Duesenberg Starplayer III Black - BSTOCK

A Slimmer Starplayer Designed for the Stage

The Starplayer III captures the aesthetic and sonic spirit of the renowned Starplayer family while adopting a flatter construction. Its flat top and back reduce the body’s overall depth, improving comfort when standing and making long stage performances easier. It nevertheless retains the essential qualities of a semi-hollow guitar: an open response, rich harmonic content and an especially lively playing feel.

Its central sustain block provides greater stability at high volume than a fully hollow body. The Starplayer III Black is therefore aimed at guitarists who appreciate the character of a semi-hollow guitar without sacrificing the precision, sustain and control required when using distortion or overdrive.

For Guitarists Seeking Character and Versatility

This electric guitar is particularly well suited to intermediate and experienced musicians looking for an expressive instrument capable of covering a wide range of styles. Its maple neck with a Medium D profile offers a balanced feel, comfortable enough for sustained chords as well as fast lead lines.

The Starplayer III is equally at home in classic rock, blues, indie rock, pop, garage, rockabilly, soul and electric jazz. Its semi-hollow format retains warmth with clean sounds, while its central block and bridge humbucker allow for generous overdrive with excellent definition. The Diamond Deluxe vibrato further expands its expressive possibilities with subtle inflections, vibrato chords or more pronounced effects.

The Combination of a Creamy P90 and a Powerful Humbucker

The sonic personality of this Duesenberg is built around the combination of two complementary pickups. In the neck position, the Domino P90 delivers a dense, rounded and creamy sound, with more bite and midrange presence than a traditional single-coil pickup. It highlights nuanced attacks, bluesy chords and dynamically rich melodic lines.

At the bridge, the GrandVintage Humbucker offers a thicker, more powerful register inspired by classic humbuckers. It adds body to riffs, precision to overdriven solos and generous sustain. The 3-way pickup selector makes it easy to move quickly from a warm tone to a more incisive attack, while the middle position blends both pickups for a balanced, broad and highly musical sound.

The laminated spruce top contributes to the lively response, while the laminated flamed maple back and sides enhance clarity and projection. The semi-hollow construction with a sustain block preserves the airy character typical of hollow-body guitars while reinforcing the low-end foundation and note sustain. Plek fret treatment contributes to consistent action and precise playability across the entire neck.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To preserve the playing balance and vibrato performance, this guitar can be fitted with a set of Duesenberg Custom 10/50 strings, with gauges 010-013-017-028-042-050, matching the original setup. Duesenberg Standard strap buttons are compatible with a suitable Straplock system. A Duesenberg Custom Line gig bag and the necessary Allen keys are already included.

Technical specifications

Category	Single cut	Nbr of strings	6
Left handed	No	Scalloped	Simple
Strings	Steel	Color	Black

Type	semi-hollow electric guitar with sustain block, arched sides and f-hole	Width at the 12th fret	52 mm / 2.05 inches
Dimensions	46 x 34 cm / 18.11 x 13.38 inches	Thickness at the 1st fret	21 mm / 0.83 inches
Side depth	4.5 cm / 1.8 inches	Thickness at the 12th fret	24 mm / 0.94 inches
Top	laminated spruce, flat top	Truss rod	dual-action steel
Back and sides	laminated figured maple, flat back	Headstock	black
Binding	cream, 5-ply purfling	Tuning machines	Duesenberg Z-Tuners
Pickguard	black Custom	Bridge	Duesenberg steel bridge
Finishing	PUR lacquer, Trans-Black back and sides	Vibrato system	Duesenberg Diamond Deluxe Tremola
Profile	Medium D	Strap buttons	Duesenberg Standard, Straplock compatible
Key	Indian rosewood	Hardware color	nickel
Radius	305 mm / 12 inches	Factory strings	Duesenberg Custom 10/50, gauges 010-013-017-028-042-050
Inlays	cream dots	Neck pickup	Duesenberg Domino P90
Number of frets	22 Jumbo frets, 2.8 x 1.0 mm	Bridge pickup	Duesenberg GrandVintage Humbucker
Scale length	648 mm / 25.5 inches	Controls	1 volume and 1 tone
Nut width	42.5 mm / 1.67 inches	Selector	3-way pickup selector