Danocaster Singlecut Telecaster Olympic White Arcane Pickups .83" C Neck 2026

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Danocaster is a small custom shop operation out of Austin, Texas run by Dan Strain, and if you follow boutique Telecaster-style guitars at all, you already know the name. Dan builds guitars that nail the feel and tone of late-1950s Fenders without resorting to relic theater or gimmickry — these are working instruments built to the specs and construction methods that made the originals great. This Single Cut is Danocaster's take on the classic single-cutaway slab-body Telecaster format, and it's a serious piece of work. It comes in Olympic White over an ash body — a combination that's visually clean and historically correct — and it's brand new, straight from the builder.

Here's a classic build: The ash body keeps the weight down to a very manageable 6 lbs 6 oz, which is a real accomplishment in an era when swamp ash has become increasingly difficult to source light. The maple neck runs a comfortable C profile with a 9.5" radius rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays, and 6105 frets — 21 of them — all sitting over a 25.5" scale. Nut width is 1-5/8", and the neck carve measures .83" at the first fret and .92" at the twelfth, which puts it in that sweet spot between chunky vintage and modern-playable. Action is set at 2/32" on both the first and sixth strings at the twelfth fret — that's essentially as low as you can go while staying clean, and it plays like it sounds. The bridge is Danocaster's own Tele-style unit with steel saddles and nickel hardware throughout. Pickups are Arcane Inc. '57 single-coils — the neck reads 7.75k and the bridge 7.51k — which are wound to vintage spec and deliver that authentic Tele spank and shimmer without being edgy or thin. The original pickguard, knobs, switch, and pots are all in place. Comes with the Danocaster gig bag.

If you've been chasing the feel of a late-'50s Telecaster but don't want to pay vintage market prices — or take the risk of playing an irreplaceable original — a Danocaster is one of the most credible alternatives on the market. New condition, boutique pedigree, and built to a standard that a lot of production guitars simply can't touch.

SPECS:

• Color: Olympic White
• Weight: 6lbs 6oz
  
• Body: Ash
  
• Body Date/Code: See Pics
• Neck: Maple
  
• Neck Profile: C
• Neck Date/Code: See Pics
• Fretboard: Rosewood
  
• Inlays: Clay Dot
  
• Frets: 6125
  
• Fret Count: 21
  
• Nut: Original
  
• Nut width: 1-5/8"
  
• Radius: 9.5"
  
• Scale: 25.5"
  
• Neck thickness at 1st Fret: .83"
• Neck thickness at 12th Fret: .92"
• Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
  
• Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
  
• Overall length: 38 3/8"
  
• Lower bout: 12 5/8"
  
• Waist: 8 15/16"
  
• Upper bout: 10 7/8"
  
• Body depth/thickness outside edge: 1 3/4"
  
• String gauge: .010"-.046"
  
• Hardware Color: Nickel
• Pickguard: Original
• Bridge Pickup/Brand: Arcane '57 
• Pickup Reading: 7.51k
• Original?: Yes
• Neck Pickup/Brand: Arcane '57 
• Pickup Reading: 7.75k
• Original?: Yes
  
• Bridge: Danocaster Tele, steel saddles
• Tuners: Original
• Knobs: Original
  
• Switch: 3 Way
• Pots/Codes: Original
• Case: Dano Gig Bag
• Notes: 

Excerpts from real online end-user reviews:

"Plays and sounds like the real deal — I've owned vintage Teles and this is right there with them." - The Gear Page
"The fit and finish is exceptional. Dan does not cut corners anywhere." - The Gear Page
"Lightweight ash body, killer Arcane pickups — this thing just sings." - The Gear Page
"Handcrafted vintage-correct guitars for players who actually want to play them." - Danocaster.com

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