Description
After many years of working with Joe, Duesenberg began a project in alliance to build a guitar that meets the special tone which was hidden in his ear.
Duesenberg are proud that for the first model of this brand new Duesenberg Series we had the honor of working together with one of the most remarkable and influential musicians of our time. In alliance with Joe Walsh they developed an instrument which not only meets Joe’s requirements for tone, looks and playability but which is aimed to also fit the taste of many other guitar players out there.
The instrument features numerous different details connected to Joe’s style or history. The fretboard inlays spell his name in morsecode, referencing his passion for radio operation. Being a serious guitarhead himself, he also likes to mess around with the hardware of his guitars, often resulting in weird hardware finish mixes, so for this reason the hardware of the Alliance Joe Walsh is a mix of nickel and gold.
The instrument is available in a beautiful classic Gold Burst or solid Black finish. According to the main colour, the instrument has a Fullerton Elite Style headstock front in either Gold Burst/Brown or Black/Pearloid. The Tibetan Knot on the top between both pickups is a symbol of very personal meaning to Joe which he also carries as a tattoo. The guitar features a thin body profile measuring only 3.5cm/1.37″, a regular Duesenberg mid D profile Neck and medium Jumbo frets. A Duesenberg Little Toaster pickup delivers transparent treble tone in the bridge position and the state-of-the-art noise-cancelling Duesenberg SingleTwin Singlecoil gives clear classic neck sounds in any situation. The guitars are equipped with the Duesenberg Radiator Tremolo which was customized with a golden grill.
Specification
- Neck Neck JointSet-in
- Wood1-piece maple
- Width42,5 mm / 1.67" (nut), 52 mm / 2.05" (12th fret)
- Thickness21 mm / 0.8" (1st fret), 24 mm / 0.95" (12th fret)
- ShapeD
- FingerboardIndian rosewood, radius 30,5 mm / 12"
- InlaysMorse code inlays
- Frets22 jumbo 2,8 x 1,0 mm
- Scale length648 mm / 25.5"
- TrussrodSteel dual-action
- HeadstockMatching body colour
- Body TypeSemi-hollow with sustain block, bent sides, f-hole
- TopLaminated spruce
- Back, sidesLaminated flamed maple
- Size46 x 34 cm / 18.11" x 13.38"
- Height (sides)3.5 cm / 1.4"
- Special artworkTibetan Knot Decal
- BindingCream, 5-layer purfling
- PickguardGold-sparkle
- FinishPUR lacquer
- Hardware TunersDuesenberg Z-Tuners, "Art Diego" buttons
- BridgeDuesenberg steel saddle bridge
- TremoloDuesenberg Radiator Tremola (custom golden grill)
- Strap pinsKluson Multi-Lock
- Hardware colorNickel & gold
- StringsDuesenberg DSA10 (010-013-017-028-042-050)
- Electrics Pickup (neck)Duesenberg HSC Single Twin
- Pickup (bridge)Duesenberg Little Toaster
- Wiring1 volume, 1 tone, 3-way pickup selector
- Accessories CaseCustom Line case (included)
- ToolsAll required allen keys (included)
