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GreatDane
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Hot or Not? February 3rd

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Duesenberg Dragster

Body Type:solidbody, mahogany
Top:flat
Size:42 x 32.5 x 4.5 cm / 16.5" x 12.6" x 1.77"
Binding:cream
Pickguard:black
Finish:PUR lacquer
Neck Wood:1-piece mahogany
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:30,5 mm / 12"
Inlays:pearloid dots
Frets:22 jumbo 2,8 x 1,0 mm
Scale length:650 mm / 25.6"
Trussrod:steel dual-action
Headstock:

rosewood veneer

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LOLRECONLOL
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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

Hideous.
But you couldn't last a lifetime.
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bjcarl
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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

Anything and everything Duesenberg makes is hot. The price is a major ass-raping, though.
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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

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Not something I'd buy, but still pretty hot.  Neck pickup would be even better.

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

Hot, but I can't figure out why a guitar with one pickup needs a pickup selector switch.

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

Hot...but would be hotter with a neck pickup...

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd


PurpleTrails wrote:

Hot, but I can't figure out why a guitar with one pickup needs a pickup selector switch.


according to the website, it's a unique coil tap.  here's what another site has to say about it (seems intriguing):

"Speaking of tone, Duesenberg crafts all of their own pickups and the P-90 they've put in the Dragster is fantastic. Having the ability to be multi-tapped, this single pickup in conjunction with a 3 way switch can give you everything from jangley, single coil tones to super beefy tones Les Paul Jr oomph that you'll swear might pass for a humbucker."

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd


jelloman wrote:

Hot...but would be hotter with a neck pickup...


jello!

i agree.  i love the tones i get out of neck pickups in general.  if i had to have a one-pickup guitar, i'd want that one pickup in the neck position.

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

That's just crazy talk.
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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

Needs another pickup. And why put a rosewood veneer on the headstock and then paint it black?
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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd


GreatDane wrote:

jelloman wrote:

Hot...but would be hotter with a neck pickup...


jello!

i agree.  i love the tones i get out of neck pickups in general.  if i had to have a one-pickup guitar, i'd want that one pickup in the neck position.


 

I agree with this sentiment as well.  On a two-pickup guitar I'm usually either dialed in on either the neck or middle position.

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd


LOLRECONLOL wrote:
Hideous.

 

Really?  While I get you might not like it, an adjective such as "hideous" really fails to describe that guitar in any way.


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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

I like it, but would not drop that much coin on it.
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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

Don't let price cloud your decision. If you think it's hot (or not), then that's all that matters.
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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

I recently got the chance to noodle on a Duesenberg Fullerton Hollow, which is kind of like the ES-330 -- slim fully hollow, P90 pickups. The sound was very nice, kind of chimey and the tone control gave a really nice range of sounds, between the two pickups.

The price, though, was absurd. Aren't these made in Korea? This one had an asking price of nearly $3300, and really, what are you getting for all that money?

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

Hot, but my favorite Duesenberg is the Double Cat.

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd


Flintc wrote:

I recently got the chance to noodle on a Duesenberg Fullerton Hollow, which is kind of like the ES-330 -- slim fully hollow, P90 pickups. The sound was very nice, kind of chimey and the tone control gave a really nice range of sounds, between the two pickups.

The price, though, was absurd. Aren't these made in Korea? This one had an asking price of nearly $3300, and really, what are you getting for all that money?


I'm pretty sure they're all made in California.

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

if i could put my dick in it i would.

 

Hot. 

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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd

Me likely long time!
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Re: Hot or Not? February 3rd


w00dsy wrote:

if i could put my dick in it i would.

 

Hot. 


If you're the unfortunate bearer of a 1/4" dick, you can!

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