR. WE ARE FORCED BY EBAY TO USE PAYPAL AS A FORM OF PAYMENT. WE WILL DO THAT BUT ONLY FROM PAYPAL FUNDS AVAILABLE IN YOUR ACCOUNT OR BY ECHECK.

PAYMENT BY PAYPAL PREFERRED FROM PAYPAL BALANCE. PAYMENT BY CHECK IS ALSO ACCEPTED.

We prefer to ship by USPS but can use UPS or other services if desired. NO SHIPMENT TO THE BAD COUNTRIES.

I do not guarantee my ART.
Nor does any other ARTIST.

I will tell you if an instrument is playable or not. Some of my guitars are created, or recreated, to be used in performances. And others are to be stared at-over and over-while being in a fixed position. The back and sides are always as enjoybable as the front so DO NOT HANG MY PIECES ON THE WALL UNLESS IT IS OF GLASS!

So, the piece you receive will have flaws, defects, glued, unglued, and more-but all of these impurities are honest. My heart is pure.

Thank you.

I am EL DAGA.
I am an ARTIST.
These items sold here are creations and recreations coming from my head to my heart and by my hands.
I do not like complaints.
My art is flawed, it is dynamic, and it is intentional.
I avoid crowds and I speak in a low voice.
Conflict is to be avoided for me to remain happy-therefore please do not buy my art if you have an angry heart. It will lead to unhappiness for both of us and those many around us.
Music is art.
Art is performance.
I am performance art.

You can email me directly with questions and compliments,

There is no way to contact me with complaints.