6-string · Set Neck
Semi-Hollow Construction, Bassbucker Pickups, Plek Processed, Nickel Hardware, separate volume controls for each Pickup String count (6) inferred from the factory string gauges (gauge list); not stated by the maker.
| Construction | Set Neck |
| Strings | 6 |
| Body | Laminated Spruce, Laminated flamed Maple, American Hardrock Maple |
| Neck | 1-piece Maple |
| Fingerboard | Indian Rosewood |
| Neck Pickup | Duesenberg BassBucker |
| Bridge Pickup | Duesenberg BassBucker |
| Controls | 2 Volume, 1 Tone, on/off Slide Switch |
| Bridge | Duesenberg Bass Bridge |
Artists documented playing the Duesenberg Starplayer Bass: Curt Smith, Duff McKagan, Ron Blair, Tom Hamilton.