All user reviews for the Duesenberg Starplayer TV

Guitar designed in Bremen (Germany) and seems he made in Japan

HANDLE
glued
Maple 1 piece
width: 42.5 mm / 1.67 "(nut), 52 mm / 2.05" (12th fret)
thickness: 21 mm / 0.8 "(1st fret), 24 mm / 0.95" (12th fret)
Profile: D
: rosewood
radius: 30.5 mm / 12 "
inlays perloïd
Frets: 22 jumbo 2.8 x 1.0 mm
pitch: 650 mm / 25.6 "
Trussrod: steel dual action


BODY
Type: semi-hollow with central beam, hearing in f, archtop
table: spruce veneer
bottom and sides: flamed maple veneer
size: 46 x 34 x 7 cm / 18.11 "x 13.38" x 2.75 "
Binding: Cream
Pickguard: glittery gold
varnish: Polyurethane, polyester pickguard

FITTING:
Cars: Duesenberg Z-Tuners, buttons "Art Diego"
Bridge: Duesenberg steel bridges are adjustable
Vibrato: Duesenberg Deluxe Tremola (Bigsby improved type with axis recovery voltage improving stability)
Strap buttons: standard Duesenberg
Finish: nickel
Strings: Duesenberg DSA10 (010-013-017-028-042-050)

MICROS & ELECTRONICS
neck pickup: Duesenberg Domino P-90
pickup: Duesenberg Grand Vintage Humbucker
Controls: 1 volume, 1 tone, pickup selector 3-way



UTILIZATION

The handle: regular sleeve Les Paul type, this is not what excites me the most. It seems to me to require a specific game and not too forgiving pranks, especially the bridge pickup is pretty "accurate" and dry (not in the sense of sustain, but in the sense of a character but not sharp enough "Scrapping "anyway). I put a score of 8 rather than 9 because of the handle.

The ergonomics point of view of the harbor is great: very wearable light guitar.

Access to acute: less than a SG or a Strat. I would say probably means (I'm not used to playing in the last frets)

Easily the sound we're looking for (of course within the limits of the personality Starplayer TV) is obtained. The knobs have a good progressive and volume plays its role very well assay distortion.

SOUNDS

It is an instrument with a wide range of sounds. But it is also a fairly typical guitar.

I read in other reviews that it would be between a Gretsch and a Les Paul, I find the exact remark. It has both a little fat lespaulien (neck pickup) and quite sharp gretschien (pickup). I also find that the bridge position, it is reminiscent of the sound Rickenbaker as can be heard in the Beatles, for example. 2 pickups have a good ability to translate percussive attacks.

I love to play the blues significant variations obtainable in the sonic palette by playing selections of microphones or the amount of distortion can give a lot of expressiveness to the game But ... anyway we can play blues on any guitar provided you have style!

Some may love his neck pickup for jazz. In this style, this is not all my guitars, which I prefer ... I tend to play on the Gibson L-4 (normal!) Or the Les Paul, even the Tele (yes, yes! !). But as in jazz blues provided they have the style and game, any guitar sound character may be suitable in my opinion.

I think Starplayer can do wonders in the English rock style of the 60's - 70's music or some hybrid "rock-country-blues" in the genus JJ Cale. Most likely to punk beginnings.

With the natural distortion of my amp, it proves excellent: the neck pickup is fat and at the same time not excessive roundness. The bridge pickup sends lots and lots! But this guitar anyway a "vintage" character seems to me.

With pedals (including Okko Diablo) is excellent! and the various amps on which I could play it reveals personality!

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this guitar without compare: I wanted a TV Starplayer

The +:

- Quality construction, components that "upscale"
- The sound, the sound, the sound!
- Aesthetics (with a kind chrome bezel and dashboard with sequins, it does not go unnoticed like it or not ... but it does not have this side "bling-las-vegas-Midwestern-santiagues it! -suede-fringed white-elvis-presley "some Gretsch!)
- A very stable vibrato, mechanical in the same vein.
- The price for this quality
- Lightness and balance to spend hours on stage

The -:
- There he has "-"? the handle, perhaps? and yet ... not sure!

Price / quality ratio? Exc! For that price, it seems to me that is the point of view of quality (I'm not talking personality: this is another matter and it is matter of taste), for example largely to a certain brand U.S. starting with F and ending with r!

Hear this Starplayer and play there if you like his personality, acquire it! and if it is stolen, repeat the same choice!

Beautiful little guitar, German and Japanese-design, I do we say in the store where I tried it last Saturday. (In passing admire the use of past tense for the narration)

Thinline design with beam, handle 22 boxes (but painted damage) spruce and maple on the table on the bottom (you do not see too well, actually). But plywood, for sure, as all these guitars (including Gibson), for strength.
Microphone type P90 in severe acute double microphone, both manufacturing Duesenberg.

3-position selector classic, and Bigsby vibrato copy (and yes, what look)

Making flawless at first glance. Look classy but flashy, funny mixture of charm. No case is standard.

I put 8 because everyone will not like the decor (sounds like a car hood of the 50's). I think it's too early.

UTILIZATION

Channel a bit thick for me, but I like the sleeves of Start, so it's not a reference too. It's like a round of ES-335, a hair thicker. So it's much thinner than the handle 50's Gibson LP (round).
Access to acute correct, pleasant handle.
Good grip, light guitar (because almost empty), and good balance. Thin guitar that will suit small jigs guitarists, or the ladies and damsels (special dedication to Talu).

The sound is ... but wait, I'll talk about it right after!

SOUNDS

Good guitar, it ha yes, we can say!

In terms of sound, it is between Gibson's well rounded and well Gretsh foil.

The pickups are original, and very well matched: the single and double go well together, and mixing the two can even get funky amazing plans.

The bridge humbucker alone spit in his mother's powerful, it's hot, it screams, it's good. The rock is at your fingertips, you feel you can get the mix with that quiet fingers in the nose (no, we remove the fingers from the nose end, otherwise you can not play)
The handle is simple micro voluptuous, but also less powerful (obviously, it's a single) and then open the ports of blues, jazz, chorus velvet to fall. It's simple, since I tried it, I want to learn to play the guitar ....

The tone knob is very effective, is a very good surprise, and if we play on the volume knob, one can easily give a lot of nuances to his game

In crunch, but the effects intensify the sounds are very clean. It is stunning. Our friends at Duesenberg managed is a beautiful design of microphones, a beautiful guitar design and an outstanding combination of both.

Okay, they are German, but nobody's perfect!

OVERALL OPINION

Tested several times, the more I try and I love it. Sure, one day, I'll pay.
This guitar has no equal as cheap (about 1290 euros as well), it is a good substitute for most popular models, but with an undeniable touch of originality.

Although typical, the guitar emits sounds very usable on a wide range. You can play the adaptability or you can play it with style. Extra!

Its look, its sound, its quality, this guitar has many advantages, yet it will not be the guitar of Mr. All-The-World.

Duesenberg was manufactured is a pearl guitar, original, successful, inspired but not copying. A truly creative approach to the world of electric guitar (not makers), it is rare enough to be noticed. And when in addition, it is really successful, one has only cap in salute.
Congratulations Mr. Duesenberg!

Only the lack of awareness will make you hesitate. Me, my ears are already convinced.

So that's my opinion on the last Duesenberg Starplayer Tv .. Premire my 'real' guitar. (H so I started with a Yamaha Pacifica 112mx so I'm still happy trs but now we must know that playing in the big leagues ...)
The Starplayer TV is made of a table and a pica back Saddle Flamm beautiful. (See photos on my profile)
The neck 22 frets and is possde agrment a binding (a net ch'tit what) White tan (and the entiret the guitar). There are two different pickups: a humbucker vintage humbucker 'in the bridge position and a type P90 in the neck position, while two homemade. Great art micro level, for me is the P90 and the PAF. (Ae was going to hurt a. .. mouhaha) Srieusement the microphones are of high quality microphones and original manufactured s are by Duesenberg qu'tonnants of expressiveness.
A tone one volume, 3 positions ... The vibrato brings a touch of class yet all dj classy. This is a vibrato type Bigsby. (As reliable if not more ...)

9 / 10 because nothing is perfect but the finish is REALLY irrprochable and appearance is trs class, personal love.

UTILIZATION

The handle: I did not know enough to handle a ton to talk about ... I'm not an old fighter who tried hundreds of Gibson, Fender and other joyeuseries but I can tell you that the handle is in all enjoyable ... it is obviously not trs end, is close to a Gibson, but when TRRS diffrent same. CHAC to treble is good but not great, this guitar is not made to make Petrucci but it will come out to some prs what you want. It is quite lgre compared to other guitars because of its hollow body.
The shape is perfect for me and the bomb back ESG does not at all.

9 / 10 but I think that in his sincrement crneau guitar goes everywhere east rock / blues is very easy to use and a MRIT 10/10. It possde the benefits of a jazz guitar (smooth sound in the neck position) but not inconvnients the usual semi-hollow jazz. (Difficulty standing and moving on to play scne etc ...)

SOUNDS

So good, here we go to things srieuses.
So frankly the adpote, adwanne Lulu's ass, I would say even: chantal hair!
H carrment yes ... then first bridge pickup: it is perfect to play rock in all its variants, even if the handle does not make Malmsteen, Petrucci, Vai and other gays fellows.
I have no problem to play in my group even in the passages 'trash' asking a fairly runny and here must distortion. (I know has not said but was talking jtrtouve: op) position intermdiaire has a certain charm to funk, with cot 'twang' to paraphrase another. As for the neck position so it's the jazz ... rgal velvet, class, gentle, warm wishes! The blues goes on all the positions but it is always rgal p90.
Good Proco Rat and a AC30? -> You think you're Johnny Greenwood
Marshall pushed a fat bottom? -> Bah ha long hair and big hat now ... (no no it's not slash tatayoyo see it!)
and so on through blues, jazz, funk (a little but not too), rock, hard rock.
Ms. on my Berhinger a given, but trust me, I often play on a Roland Blues Cube (yes am the real thing not rdition two balls) and quite frankly, every time I reach the nirvana.
A sort of compromise Gretsch / Gibson? Yes and no. The Duesenberg is not comparable to other guitars, like Gibson, Fender and Gretsch same: the exceptional guitar does not compare, they play, we admire them but we do not compare.
9 / 10 because nothing is perfect but for me it is a very versatile guitar style keeping it well.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost a year due to only 5 or 6 hours a week but I have yet to get an ide relatively prcise of this guitar and I am more than satisfied. At this qualitprix irprochable especially since I benefitted a great opportunity in state
(1100euros) ... Prices are new around 1300 euros. If I had the choice I would resume this guitar without hsiter, the price is justified and you do not pay the legends of style fender and gibson. (And even other bcp)
Beautiful guitar with a lot of characters but nanmoins versatile. Duesenberg thank you and long live the brand still too little known!

Guitar Duesenberg, German mark, which should cost in 1000 or € 1200.
Spruce (apparently) quite unique power, and the rest of maple.
A humbucker acute, severe in a P90.
Vibrato type Bigsby improved very effective.
One volume, one tone.

UTILIZATION

not heavy, beautiful and well finished, access to acute correct (Les Paul type).

The Bigsby is improved, it goes further and is more flexible than traditional Bigsby. Tune the guitar did not have a pet.

SOUNDS

I read in an earlier opinion that someone described the sound as being halfway between a Gretsch and a Les Paul. It seems to me not stupid.
It's not as fat as my Les Paul (Burstbucker 2), there's also more gain and more bass.
The sustain is very good course (but which now has a bad guitar sustain?).

It was a sound rather medium without the shine "fat" The Pauline, a little drier then, but with nice round bass well. We find this round into the treble.
The attack is very straightforward, even without the sharp edge and shiny.
That's cool!

OVERALL OPINION

A great guitar is not mine, and I'm already filled with those I have, but I understand that many have fallen in love with.

It is not given on the other hand.

Try

- Finally a nice guitar manufactures in Europe and in Germany More precisely! (I personally just sick of these amricaines whose quality does not match the price you pay)
- Two microphones: a double bridge and neck humbucker type a simple type P90
- Bigsby bridge type (play this stuff is superb)
- Slecteur triple (a microphone, two to each other), one volume and one tone gnral
- Handle very large, perfect for people with long fingers and who have been forgotten by some brands of guitar. I m'arrte s because I do not know enough to handle the types of discourse.
What a good race!

UTILIZATION

- Trs handle personally enjoyable, a bit like that of my ES 135
- In terms of balance, it is a little heavier than ct ct round body so to do some work his arms and shoulders, but you get used to.
- As regards the sound ........... See more.

SOUNDS

- Has this guitar Designed for me (I'm not laughing).
We play what we call in the group of "big rock" has approached RATM with a bit of Jeff Buckley (bcp in less pain and NIRVANA, without forgetting Queen Of The Stone Age and AC / DC with influences of Drum & Bass.
- I play on an amp Italian (live Europe) brand BULK SONICA 50-100W switch. Days with power in Mount 6L6 I do and I saturate makes any audible through a box load of Koch. To make the sound even more pais, I go through an overdrive Ibanez TS808 r end. The distos, I put the garbage.
- The simple micro of Duesenberg's simply a beautiful, hot cry the blues and blues-rock, with a TS808 approaching nirvana, sustain such I have encountered on any other skyscraper (essay Fender Start, tl gibson Es135, Ibanez Ergodyne, Gibson Les Paul Standard ... etc.) I also played with the plutt l. As for the double, he disassemble the mouth, with a large distortion is madness.

OVERALL OPINION

- I've had two months and it sounds Submitted on any amp, Peavey Transtube j'au a small home and the sound is correct.
- What I like? Sound (any amp), the mouth, the price (compared qualitprix unbeatable), finishing (it's art).
- What I like least? The quality sometimes by default, it's a standard so it takes a lot of space in the cache group and a few other instruments, besides the bass player is fighting to find the rglages place.
- If I lose, I Rasht aussitt I have a sub.

A trs, trs good guitar that will not please everyone, but I'm sre appropriate to lovers of blues and rock to make it sound like the good old amp lamp. This guitar MRIT to be plugged into a good tube amp and not a live pod, it would be too bad.

Duesenberg thank you to the Germans for putting their perfectionism and passion of the guitar in this gem.

beautiful, just ...
reproach, guitar, violin very beautiful!
selector position inspires confidence, the tone knobs and flight only prsentent no rough play, the Bigsby is quite stable (if you do not shoot like a box) for not dsaccorder guitar. mcaniques the trs are stable (no comparison with my baja tlcaster I like a lot).
trs frankly, this guitar is a true Russianness.

UTILIZATION

Easy!
THE FIRST remark that has come to me mind when I try ... The handle is comfortable and trs in bne key is simply a rgal! for my fingers. The frets are perfectly polished and the slides or bends ... ben they spend on their own! So I feel like I better be (at least less bad) when I play against the tlcaster due.
rsultat: I spend more time playing than before, it must be said that such a rgal it becomes difficult to put his guitar CHRI.
Attention to addiction!

SOUNDS

empty: a good little projection grace the box semi hollow nickel to play the night of ct children's room without making too much noise ... But a little frustrating because ds that connects the jack into the amp, ouahhhhhh
the P90 on the humbucker are gniaux! alone or together, were a varied palette of sounds and enjoyable trs: funk, blues, rock, hard rock, reggae, pop, everything goes except the most violent stuff (n extreme ).
I wanted to diffrent tl I served. It was both a great personality and a lot of versatility.
For me it's just perfect!

OVERALL OPINION

I Bavay before each time I passed in my store prfr.
DCID that this year I fell in October nol: What chance.
Now I do not take rsiste ds any minute that I have available!
is my guitar prfre, I love and even if I tried MODELS + posh (les paul, SG, gretsch, fender us ...) c is vraiementla idalie guitar for me. nothing wrong even the price is justified.
try it I think you will also be conquered.

like to say in due: LET THE GOOD TIME ROLL!

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The Starplayer TV is equipped with an improved type vibrato 60 years and a bridge on 2 axes with steel bridges. His custom micro DP90 in the neck position gives an authentic blues sound that combines harmoniously with the vintage humbucker in the bridge position. The remarkable archtop spruce and back and elegant flamed maple arched raised the DTV to the rank of the finest guitars in recent years. It will remind you of the time or the Rock & Roll began ...

MICROS

Custom: Duesenberg DP90 and Grand Vintage humbucker

CONTROLS

Master volume, master tone, 3-position selector United States

BODY

Table and dished, shaped sides, central sustain block 46 x 34 x 7cm

UTILIZATION

to which the handle
excellent, easily accessible side acute
on stage is not feel the weight of the guitar even after 2 hours of concert

SOUNDS

Personally, I often use the hambucker (bridge side) with my vox
I find that "it is well suited, by setting the vox top boost in strong, lightweight came out, gives a typical grain's 60 years
for a more just grunch mounted volume output and so on.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this guitar since 2002
I really try to guitar before falling on the Duesenberg
and believe me, once I got it on hand at the second, as I sue
is that the.
the value at the time was justified.
I have not hesitated to pay for this marvel.

See full review prcedents already well

UTILIZATION

The neck is fantastic. Super pleasant. Well I come from a folk guitar has changed but then what fun to play.

Beautiful Sound: I play solo .. uh I want to say that I'm solo but I'm alone on stage guitar voice and what a pleasure to sing over the Duesenberg.

SOUNDS

I play the song Plutt pop, rock. The P90 is ideal. Roundness, warmth
I mainly use this microphone s largest in frequencies. But the humbucker is also
I play a Laney Lionheart L5T-112. A 5 Watts. But solo is ample and what sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it 6 months, I can not do without.
I'm not a great guitarist, is really to accompany me to the song more than me typing chorus of madness. But then what fun to play on this guitar.
Yes, yes I would do it without hesitating choice

Made in Germany, a flawless finish. There must be at least three times the price at the competing brands for that.

UTILIZATION

The handle is of type Les Paul, very nice without being oriented shredders.

SOUNDS

so there for my part, I have not got a "good sound" but "The Sound"! Before his hearing my amp I was no more interested than that by this guitar. Once connected to the Mesa Express 5:50, I took the slap, the finest blues sound very rich and dense that it Myself have heard before as fine tuning. No effects pedal is needed on the clean channel I have a beautiful clean sound and I turn the channel to send Burn The sound that would cry all the gibson.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year and I'm still won. Black Tolex finish with chrome pickguard is beautiful, but it must be seen to be appreciated, the photos do not put it to his advantage.
For 1600 euros, a guitar of this quality and such a big sound is present.
It always makes me vibrate as much, is very versatile and alliance Starplayer TV + Mesa Express is impressive.