What's up with Duesenberg Guitars? | Starplayer Mike Campbell & Double Cat demo | Gear Check
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Today, Kris and G check out some Dusenberg guitars after years of you guys asking to hear them! And the only question to come out of that is... WHY DID WE WAIT SO LONG TO DO THAT ?
Gear used: www.thomann.de/fr/duesenberg....
Recorded in Presonus Studio One: bit.ly/S1Pro6
Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: tho.mn/uadx1
Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: tho.mn/sonar
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Some playing to start with
0:44 Intro and concept
2:40 Kris playing the Double Cat
3:41 G playing the Starplayer Mike Campbell
4:50 Introducing the guitars and specs
9:50 G playing the Starplayer with GAIN
10:17 Kris playing the Double Cat with GAIN
11:03 So why did we wait so long to play them?!
15:40 Quiet P90s demo with FUZZ
17:25 Kris playing with FUZZ
19:05 Comment away!
19:50 Outro jammeroo
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I’ve got a black double cat since 2006 and i still in love with her, the cuality of a “masterbuild” for less than 3000€. Simply the best factory guitar that you can buy nowdays
I have 60 guitars now, and my Duesenberg Starplayer TV Phonic in gloss black is my favorite. They just make incredible guitars.
Beautiful guitars 🎸
Great playing like always 👍
Nothing plays like a Duesie!
I love my Duesenberg Triton bass. Quality, playability and sound is superb!
ABOUT TIME, you guys give Duesenberg some time I've owned a starplayer black for years and it is the best Guitar on the market!
Very cool demo, thanks for the upload
Thanks for watching my dude! Cheers //Kris
Hi Kris & Guillaume. I acquired a Doozy Senior 52 in 2012. It's a fantastic guitar ! 1 P90 (with 3 positions thanks to the wiring & cap). It has a thicker neck ('50s shape) and everything is just perfect. I had (and resold) a Starplayer TV because of the neck: a great guitar, but I coudn't play the neck that was too thin. These guitars deserve more attention. They have a lot of personality, fantastic quality/price ratio and the construction, parts, assembly are just awesome. Btw: their strings are great: very good sounding and durable.
People keep complaining about the pricetag. Please, just go and play one. You won't find a thing to complain about. Plus, their customer support is outstanding. I have a starplayer tv since 2020 and I love it. High end guitar, period. And it's not even my most expensive guitar lol.
I just got a blue Dbl Cat and OMG! Fit and finish is superb. The neck, the neck the freakin neck is the most incredibly perfect neck I've wrapped my fingers on. I have about 20 electrics right now, tons of LPs, PRSs, Ibanezs, Yamaha RevStar, Gretch's, Sire Strat and Tele, D'Angelico and THIS IS THE BEST OF THEM ALL BY FAR. German perfection oozes out of her. It's a joy to play. Get one, get two or more. I'm saving for my Starplayer next.
They have a Drop Kick Murphys signature that look soooo nice. Love the colour on this model.
And the first time I heard someone playing a Starplayer TV in this leather optic (which I didn’t like so much), I totally fell in love with that sound. Although probably 50% of that sound was the superb play of the guitar player.
I would love to try one of their basses.
Both guitars sound beautiful but the double cut is the one I like most for my ears. Nice chords guys, another nice video. Best regards from Romania 🇷🇴!
Cheers buddy, thanks so much! //Kris
Ok guys hairs standing up
On the arms says it all !
Thank you 👍👍👍👍👍
Ps my wiggle stick was in the Guinness book of world records
But the librarian made me take it out !
But only because the broom was so big it wouldn't fit in the book anyway 😄
@@yetimatzenightcat8702 hah !!ike it
Boom! You guys might have won this joke competition already. 😆 👏
//Kris
Both are great! Anyway, I'll take the blue one
My Sessionman is my favorite of the 18 guitars I own. These are not just guitars they are beautiful works of art.
Love the double cat. Gorgeous guitar
love my starplayer - its my favorite - im usually on the 90 for most stuff i play.
Reading between the lines, it seems that Duesies suffer from being just too perfect. We guitar nerds like guitars with flaws, Gibson intonation issues, uncomfy T-shapes....the right ones will know what I mean. Well, a strange bread we are, and Duesenberg deserves more attention rather than suffer from our denial to like perfection. Need to fight my Strat now, over and out 😏🖤🎸
Haha, that's a legit point actually. Much like Taylor acoustic guitars, Duesies don't give you that "sweet and lovable imperfection" vibe. That being said, many of us really doesn't care for that and want a flawless tool for making music. I mean, doesn't that make all the sense in the world? Haha! It's so good to have all these options. From vintage style mojo machines to consistently perfect modern guitars. What a treat. 🙌 //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Kris, indeed! I cover that perfection territory with some PRS axes, but gravitate in reality most times to the less perfect classic designs. Horses for courses 😉
got a Falken Tremolo on my bucket list (Lieferbar in mehreren Monaten)
My Starplayer TV Hollow is amazing - The pickup switch has a bespoke "clonk" which can be irritating if you're playing soft jazz gigs
I saw Dave Stewart playing a Mike Campbell signature at a Producers Guild Aftershow party about 7 or 8 years ago. That was enough for me. I couldnt find a Les Paul that I liked and the Gold Top Starplayer was what I'd been looking for. I've been very happy with it. I'd love a DoubleCat12, but cant justify it.
Isn’t the starplayer tv a bit harder to play against double cat or shorter Caribou please ?😊
My Falkan has my favorite clean of any guitar, and is the single best intonated I’d ever played
i own 2 Duesenberg : a Starplayer Special to replace my PRS CE24 (and the mission is accomplished, without any regrets !!!!). This is the guitar I take on reharsals. The second is a Falken, which replaces my Fender Strat Clapton and my Les Paul Studio Joe Bonamassa. The Falken is the perfect studio guitar, 4 single coils packed in 2 humbuckers, 8 sounds, I MEAN 8 REAL SOUNDS. The only 2 drawbacks I see on those guitars is the weight and the lack of belly cut/forearm rest. No problem when you play on stage, but a little uncomfortable when you play sit. I won't go back to another brand, it's 100% sure.... and 100% made in Europe !
Perfect
Really great to hear the guitars natural clean sound :-)
About flipping time!! My Duesy is my no.1. She’s a beaut. And every single one I’ve ever picked up sounds and plays amazingly!
I had Duesenberg Rocket in Yin/Yan color, because it was the closest Scorpions Flying V back then. I traded it to Gibson Flying V, because it just sounded better to my ear. There wasn't nothing wrong with the Duesenberg, it just didn't sound like Gibson. But what I learned - Duesenberg quality is really good.
Their website says they are PUR Lacquer except for sparkle and pearloid finishes. I thought they were Poly too because of how shiny and perfect they are. I am really considering a Fullerton. After building a couple guitars, $3k seems like a good deal when you see the manufacturing process they use.
Well Sascha Paeth (Masters of Ceremony/Avantasia has a stunning signature model..... that's a good enough reason to get one!
sooooo nice...
I agree about liking nitro finishes more, for sure. I prefer bigger necks, like you. But because the neck profile on my Duesenberg is a D, it doesn't feel small to me, it feels full. I love my Campbell model as shown here. I grab it almost as often as I grab my Tele and definitely more often than I grab my Les Paul, fwiw. Excellent guitar. I think PRS and Taylor "suffer" from the same problem of being super consistent and well put together right from the factory, and people actually take points AWAY because they're too perfect? I admit, that I used to fall into that thinking a little bit before I tried one, but I know that it's absolutely nuts!! lol My first break away from that thinking was when I got a Taylor 12 string. I had to admit that I was wrong, so I think I was then more open to other guitars with that "too perfect" reputation like PRS or Duesenberg. My Tele will probably always be my number one, but these guitars are fantastic and occupy a whole different space.
I have a starplayer special, best guitar I ever had 🌺❤️
Oh ja oooooh ja ich liebe meine Düse genauso wie meine Fusion 3 🔥👌
Fantastische Gitarren
I love my Duesenberg.
I own a caribou and for me it’s perfectly the perfect guitar ❤
The hardware ages quite nicely, though. I have a Starplayer TV, a Rocket and a 12-string Double Cat. Do yourself a favour and pick up a Duesenberg with a CrunchBucker in the bridge position, that really wants to go a lot more than the GrandVintage. I prefer the GrandVintage for most stuff, but for high-high-gain stuff, the CrunchBucker is much better.
Had 5 Starplayer TV in 12 years....and sold 5 !!!! Awesome guitar and the best trem system but too long scale on a LP body and too thin at nut for me . AWESOME GUITARS ! (1000 euros increase in 10 years is a bit abused 🥴). Cheers
Style and Sound... Duesenberg have it both. But also a hefty price tag. =P
comparing with other brands their prices are very reasonable.
@@RaxFx yeah.
Well, ahead of you guys for once. Now that we‘re in sync, G&L USA. Don’t sleep on it.
so, built in Croatia and hardware mounted in Germany - and everybody thought it was Korea (or did they move production?)
From my understanding it is Croatia.
I'm dreaming of the Starplayer TV Phonic Venitian White...
Aww yeah man, that finish... 🙌 //Kris
It's beautiful to look at, great to play, and sounds fantastic. I have one myself, but I got it in black instead of white. I'm glad I did. The white is perhaps just a bit TOO over the top flashy. Looks like a wedding guitar. But the piano black is just downright gorgeous. I have 60 guitars at this point, including all the big brands, but my Duesey is my favorite. I still use my Suhr Strat or my PRS, or a Gretsch or a Tele for various purposes. But I always come back to my TV Phonic for most things.
@@valserrie2122 Niiiiiiiice!!!
First time i heard of Dusenberg was when Tom Bukovac was playing his in his channel.
If it's good enough for Uncle Larry.....it's good enough for me.
I wish someone else would touch my wiggle stick when I’m bored with playing with myself…
On a more serious note. I love the look of the guitars. Classy as can be, but the guitars have a too sterile vibe to me. Like a PRS. Do you get what I mean? Would be a delight to play a Fullerton tho.
Where are the guitars made? Is it 100% made in Germany or is it Made In Korea and assembled in Germany?
100% Made in Germany
Woodwork is done in Croatia, not Korea. Watch the duesenberg vid, pretty cool😊
There’s a thing called the internet & you can learn many things. Yes German made with German mechanical parts. You’re thinking of PRS, Gibson, & Fender
These are high end guitars with hi-fi sound!
Duesenberg like the car?
Got some splainin' to do!
Damn it, my finances were safe for such a long time because I forgot how great those guitars are and how at some point I really wanted to buy one. Well they're not safe anymore... Thank you Guillaume and thank you Kris.. so much.. 😉
If I was a musician by profession I’d definitely get myself a Duesenberg. I’ve always loved the design and craftsmanship. But because I’m not, for me it doesn’t make sense to spend that much money on a single guitar. Maybe some day…
Where's Julia!??
Ok, that's clear now.
And why did you ignore Ibanez guitars for years???
Duesenberg is what Gibson wishes they could be. The German precision & FULL attention to detail & quality, spanks Gibson through & through.
Because they are very expensive.
3k for a Korean made guitar, with some case candies added in Germany before shipping the pieces to the dealers ? Nope... Try to find the German Duesenberg factory tour video... There isn't one . At that price point I'd expect more ...
Korea? It's Croatia - this is in Europe. Here is the factory tour - Google and Duesenberg website would let you find it: ua-cam.com/video/rpB3m-P2ZuQ/v-deo.html
The wood work is done in Coatia. Duesenberg have a how duesenberg guitars are made video.
Why? Because they're too expensive? Hate the art deco motif, too.
At keas they aren’r as ugly/feminine looking as a Strat or PRS. They look good as a wearable piece of art, as every guitar is a garment you wear onstage
k, go buy boring guitars. An Ibanez would suit you well lol
@@VladCotrus I'll put my collection up against yours anyday, girlyman!
@@PreacherAtArrakeen sure man, whatever lmao.
They are made in German, period. I wish I can afford the double cut one!
If I had the 💶 I would buy one and then ask a luthier to 🔪correct that headstock because it does my OCD 😅
Left guy: start breathing - you talk way to much! Let your colleague say something, too.
Doing a guitar review thru pedals is really disingenuous and says nothing about the pickup.