Duesenberg Starplayer Bass - WITHDRAWN £1050 Belper, Derbyshire

[Tripehound]

Beautiful German-built Duesenberg Starplayer bass in Trans Orange c/w with Duesenberg hard case. 

 

I bought this because I wanted an orange bass, a semi-hollow bass and a short-scale bass and this does all three and does it well! These days however I'm strictly playing my J basses and the money could be better used elsewhere hence the sale.

 

Cash sale and collection preferred but being centrally located I'm negotiable about meet-ups at a reasonable distance.

Edited October 25, 2021 by Tripehound

[BCH]

Hi, looks stunning. Have you had this from new, what year? What is the condition & actual weight?

 

Best… B

[Tripehound]

2 hours ago, BCH said:

Hi, looks stunning. Have you had this from new, what year? What is the condition & actual weight?

 

Best… B

Aside from some very faint marks on the back of the body which can only be seen in a certain light whilst holding at an angle, and a slight bit of cloudiness on the chrome of the trapeze tail-piece it's in very good condition - no dings, scrapes, scratches or evidence of misadventures. Not sure of the age and as I bought via eBay in 2019 I'm at least the second owner. Weight clocks in at around 7.5 lbs using the traditional bathroom scales - not a heavy instrument but undoubtedly a very pretty one. It's a short scale but uses medium-scale strings due to the tailpiece. 

 

Here's a link to me playing it on New Years Eve 2019 - using a Helix straight into the PA with a patch based on a GK model. Apologies for the sound quality - straight off the camera.

[scrumpymike]

Ohhhh no! I'm in love - again!

[ezbass]

Oh my! 😍

[Tripehound]

Took it out on gigs Friday and Saturday and realised I was making a mistake here - withdrawn.

[scrumpymike]

1 hour ago, Tripehound said:

Took it out on gigs Friday and Saturday and realised I was making a mistake here - withdrawn.

It really is something special.