Duesenberg Starplayer III - Catalina Blue

The Starplayer III is a semi hollow, dual pickup, 22 fret electric guitar, featuring flat top and back, bent sides and a 647mm scale.

Trailing the roots of the very first Starplayer guitar, the Starplayer III brings you the early Duesenberg design featuring a flat top and back combined with a classic rosewood veneer for the headstock. Still, the Starplayer III does not miss the proven wood combination of spruce for the top and flamed maple for the back and sides.

Even in the early days, we found that a combination of a balanced Humbucker for the bridge and a responsive P90 Singlecoil for the neck combines the best of both worlds. This is why we took our own classically wound GrandVintage Humbucker and paired it with our open Domino P90 Singlecoil for airy chords and creamy licks.

All our instruments are fitted with our own hardware, which you will only find on a Duesenberg. We design it with attention to even the smallest details to create truly unique instruments from tuner buttons to jack plates.

All our fretboards are carefully pleked and finished by hand for optimum playability and the smooth feel they are famous for.
Additionally, our Diamond Deluxe Tremola proved to be one of the best of its kind, providing buttery operation and outstanding tuning stability.

The Starplayer III additionally features a deluxe 5-ply binding and is available in a glossy Catalina Blue.

NECK
Neck Joint:    Set-in
Wood:    1-piece maple
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)
Shape:    D
Fingerboard:    Indian rosewood, radius 305 mm / 12"
Inlays:    Pearloid dots
Frets:    22 jumbo 2,8 x 1,0 mm
Scale length:    648 mm / 25.5"
Trussrod:    Steel dual-action
Headstock:    Black veneer
BODY
Type:    Semi-hollow with sustain block, bent sides, f-hole
Top:    Laminated spruce, flat
Back, sides:    Laminated flamed maple, flat back
Size:    46 x 34 cm / 18.11" x 13.38"
Height (sides):    4.5 cm / 1.8"
Binding:    Cream
Pickguard:    Black & gold
Finish:    PUR lacquer. Back and sides trans-black.
HARDWARE
Tuners:    Duesenberg Z-Tuners, "Art Diego" buttons
Bridge:    Duesenberg steel saddle bridge
Tremolo:    Duesenberg Deluxe Tremola
Strap pins:    Duesenberg standard
Hardware color:    Nickel
Strings:    Duesenberg DSA10 (010-013-017-028-042-050)
ELECTRICS
Pickup (neck):    Duesenberg Domino P90 
Pickup (middle):    -
Pickup (bridge):    Duesenberg GrandVintage Humbucker
Wiring:    1 volume, 1 tone, 3-way pickup selector