Duesenberg Johnny Depp Signature - Black

Serial:  231781

When we first met Johnny to talk about a personal guitar for him, we told him that we wanted to build one which not only suits his style and needs but one which tells a story. His story.

Being one of the most in-demand actors of the past 25 years, and best known for his character Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of Caribbean movies, we have designed his iconic guitar in the Duesenberg tradition by telling Johnny’s story from his tattoos. Each one symbolizes a significant event in his life.

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.

What makes this guitar even more unique is the custom tapped JD-63 pickup which was specially designed to meet every characteristic of a classic open sounding P90 singlecoil. Taking it a step further we offer the option of adding 1963 turns of pickup wire (1963 is Johnny’s year of birth) to the signal via a small switch creating a warmer and crunchier tone.

This pickup is perfectly suited for creating punchy walls of tone and tear them down.

BODY
Type: Solid American Alder with Sound Chambers
Top: Flat
Binding: Cream
Pickguard: Aluminium plate with Johnny Depp tattoo artwork
Finish: PUR Lacquer

NECK
Material: Set Neck, 1-piece Maple
Profile: Medium “D”
Scale Length: 25.5″ / 648mm
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12″
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Jumbo
Nut Width: 1.67″ / 42.85mm
Inlays: Cream Dots
Truss Rod: Steel – Dual Action

HARDWARE
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Tuners: Duesenberg Z-Tuners
Bridge: Duesenberg Steel Saddle Bridge
Vibrato System: Duesenberg Diamond Deluxe Tremola Short
Strap Pin: Duesenberg Standard (Straplock Compatible)
Strings: Duesenberg Custom 10/50 (0.10, 0.13, 0.17, 0.28, 0.42, 0.50)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Duesenberg JD-63 Tapped Single Coil
Wiring: 1 Volume, 1 Coil Tap Switch

Case: Hardshell Custom Line Case