The distinctive verticality of Duesenberg’s creative output — from basic ideation to fully assembled instruments — uniquely enables them to bolster the sonic parity of every part of the Julietta with one another, and they’ve spared no effort in supplying a solid foundation. Its alder body anchors its tonal profile, resulting in clear, full-bodied sound across the spectrum that balances snappy attacks and enduring sustain with excellent articulation and a slightly scooped EQ curve that emphasizes upper mids. A maple neck imbues your sound with warmth and brightness that complement alder’s natural presence. Meanwhile, the Indian rosewood fingerboard imparts a shimmering, glassy veneer to your output, facilitating flexible expression and crystalline articulation that tames any harsh, hissing tones but won’t compromise its full-spectrum clarity.
Considering the Julietta’s malleable yet focused foundations, Duesenberg intentionally selected pickups to support flexible sonic exploration without sacrificing the character of their spectacularly voiced pickups. The Julietta boasts an unconventional but fitting dyad of tone-crafting tools: a Domino P-90 in the neck and a Grand Vintage Humbucker in the bridge. Decades of research by Duesenberg founder Dieter Gölsdorf resulted in the development of the Domino, marrying iconic P-90-style tones with a humbucker cover to support use in a multitude of guitars. The Grand Vintage — inspired by classic PAF-type pickups — delivers a bold array of tones with reactivity and heft in spades, alongside uncompromising control and incisive trebles. These award-winning pickups are complemented by a 5-way pickup selector and singular Tone and Volume controls, supporting detailed sound shaping sans the clutter, leading to straightforward tone control and eye-catching style.
Boasting a Classic “D”-shaped profile, the Julietta offers a satisfying in-hand feel while accommodating players of countless styles with comfort. Its 4-bolt design and sculpted cut-away work in concert to support unfettered access to all 22 frets across its fingerboard’s 12-inch radius. Thanks to the 1-piece maple neck, resonance and sustain are substantially bolstered to support the sonic possibilities of its tonewoods and pickups, and these properties are augmented using their house-made aluminium Wrapper Tailpiece, steel-saddle bridge, and Z-Tuners. Plus, the Standard strap pins are compatible with numerous styles of strap locks, providing practical support from the studio to the stage.
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 Pedal Empire 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, Joey Landreth 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.
BODY
TYPE Solid Alder Body
DIMENSIONS 43 x 32 cm
HEIGHT 4.0 cm
PICKGUARD 3-ply black
FINISH Catalina Red, PUR lacquer
NECK
TYPE Bolt-on Neck, 1-piece Maple
WIDTH 42.5 mm (nut), 52 mm (12th fret)
THICKNESS 21 mm (1st fret), 24 mm (12th fret)
SHAPE Medium D
FINGERBOARD Indian Rosewood, radius 305 mm / 12"
INLAYS Cream dots
FRETS 22 Jumbo 2.8 x 1.0 mm
SCALE LENGTH 710 mm / 28"
TRUSSROD Steel dual-action
HEADSTOCK Black
HARDWARE
TUNERS Duesenberg Z-Tuners
BRIDGE Duesenberg Steel Saddle Bridge
TREMOLO Duesenberg Diamond Deluxe Tremola
STRAP PINS Duesenberg Standard (Straplock compatible)
HARDWARE FINISH Nickel
ELECTRONICS
NECK PICKUP Duesenberg Domino P90 (Trapeze Housing)
BRIDGE PICKUP Duesenberg GrandVintage Humbucker (Trapeze Housing)
CONTROLS 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 5-Way Pickup Selector
MISC
CASE Duesenberg Soft Case
With the debut of the Julietta guitar, Duesenberg has distilled its uncompromising dedication to precise craftsmanship into a bolt-on beauty that marries premium appointments with versatile tone tools for a rock-solid foundation to forge your sound. Three carefully selected tonewoods — alder, maple, and Indian rosewood — merge with a 4-bolt construction, 1-piece neck, and flexible suite of tone-crafting electronics, ensuring no sound is out of reach. We have been especially impressed with Deusenberg’s commitment to quality engineering, developing everything from hardware and tuners to pickups and electronics in-house, guaranteeing sonic and aesthetic fluidity for an unwavering base of aural discovery that marks your entry into bona fide Duesenberg design.
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