With its fantastic art-deco looks, state-of-the-art design and specifications, it is the Starplayer TV that is the unmistakable centre-piece of the entire Duesenberg collection. Most of the other models seem to be derivatives of the Starplayer TV, but perhaps none of them are as versatile and typical for the German guitar company. In fact, the Starplayer TV covers much of the iconic sounds of an LP, Tele and Strat awfully well. With the distinctive recipe of a center-block flame maple hollowbody with arched spruce top, 1-piece maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 25.5" scale and 12" radius and the Duesenberg designed Grand Vintage humbucker / P90 Domino combination, Duesenberg seems to have found a brilliant mix where versatility doesn't result in something "safe". The Starplayer TV is in no means boring or in lack of character. On the contrary; these Duesenbergs are always rich in sound and tone. In addition, the Starplayer TV -Tremolo Version- features Duesenberg's Deluxe Tremola; looks like a Bigsby, but actually offers more comfort, stability, adjustment capabilities and ease of use. The Starplayer TV family knows many variations which are often subtle on paper, yet each Starplayer has its own character and purpose.
For an expension of the Alliance / signature range, Duesenberg teamed up with Tom Bucavic "The Sessionman" to create a version of a Starplayer that Duesenberg has never done before.
It features the Starplayer arched top centre-block natural finished body, showing the gorgeous flamed maple back & side and quilt maple top. For the neck, Duesenberg uses a spectacular flamed maple as well with a rosewood fingerboard.
The pickups are a pair of Duesenberg's Grand Vintage humbuckers but this guitar premieres a pre installed piezo pickup in de bridge as well that can be blended in with the electro magnatic pickups. A discrete switch integrated with the pickguard switches it on and off. And of course, the iconic Tremola could not miss out.
The "Sessionman Starplayer" might just be the ultimate recording axe for anything rock, pop, country and blues. Pretty cool!
The Tom Bukovac Alliance features:
- Quilt maple laminated top
- Flamed maple back and side
- Centre Block construction
- Rosewood fingerboard
- 25.5" scale
- 12" radius
- Grand Vintage Humbucker and Domino P90
- Steel saddle piezo bridge
- Diamond Deluxe Tremola
Comes including original hardcase and certificate.
