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One of the more distinctive Duesenbergs in the Starplayer lineup, the Starplayer TV DLX builds upon Duesenberg’s most iconic 6-string blueprint with a powerful HH design and elevated aesthetics. Players who are well familiar with the style of the Starplayer will be sure to notice one feature right off the bat. Instead of the single F-hole found on the standard Starplayer, this guitar’s spruce-topped-maple semi-hollowbody sports dual double-bound F-holes paired with a sleek transparent pickguard to show off the guitar’s top. And while the addition of an F-hole certainly adds a slightly airier quality to the Starplayer TV DLX’s tone, the hard-hitting combo of a neck-position D-Tron humbucker and a bridge-position GrandVintage humbucker all but transform the Starplayer TV’s traditional H/S pickup combo with a fuller, deeper drawl. Furthermore, this guitar’s Vario-Tone control dramatically bolsters your sonic sculpting capabilities with sparkling coil-splitting functions and a powerful midrange-frequency filter. Deluxe in name, looks, and tone, the Starplayer TV DLX is all but guaranteed to become the jewel of your 6-string collection!





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Deluxe HH pickup configuration and versatile Vario-Tone knob





The Duesenberg Starplayer TV DLX is much more than an aesthetic upgrade to the Starplayer TV. This guitar swaps out the TV’s neck-position P-90 for an ultra-articulate D-Tron humbucking pickup. What does it sound like? The D-Tron is heavily inspired by one of the very earliest humbucking pickups, revered for its firm bass, crystal-clear top end, and hi-fi-like character. Paired with the superb all-rounder GrandVintage humbucker in the bridge, the Starplayer TV DLX’s HH control section also sports a custom Vario-Tone switch to sculpt your mids and access cutting single-coil-style split tones.





Singing semi-hollow construction





Mixing the best of vintage-style semi-hollow construction and modern performance-minded enhancements, the Starplayer TV DLX’s body ? comprising a spruce top and maple back and sides ? slightly slims down the big-bodied semi-hollows of yore for a more comfortable feel and lighter weight. A solid center block runs through the middle of the Starplayer TV DLX’s body, dramatically reducing feedback and enhancing natural sustain. The body is paired with an equally luxurious 1-piece maple set-neck carved into a Medium “D” profile. The neck is not quite the chunky “D” you’d find on a vintage semi-hollow, but just large enough to fill out your grip when navigating the rosewood fingerboard’s compound radius.





Duesenberg: the 6-string pride of Deutschland





Founded by German guitar designer Dieter Golsdorf in 1989, Duesenberg guitars represent a multinational mixing pot of American art deco aesthetics, hot-rod heritage, and exacting German engineering. Duesenberg's utterly distinctive instruments ? affectionately dubbed "Doozys" by their adherents ? gleam with proprietary parts and pickups that merge the daring appointments of the early electric guitar age with the pinpoint precision of modern manufacturing excellence. From the iconic Starplayer semi-hollow guitars to basses, lap steels, and beyond, every Duesenberg that Sweetwater carries embodies consummate artisanship. Fittingly, this unerring dedication has attracted more than a few luminaries, including the likes of Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh, Mike Campbell, John Mayer, and Tom Bukovac. For the musician who demands superlative performance, idiosyncratic innovation, and master-level musical detail in equal measure, only a Doozy will do.





Duesenberg Starplayer TV DLX Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:


Duesenberg’s classic Starplayer TV platform enhanced with high-end appointments and searing HH tones


Lightweight semi-hollowbody design with maple center block consists of treble-enhancing back and sides and a responsive spruce top


Dual double-bound F-holes (as opposed to the standard Starplayer’s single F-Hole) produce a slightly airier and more resonant response


Maple neck in a somewhat slim Medium “D” profile forms a comfortable foundation for players of all styles and backgrounds


12-14-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard and Plek’d jumbo supply effortless playability up and down the neck


Bridge-position GrandVintage pickup oscillates between aggressive humbucking fury and smooth, clear, and snappy clean tones


Neck-position D-Tron humbucker captures the hi-fi feel and gritty character of a legendary 1950s humbucker


Vario-Tone switch gives you access to midrange-sculpting tone controls and sparkling split-coil sounds


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Deluxe appointments include a transparent pickguard and floating Diamond fingerboard inlays


Art-deco-inspired aesthetics are sure to capture the eyes of any audience