These sounds are paramount for the Dropkick Murphy sound that we all know and mirrors the life growing up on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts. Jeff goes into more detail by telling us the following, "When we go into the Studio, Tim likes to use his humbucker semi-acoustic and James goes on the other side with his humbucker solidbody and I like to go straight up through the middle with a single coil sound. But I also need something to kick ass live on stage and my new Duesenberg Alliance Series does all of this, so now I have found my perfect guitar."
The Alliance Series Jeff DaRosa brings you a single Split/King pickup at the bridge. This pickup can switch between real humbucker and real singlecoil mode. But it is not the splittable humbucker you might expect.
It actually houses a real singlecoil which can be extended to a full humbucker with a second, specially designed coil to actually deliver the best of both worlds. As a third option, the pickup can be set into an in between mode where both coils are mixed in a special way to give you even more flexibilty. The Alliance Series Jeff DaRosa is based on our brand new Senior design but comes in a breath-taking all over Catalina Green Burst finish with a nickel finished armrest, Duesenberg "Wing" fretboard inlays and a laser-etched single volume control. Handsigned Certificate This Alliance Series guitar comes with a certificate of authenticity hand-signed by Jeff DaRosa, Duesenberg CEO Ingo Renner and the luthier who finished the instrument.
Duesenberg founder Dieter Gölsdorf’s unrelenting vision for the future of the guitar led to one of the company’s most important operating tenets: virtually everything is made and designed in-house. From the 18:1 Z-Tuners to the 3-Point Radius Wraparound Bridge, every bit of hardware has been meticulously crafted and tailored for each instrument. For Jeff DaRosa’s signature model, a mindbogglingly versatile Split/King pickup over three shades of sonic versatility. You might be wondering how a single-pickup guitar makes use of a 3-way rotary switch, and the answer may surprise you. The onboard pickup operates in three modes: true single-coil, true humbucker, and a combination of the two styles offering even greater flexibility.
The Alliance Series Jeff DaRosa signature guitar’s one-piece mahogany neck features a Classic “D”-shaped neck profile that melds classic comfort with superlative support for a laundry list of playstyles. Its set-in neck joint is crafted to optimize sonic fluidity across its trio of tonewoods. Meanwhile, the compound-radius fingerboard — 12 to 14 inches — emphasizes access and playability that supports all manners of riffs, solos, licks, and leads. Attention to detail abounds throughout this guitar, whether it’s the banjo-inspired plate, pickup-cover mesh, or the controls. In fact, the Speed Pot volume control features a laser-etched monogram of Jeff’s initials. Compared to conventional control knobs, the Speed Pot reduces the rotational angle to a 70-degree spread, accommodating expeditious attenuation without compromising accuracy.
Founded by German guitar designer Dieter Gölsdorf in 1989, Duesenberg guitars represent a multinational mixing pot of American art deco aesthetics, hot-rod heritage, and exacting German engineering. Duesenberg’s utterly distinctive instruments — affectionately dubbed “Doozys” by their adherents — gleam with proprietary parts and pickups that merge the daring appointments of the early electric guitar age with the pinpoint precision of modern manufacturing excellence. From the iconic Starplayer semi-hollow guitars to basses, lap steels, and beyond, every Duesenberg that Sweetwater carries embodies consummate artisanship. Fittingly, this unerring dedication has attracted more than a few luminaries, including the likes of Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh, Mike Campbell, John Mayer, and Tom Bukovac. For the musician who demands superlative performance, idiosyncratic innovation, and master-level musical detail in equal measure, only a Doozy will do.
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Jeff DaRosa, the rock multi-instrumentalist and a member of the Boston-based punk band The Dropkick Murphys, has collaborated once again with Duesenberg and together we have come up with this amazing guitar which has one pickup but three completely different sounds.
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