NGD! Duesenberg Fairytale

[Dusty Lee Elmer]

Howdy all,

finally decided to go for it and get a Duesy. Been daydreaming and drooling over these for years. It was a frustrating wait for UPS to deliver it - it was supposed to arrive on Tuesday by 9, then Wednesday by 9, then Thursday by 9, then Friday by 9. I'd been getting anxious about it sitting on a truck for 4 days, so on Friday I used the UPS app to locate the truck. The driver found the box and I finally got my dream guitar. this thing is SO COOL! used it in church today and man what a sound. the benders have a bit of a learning curve but I'm just loving every second of it.

[Michael Kiese]

Super cool! Happy for you and that you're enjoying it!

If I were to get a Dusenberg, it would be a Fairytale as well. They just have a really nice look. I also like how they have an integrated CAPO. Real handy feature.

I really like Luke Cyrus Goetze's tone, especially after he put a Valco String Through pup on his Fairytale in the bridge position.

What tuning are you using?

Enjoy your early Christmas present to yourself!

[Dusty Lee Elmer]

Thanks Michael! I'm sticking with open D for the time being.

[Brooks Montgomery]

Something that’s never made sense to me on the Fairytale is the adjustable capo. (I owned one.)

Because the Fairytale has string benders, the guitar has roller nuts, like a pedal steel, to prevent string breakage, and to accommodate back-and-forth stretching of the strings.

But the capo is, basically, a restrictive “zero nut”, clamping the strings. And then it slides up the neck, minimizing the roller nuts even more.

Let us know how it affects string breakage.

[Dusty Lee Elmer]

Something that’s never made sense to me on the Fairytale is the adjustable capo. (I owned one.)

Because the Fairytale has string benders, the guitar has roller nuts, like a pedal steel, to prevent string breakage, and to accommodate back-and-forth stretching of the strings.

But the capo is, basically, a restrictive “zero nut”, clamping the strings. And then it slides up the neck, minimizing the roller nuts even more.

Let us know how it affects string breakage.

Hi Brooks,
So far so good as far as the strings go. I’m a little apprehensive about string breakage. I ordered a few sets of the Troy Brenningmyer strings off StringsByMail, they seem to be able to hold up a little better. I’m still on the stock strings and haven’t had any problems yet either with breakage or tuning. Hopefully it stays that way!

[Corey Vierra]

Sorry if I missed it, but what color did you get.? I think all the Dusenbergs are sexy looking with there eclectic looks, but the Fairy Tales has that extra something. I especially like the Green one.

[Dusty Lee Elmer]

Sorry if I missed it, but what color did you get.? I think all the Dusenbergs are sexy looking with there eclectic looks, but the Fairy Tales has that extra something. I especially like the Green one.

I got the gold burst!

[Michael Kiese]

Something that’s never made sense to me on the Fairytale is the adjustable capo. (I owned one.)

Because the Fairytale has string benders, the guitar has roller nuts, like a pedal steel, to prevent string breakage, and to accommodate back-and-forth stretching of the strings.

But the capo is, basically, a restrictive “zero nut”, clamping the strings. And then it slides up the neck, minimizing the roller nuts even more.

Let us know how it affects string breakage.

Aloha Brook,

I've never owned a Duesenberg, so I can't stake a personal opinion about it.

That said, here's a short video of Luke Cyrus Goetze using the CAPO on his Fairytale. He still uses the palm benders as well as some behind the nut bends. It's still in tune.

https://youtu.be/sonZSH2kmQ4?si=nG7vPSKCe7kP3a2a

Did you experience a lot of string breakage using the CAPO on your Fairytale? Have you ever taken it out on a live performance and had a string break? That would be useful information to know.