NGD: on behalf of my brother

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New guitar day for my brother, this may seem a little strange to post here but one of our forum members made this guitar from scratch so I thought his craftsmanship deserved an audience!
Grant (Lostinverness) did a Stella job on this and it plays and looks great.
My brother wanted a Duesenberg Starplayer TV guitar but never liked the scale length. Hence getting a custom
Built (inspired by) Duesenberg style guitar but with a Les Paul scale length.
All proper Duesenberg hardware was used, including the Domino P90 and Grand Vintage Humbucker.

I’ll let the pics do the rest of the talking.

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mad skills to build that, very cool indeed.
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Saw this on Facebook earlier, looks fantastic. The chrome hardware looks so cool against that top.
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Wow! That looks stellar!
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Holy moly that's spectacular!!
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That is hot AF. Mad skills Grant!
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Epic!
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Stunning that one is!
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Speechless. Awesome.
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that looks sweeter than the real thing!!!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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WOW!!! that is EPIC
where did he source the hardware from? the trem is tasty
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KNNZ wrote:WOW!!! that is EPIC
where did he source the hardware from? the trem is tasty
I can’t remember exactly which online store it was but one of the genuine distributors for Duesenberg hardware and pickups.
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KNNZ wrote:WOW!!! that is EPIC
where did he source the hardware from? the trem is tasty
Rockinger is a good source for duesenberg hardware. The vibratos are amazing. Noticeably batter than the equivalent Bigsby (and way easier to restring).
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sweet! cheers Bender
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