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Meet Triton, the Tone Monster





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A bona fide boutique-quality instrument, the Duesenberg Triton Bass is like nothing you’ve ever played. It all starts with premium tonewoods. The Triton’s comfortably contoured body is crafted of solid America alder, long celebrated for its bright, punchy voice and tonal versatility. The super-stable American hard-rock maple bolt-on neck is spec’d with a silky Indian rosewood fingerboard and Plek’d frets for perfect playability. A massive bridge (Duesenberg’s “The Block”) provides maximum vibrational transfer from the strings to the body and optimizes sustain. The passive electronics package is also something you won’t find on other basses. Three Duesenberg SingleTwin Bass humbucking pickups, 5-way switching, and a series/parallel switch deliver a near-endless tonal variety. It all adds up to a bass that will command attention both sonically and visually, onstage and in the studio. Lastly, the Duesenberg Triton Bass comes with a tour-grade Duesenberg Custom Line hardshell case to protect your investment.





Plek’d to perfection for optimized playability





The Triton Bass fingerboard is made of high-grade rosewood, which is inspected and qualified by Duesenberg luthiers as it enters the factory. It’s a resilient and durable premium tonewood, making for a balanced and stable fingerboard and giving your every note enhanced clarity and definition. Smoothed and beveled with rolled edges as part of the company’s extensive multi-step fret polishing and setup process, the fretboard is given the Plek Pro treatment for fret consistency and smoothness. Plek Pro is a state-of-the-art, computer-guided process that scans, levels, and dresses your instrument’s frets to a microscopic level of accuracy for perfect action with no loss of sustain, minimized fret buzz, and (albeit more applicable to guitars than to basses) no fretting out when bending strings. Duesenberg’s fastidious attention to detail ensures that every note in every position rings out loud and clear with unblemished tone.





Duesenberg: the instrumental pride of Deutschland





Founded by German guitar designer Dieter Golsdorf in 1989, Duesenberg guitars represent a multinational melting 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 Sweetwater 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.





Duesenberg Triton Electric Bass Guitar Features:


Solidbody construction for quick response, feedback resistance, optimized attack, and sustain


Contoured, solid American alder body with cream binding; PUR lacquer finish


American hard-rock maple bolt-on neck with Medium “D” profile


Indian rosewood fingerboard, 12-inch radius, pearloid dot inlays


Plek’d frets for optimal action and buttery playability


3 Duesenberg SingleTwin Bass humbucking pickups with Phonico covers


Pickups are volume-calibrated and tonally tuned to serve up rich, balanced sound


5-way blade and serial/parallel switch provide a massive tonal range


Duesenberg Triton “The Block” bass bridge


Duesenberg Z-Tuners


Hardshell case included


Quality crafted in Germany