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Alliance Series

Paul Franklin

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Pickups

The GrandVintage Humbucker in the bridge position delivers a cutting and balanced tone while the hum-cancelling SingleTwin P90 in the neck position is perfectly suited for smooth and warm melodies.

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Multibender

The Duesenberg Multibender Bridge System is a user-configurable tone bending device for harmoic up- and down-bends. It can take up to five levers that can be used to modulate chords and melodies.

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Speed-Pot

The Fairytale comes with our genuine speed-pot as tone control. This pot operates at a reduced 70° angle allowing you to create tone swells with your fingertip.

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Paul Franklin is one of the most famous Pedal- and Lapsteel players on the planet and has collected 30 CMA nominations to date.

With this custom Lapsteel, we have made an instrument tailored to his specific needs but made for everyone.

Aside from the transparent red paint job, this Lapsteel features an acrylic, back-printed fretboard and a specially requested Capo-delete.

"It looks amazing, plays effortlessly, and it records like a dream!
I have never been able to capture that tone as good before.
God knows I’ve tried."

- Paul Franklin

Duesenberg Alliance Series Paul Franklin Lapsteel Multibender

The Multibender

The Multibender is an integrated string bending device that can be configured to do a number of different things.

It is used for bending specific strings up or down a semi- or full tone, all done with the heel of your hand while playing. This comes in handy for changing chords from minor to major or all kinds of other intervals. The Multibender takes up to five levers (additional levers available seperately) which can all be set up to do different things.

Body/Neck
Wood: Korina (+ Maple top on headstock)
Width at nut: 65 mm / 2.56"
Dimensions: 92 x 19,3 x 4 cm / 36.2" x 7.6" x 1.57"
Stringspacing: 54 mm / 2.13"
Fingerboard: Transparent plexi with imprint on the back
Scale length: 648 mm / 25.5"
Finish: PUR lacquer, Red & Vintage White
Hardware
Tuners: Duesenberg Z-Tuners
Nut: Duesenberg Roller Nut
Bridge: Duesenberg Multibender
Capo: None ("Capo-Delete")
Hardware color: Nickel
Strings: Duesenberg Custom 016/056 (016-018-026-036-046-056)
Electrics
Pickup (neck): Duesenberg SingleTwin Domino
Pickup (bridge): Duesenberg GrandVintage Humbucker
Wiring: 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-Way Pickup Selector
Knobs: Custom laser etched
Accessories
Case: Custom Line Case (included)
Tools: All required allen keys (included)
Certificate: included

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Semi Hollow

Bent sides and glued on top and back. Added solid center block. The classic construction. Semi-Hollow instruments combine the distinct tone of a hollow construction with the feedback resistance of a solid body. Extremely versatile.

Chambered

A solid body that features big sound chambers for enhanced tone and weight reduction. Particularly characteristic tone somewhere between a solid and semi-hollow construction.

Solidbody

Made from a single slab of wood. Delivers instant response, a lot of attack and sustain and perfect feedback resistance.