Duesenberg Guitars - Design

Design

"The distinctive appearance of Duesenberg Guitars demonstrates the Art Déco design from headstock, pickguard and hardware, while most of the body-designs are based on classic Jazz-Guitar shapes, as they were manufactured from the 40’s in Germany and the USA mainly by German emigrants." –Dieter Gölsdorf

Fundamental basis of the typical Duesenberg design is the three-step geometry. It is reflected in almost every part of the instrument, from headstock, pickguard and pickup-ring to knobs, output jack and even the pickup switch knob. The typical Duesenberg D also contains this three-step design in the lower bar.

Most of the instruments are semi-hollow constructions. However, the solid body guitars also feature many traditional elements. Duesenberg combines these traditional shapes with design elements of the Art Déco style, which is expressed in applications, as well as precious and eccentric materials. Typical for this style are parallel lines, stepped geometries and extended curves.

Also the colouring uses classic elements, some of them typical for Art Déco. Besides standard colours such as Black and White, the colour palette features a transparent Orange, a classic Surf Green, a pastel Red and the glitter finishes Blue-, Silver- and Black-sparkle. Furthermore, there are the extravagant mother-of-pearl finishes Ice-, Blue- and Emerald-Green-Pearl. Aside from that, traditional finishes such as Gold-Top, Two-Tone-Sunburst, Fireburst and Vintage Blonde are used on specific models as well.

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