Duesenberg Starplayer TV Midnight Flake

Duesenberg Starplayer TV Midnight Flake: Technical Review

The Duesenberg Starplayer TV Midnight Flake is a semi-hollow electric guitar with a laminated maple top, a laminated spruce arch, a flamed maple arched back, and a sustain center block. It is listed at $2,750 and has been available since September 2026. The supplied specifications describe its construction and controls, but provide no customer feedback or performance measurements. This assessment therefore focuses on what those details establish, rather than making claims about sound or playing feel.

The model is classified as semi-hollow, not fully hollow. Its center block is a defining structural feature, while the stated body-block dimensions are 46 x 34 x 4.5 cm. The top is listed as laminated maple, and the archtop as laminated spruce. The back is laminated flamed maple. These are separate details in the specification, so they should not be reduced to a single wood description. The Midnight Flake finish is identified as black and silver, with nickel hardware.

Body Construction and Hardware

The listed construction gives buyers a fairly clear outline of the instrument's materials, but not every detail needed for a full comparison. There is no body-weight figure, overall depth, or description of the center block's material. The product is also explicitly not a hollowbody guitar, despite its arched top and back. Buyers comparing it with a fully hollow instrument should treat the semi-hollow classification as the relevant distinction.

Duesenberg supplies a Diamond Deluxe tremolo and Duesenberg Z machine heads. The data confirms the presence of a tremolo, but does not specify its adjustment range, string spacing, or maintenance requirements. Nickel is the stated hardware finish. A fitted Duesenberg case is included; a bag is not. That is useful to know when comparing the listed price with instruments sold without a case, though the specifications do not describe the case's interior or protection level.

Neck, Fingerboard, and Scale

The neck is maple, and the fingerboard is rosewood. The guitar has 22 jumbo frets, a 647 mm scale length, a 42 mm nut width, and a 305 mm (12-inch) fingerboard radius. The scale length is a concrete comparison point for players choosing among guitars with different scale measurements. The fret count, nut width, and radius provide further setup and fit information, but they do not by themselves establish how the neck will feel in the hand.

A dual-action truss rod is specified. That indicates adjustment in both directions, which can help a technician correct neck relief as conditions or setup needs change. The supplied data does not give the neck profile, fret material, fret dimensions, or factory setup. Those omissions matter to players who need to judge neck comfort or plan a precise setup before purchase. They are not details that can be inferred from the wood species or fret count.

Pickups and Controls

The pickup pairing combines one Duesenberg DP90 Domino single-coil pickup with one Grand Vintage humbucking pickup. The two designs provide distinct pickup formats within the same instrument, but the specifications do not include output readings, magnet type, wiring diagrams, or measured frequency response. No specific tonal character should be assumed from the model names alone.

Control hardware consists of one master volume, one master tone, and a three-way switch. This is a straightforward control layout on paper, with the switch selecting among the available pickup settings. The data does not explain the exact switching positions or whether additional coil or phase options are present, so none should be presumed. For players who want a simple control scheme, the listed arrangement is easy to assess; anyone seeking more detailed switching will need confirmation from Duesenberg or a dealer.

What the Specifications Establish

• Construction: Semi-hollow design with a sustain center block, laminated maple top, laminated spruce archtop, and laminated flamed maple back.
• Playing dimensions: 647 mm scale, 42 mm nut width, 305 mm fingerboard radius, and 22 jumbo frets.
• Electronics: One DP90 Domino single-coil pickup, one Grand Vintage humbucker, master volume and tone, and a three-way switch.
• Included hardware: Diamond Deluxe tremolo, Z machine heads, nickel hardware, and a Duesenberg case.

At $2,750, the Starplayer TV Midnight Flake is positioned as a specified, case-included semi-hollow model with branded hardware and a mixed pickup layout. The available information supports a practical feature comparison, but not a verdict on tone, resonance, tuning stability, finish quality, or value in use. No customer reviews are available for this product. Prospective buyers should confirm the neck profile, weight, switching details, and any current availability information with the seller before ordering.