A vintage powerhouse reinvented

May 9
2 min read

A Vintage Powerhouse: A Lapaxe™ Reinvented.

This Lapaxe™ is a compact beast that punches well above its weight class. Outfitted with dual Lipstick pickups, it delivers that iconic, chimey vintage grit famously wielded by legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Visual & Sonic Impact

The Look: Dressed in a striking Red Metallic Black Burst, this "Axe" commands attention before you even plug it in.
The Sound: Don't let the size fool you—it produces a massive, room-filling tone that sounds "as big as a house."

Whether you’re chasing Texas blues or looking for a portable rig with a legendary soul, this guitar brings the heat and the history.

Jimi Hendrix: He was known to own and occasionally use a Danelectro/Silvertone in his early session days.
Link Wray: The pioneer of the power chord often used lipstick-equipped Silvertones to get his gritty, distorted "Rumble" tone.
- Jeff Beck: Has been known to use lipstick-equipped guitars for specific studio projects to achieve a unique, thinner "honk" that cuts through a mix.
  
  Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
  Page is perhaps the most famous user of the original Danelectro 3021 (the "DC-59" model).
  - The Gear: A black 1961 Danelectro with dual lipstick pickups.
    
    The Songs: He famously used it for slide playing and alternate tunings. It provided the "crushing yet clean" riff for "Kashmir" and was his go-to for "In My Time of Dying."
    
    Stevie Ray Vaughan (SRV)
    Though famous for his Stratocasters, one of SRV’s most iconic studio and live sounds came from a custom guitar known as "Charley."
    
    The Gear: A white, Strat-style guitar built by Charley Wirz, equipped with three Danelectro lipstick pickups.
    
    The Songs: He used this guitar specifically for its clean, hollow tone on tracks like "Lenny," "Riviera Paradise," and "Life Without You."
- Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
  While usually seen with a Fender Strat or a Pensa-Suhr, Knopfler utilized the unique "cluck" of lipstick pickups for his delicate fingerpicking style.
  The Gear: A Danelectro DC-59.
- The Application: Used primarily for slide work and specific studio textures where a standard single-coil was too "polite."
Why use them?

Feature	Sonic Result
Metal Tube Casing	Provides shielding that "mellows" the high-end, preventing it from being too piercing.
Low Output	Keeps the tone very clean and "airy," even when played through a loud amp.
Series Wiring	On many 2-pickup models, the middle position runs the pickups in series, creating a huge, "fat" humbucker-like punch.