The Paloma electric guitar from Duesenberg marks a distinctly European blend of HSS flexibility and esteemed, cultured aesthetics inspired by rippling art deco lines and angles. The Paloma boasts a comfortably contoured solidbody design. Duesenberg sourced American alder wood, which provides a near-instant response with lots of bright character. Alder’s versatile sound, when paired with the Paloma’s custom HSS pickups, fuels everything from funky, percussive rhythm work to tangy leads. The Paloma is dressed from headstock to heel with proprietary Duesenberg hardware, including a Diamond Deluxe Tremola — guitarists at Music Experience love this tremolo's expressiveness and 360-degree adjustable arm. Plus, the Paloma’s rosewood fingerboard is pre-Plek’d. Along with a compound fingerboard radius, the silky-smooth action of Plek’d frets helps you realize this guitar’s vast potential right away.
The Paloma’s three custom-voiced pickups are vintage-inspired and optimized to shine with minimal effort on your part. The bridge Grand Vintage humbucker is a staple of Duesenberg design, and it packs the warmth and dimensions of early PAF humbuckers while dialing up the output slightly. Shimmering cleans, defined crunch, and filthy distortion are just a few of the voices that suit the Grand Vintage humbucker’s range. Unlike many HSS guitars, the Paloma’s neck- and middle-position single-coil pickups are voiced differently, with a Pearlito pickup in the middle position and an Alnico-Blade pickup in the neck position. Each single-coil boasts a distinct character and can achieve everything from funky twang and charismatic upper-fret leads to a transparent stringy rattle bordering on an acoustic guitar. With three uniquely voiced pickups onboard, you’ll find the Paloma one of the most versatile HSS options around!.
The Paloma’s effortless playability empowers you to quickly connect dots on the fingerboard while creating richer musical routines every time you pick it up. A maple neck provides the snappy, quick response of classic Cali-style guitars that players love, but it does so with a set-neck design for enhanced sustain and improved access to the upper frets. Speaking of frets, the Paloma’s Indian rosewood fingerboard’s 22 jumbo frets make for fluent bends, and each fret is pre-Plek’d at the point of manufacture for a fingerboard that’s guaranteed to work with you, not against you. Moreover, the neck features a compound radius, and this subtle touch enables fast leaps up and down the neck with optimized support regardless of where you land.!
Founded by German guitar designer Dieter Gölsdorf in 1989, Duesenberg guitars represent a multinational mixing pot of American art deco aesthetics, hot-rod heritage, and exacting German engineering. Duesenberg’s utterly distinctive instruments — affectionately dubbed “Doozys” by their adherents — gleam with proprietary parts and pickups that merge the daring appointments of the early electric guitar age with the pinpoint precision of modern manufacturing excellence. From the iconic Starplayer semi-hollow guitars to basses, lap steels, and beyond, every Duesenberg that Music Experience carries embodies consummate artisanship. Fittingly, this unerring dedication has attracted more than a few luminaries, including the likes of Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh, Mike Campbell, John Mayer, and Tom Bukovac. For the musician who demands superlative performance, idiosyncratic innovation, and master-level musical detail in equal measure, only a Doozy will do.
At home in any genre, the Paloma is for those who seek ultimate flexibility. The three pickup layout featuring our GrandVintage Humbucker and two matched Duesenberg Singlecoils, Pearlito and AlnicoBlade, offer a wide variety of sounds for any situation. The four pickup combinations are accessible through our new 4-Way rotary switch. All of that is topped off by our acclaimed Diamond Deluxe Tremola, Pearloid Diamond fretboard inlays and a beautifully shaped body contour.
Beautifully contoured body made from Alder. Solid-Body constructions deliver instant response, a lot of attack and sustain and perfect feedback resistance. Alder is a popular tone-wood known for its bright voice and versatility.
Fitted with our classically voiced GrandVintage humbucker in the bridge position. Accompanied by two specially designed singlecoils for transparent tone and funky in-between sounds. Robust 4-Way pickup selector switch.
A Plek processed fretboard guarantees perfectly level frets. This is the basis for our multi-step fret polishing and setup work all done by hand that eventually makes all our instruments play like nothing you have ever played before.
Meet the vibrato system that has changed the idea of what a classic design can do. Buttery smooth action, reliable tuning stability and string changes that are a breeze are just the main aspects of our unique vibrato design. The Diamond Deluxe gives you the best tone while being lightweight. Heavy duty needle and nylon bearings give you the highly responsive Duesenberg feel when using the vibrato arm. The arm itself can be turned freely for 360° and can be adjusted to your preferred angle and length. The strings are simply guided through the holes in the bar underneath the arm-axis and can be lead to the tuners without any hassle. Proven daily on the stages of this world.
You will find the geometrical three steps in almost every part on our instruments, from the curves on the headstock to the shape of the output jack. When compared to regular chrome finishes, nickel has a beautiful warm and elegant sheen and ages naturally over time. It's the way things were done before chrome became the standard. If you don't want the hardware on your instrument to age, we recommend regular cleaning.
The Duesenberg "Custom Line Bag" is the ideal companion for the active urban musician. Lightweight, yet extremely good at protecting your instrument, this bag has got you covered on the way to your next rehearsal or gig. The internal padding provides high impact protection and the tuck away shoulder straps allow you to use this bag like a case whenever you see fit.
| Body Type | Solidbody |
|---|---|
| Body Shape | Paloma |
| Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Body Material | Alder |
| Body Finish | PUR lacquer |
| Color | Red Sparkle |
| Neck Material | 1-piece Maple |
| Neck Shape | Medium "D" |
| Radius | 12"-14" Compound |
| Fingerboard Material | Indian Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Inlay | Pearloid Diamonds |
| Number of Frets | 22 Jumbo |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Nut Width | 1.673" |
| Nut Material | Synthetic Bone |
| Bridge/Tailpiece | Duesenberg Steel Saddle Bridge, Diamond Deluxe Tremola, short version |
| Tuners | Duesenberg Z-Tuners |
| Neck Pickup | Duesenberg Alnico Blade Single-coil |
| Middle Pickup | Duesenberg Pearlito Single-coil |
| Bridge Pickup | Duesenberg GrandVintage Humbucker |
| Controls | 1 x volume, 1 x tone |
| Switching | 4-way blade pickup switch |
| Strings | Duesenberg Custom, .010-.050 |
| Case/Gig Bag | Custom Line Bag |
| Manufacturer Part Number | DPA-RDS |
