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Scare the Daylight Out of Your Amp with the Short-scale Fantom A!





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A deluxe short-scale solidbody that checks every box? It’s not too good to be true! The Duesenberg Fantom A, a specter that’s haunted Europe for some time, has now been sighted at Sweetwater. The Fantom A’s fiery pickups put diesel in the tank of tone, while short-scale features ensure surreal comfort and lightning-quick playability. It all starts with a single-cut body carved from mahogany and finished with bespoke 5-ply pearl binding and PUR lacquer. Next comes the Fantom A’s two onboard humbuckers: a red-hot Crunchbucker in the bridge and a smoother, more mature Grand Vintage humbucker in the neck. These contrasting pickups produce a spread of complementary rock tones and set you up for success no matter what. Moreover, the Fantom line makes it easy to change tones on the fly with the inclusion of a “preset” volume knob cleverly located on the body cutaway’s horn. For short-scale perfection that exudes power and craftsmanship, Sweetwater wholeheartedly recommends the Duesenberg Fantom A!





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Sublime short-scale comfort





Short-scale guitars are all about freedom and fun! Though once marketed to students and young players, short-scale solidbodies such as the Fantom A have gained quite a reputation among series pros! The Fantom A’s ebony fingerboard empowers unfettered movement across a 24.6-inch-length scale. Meanwhile, a maple neck provides a snappy, quick response that players love, and it does so with a set-neck design that increases sustain. Speaking of frets, the 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.





Juicy custom pickups





The Fantom A boasts Duesenberg’s very own “dream team” of high-output pickups: a fierce Crunchbucker humbucker in the bridge position and a Grand Vintage humbucker in the neck. The Crunchbucker’s crispness and power let your teeth sink into all sorts of riffs ? whether that’s twisted leads, big sustained power chords, or something else. The Grand Vintage neck pickup offers a mature, balanced sound that’s vintage-inspired but clearly hot-rodded for additional punch. What’s more, the Fantom expands the control scheme with a clever preset knob for the neck pickup. This preset feature lets you pre-configure quality levels and facilitate quick changes live or in the studio.





Duesenberg: the 6-string pride of Deutschland





Founded by German guitar designer Dieter Golsdorf 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 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 Fantom A Electric Guitar Features:


Duesenberg’s first creation with an energizing short-scale fingerboard


Solid single-cut mahogany body supplies rock-ready tone with impressive sustain


Set maple neck with a “Medium D” neck carve


Short-scale ebony fingerboard with a supportive compound radius, Plek’d to perfection


Jumbo-size frets make for smooth, effortless string bends


Duesenberg Crunchbucker and Grand Vintage pickups provide hum-free tones with versatile range


Volume preset knob offers fast access to a secondary tone


Duesenberg steel bridge and maintenance-free Z-Tuners


Deluxe PUR Lacquer finish


Striking multi-ply vintage pearl binding