The Starplayer Special reawakens the early history of Duesenberg by reintroducing of the very first Duesenberg guitar. Its alder body is combined with a solid maple top, with four screws anchoring the maple neck securely to the body. This construction method unifies into one aesthetically streamlined whole two worlds of traditional guitar making - bolt-on and set-in neck-to-body attachments - here, the end of the neck is enclosed by the body's neck pocket, just as it should be in a properly built instrument.

The mounted Grand Vintage pickup - in conjunction with the somewhat "hotter" Crunchbucker - delivers penetrating and powerful rock sound, whereas the multi-tone potentiometer extends the possibilities beyond that with several additional singlecoil-like sound options.

The Duesenberg Starplayer Special also comes in a left-handed version.