Duesenberg Bass Guitars

[JimB52]

That is one good-looking bass, Mark.

 

[The Mouse]

Flats are certainly the way to go. I put chromes on mine for a bit of "clank". Great tone out of these basses. Very nice bro', have fun..

 

[lindseyp]

That's a very nice example.

 

[vin*tone]

I should post this...Just demoing different tones, Bridge, Neck, Both, playing at bridge and neck. I'm using DA Chromes.

Duesenberg Starplayer bass noodling.... - YouTube

 

[Aussie Mark]

TI Flats are now onboard my Duesenberg. I used my little trick for getting a good E string out of short scales with TI Flats - I use the E from a regular JF344 long scale set, and the other strings from the short/medium JF324 scale set. It's a .100 E vs the .106 that comes in the JF324 set. When I've used the .106 previously on short scales the E has always been pretty dead compared to the others. This trick worked on the Rivoli I owned and has done the job this time as well.

The truss needed between a quarter and half a turn for the TIs to be buzz free. The Pleked neck certainly makes setup a breeze on the Duesenberg.

As demonstrated by vin*tone in teh above post, the range of tones available from the Duesie is pretty amazing - unlike any other hollow body bass I've owned before. I gigged it on the weekend for the first time. Wow - what a super fun bass to play, and it sounded equally awesome.

 

[Aussie Mark]

Gig video from the weekend, with the Duesenberg in action in our Stones tribute show

Paint It Black live - Rolling Stoned at Dee Why RSL - YouTube

 

[One Drop]

I should post this...Just demoing different tones, Bridge, Neck, Both, playing at bridge and neck. I'm using DA Chromes.

Duesenberg Starplayer bass noodling.... - YouTube

Funny, I was just posting about Starfires in another thread, and then I listened to this clip again and realized how close the first part sounds to a Guild with flats on it. Beautiful tone, and nice Jamerson channeling!

Aussie Mark, do you have any skin left on your fingers after that song?

Found this clip, nicely recorded and the guy has great fingers. Cool to hear it mixed down, too. I'm really liking this bass the more I hear it!

 

[Aussie Mark]

Aussie Mark, do you have any skin left on your fingers after that song?

Flats = sliding no problem

 

[Aussie Mark]

These are assembled in Germany from Korean made bodies and necks......

Actually, the Duesenberg USA website says they are made in Italy.

 

[jumbodbassman]

Mark . nice bass. looks like chisonic pickups. crappy laptop computer sound. does it really do the starfire sound like a DS?

 

[Aussie Mark]

does it really do the starfire sound like a DS?

The pickups on the Starplayer have a wider range of tones than any other hollowbody I've played, and they sound great indeed, but they don't have the midrange punch of a Darkstar. Quite a different beast.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

I know duff mckagan actually uses some of these

 

[ghiadub]

I checked these out at NAMM and the fit and finish was impeccable. Talking with the rep there the engineering is top shelf as well. Good on ya Mark.

 

[kombi]

Actually, the Duesenberg USA website says they are made in Italy.

The parts are made in other countries, the assembly is done in Germany.

Components of our instruments are manufactured by leading industry companies around the world but we don’t outsource the assembly, [...]. That’s still done at our Duesenberg headquarters in Hannover by qualified luthiers.

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Hannover is in Germany

 

[Aussie Mark]

The parts are made in other countries, the assembly is done in Germany.

Hannover is in Germany

Well, doh - I'm Australian - my world geography knowledge is good, so I knew that.

However, that Doesn't explain why the Doosy website clearly states on various pages on their website that their instruments are made in Italy -

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[kombi]

However, that Doesn't explain why the Doosy website clearly states on various pages on their website that their instruments are made in Italy -

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wat... That's weird...

Well, doh - I'm Australian - my world geography knowledge is good, so I knew that.

Didn't mean to p*ss you off

 

[Aussie Mark]

I am loving my sunburst Duesenberg so much that I just hit the trigger on a used black Starplayer on eBay that was priced at an irresistable figure, to keep it company

 

[bassclef112]

Last night I saw 10cc here in NYC doing their 40th anniversary tour - their last appearance here was in 1975. What a treat this was indeed.

Graham Gouldman - an original member and half of 10cc's second incarnation - was using a single pickup Starplayer through an Ashdown rig and copped the exact tones off their albums (I believe a Ric was used then). The bass was huge in the bottom end, and that little bass thing in "I'm Not In Love" was spot on - just like the record in every way.

It was a relatively small venue, the sound was excellent and the show was absolutely first rate. Great to see these guys still hitting their stride effortlessly. I was and am a huge fan and always found Gouldman's bass work to be a very musical - an extremely talented writer and player.

 

[vin*tone]

Wow. I'm gonna have to see if I can nail that tone. I usually have both pups dimed.

But yeah you can get a pretty convincing Ric tone from these.

 

[bassclef112]

Wow. I'm gonna have to see if I can nail that tone. I usually have both pups dimed.

But yeah you can get a pretty convincing Ric tone from these.

I feel I should elaborate for clarity since I referenced a Ric. The tone I mean in particular is a Ric with flats tone - similar to McCartney vs Chris Squier or Geddy.