Sound Pure's Take
The Duesenberg Fairytale Split/King Lap Steel is a striking blend of modern innovation and classic slide tradition. Built with resonant Korina and a maple headstock top, it offers rich sustain and a smooth, expressive feel across its 25.5" scale and sleek black anodized aluminum fingerboard. Dual SplitKing humbuckers provide a wide tonal palette—from warm, singing sustain to sharp, articulate bite—while the Multibender bridge and Easy Shift Capo unlock creative pitch and chordal possibilities rarely found on lap steel. Precision German craftsmanship and refined hardware make this Fairytale a distinctive, investment-worthy instrument built to inspire serious players.
From Duesenberg Guitars
The new Fairytale Lapsteel Split/King Edition brings you the evolution of the most advanced Lapsteel available today. The Split/King pickups combine real singlecoil and real humbucker tone into a single pickup.
The best of both worlds.
Available with just the flick of a switch.
The Duesenberg Multibender Bridge System is a user-configurable tone bending device for harmoic up- and down-bends. It can take up to five levers that can be used to modulate chords and melodies.
The new Split/King pickups bring you real Humbucker and real Singlecoil tone through a new and innovative coil concept. The best of both worlds at the flick of a switch.
The Fairytale Split/King comes with our genuine speed-pot as tone control. This pot operates at a reduced 70° angle allowing you to create tone swells with your fingertip.
THE INTEGRATED EASY-SHIFT CAPODASTER MAKES KEY CHANGES ON A LAPSTEEL A BREEZE.
Just loosen the thumbscrew on top of the Capo, place it wherever you need it on the fretboard and tighten the screw again.
The Easy-Shift Capo runs on a rail inside the fretboard so that losing or misplacing it is impossible.
BODY/NECK
- Wood
- Korina (+ Maple top on headstock)
- Width at nut
- 65 mm / 2.56"
- Dimensions
- 94 x 19 x 4.2 cm / 37" x 7.48" x 1.65"
- Stringspacing
- 54 mm / 2.13"
- Fingerboard
- Black anodized aluminum
- Scale length
- 648 mm / 25.5"
- Finish
- PUR lacquer
HARDWARE
- Tuners
- Duesenberg Z-Tuners
- Nut
- Duesenberg Roller Nut
- Bridge
- Duesenberg Multibender
- Plus
- Duesenberg Easy Shift Capo
- Hardware color
- Nickel
- Strings
- Duesenberg Custom 016/056 (016-018-026-036-046-056)
ELECTRICS
- Pickup (neck)
- Duesenberg SplitKing Humbucker
- Pickup (bridge)
- Duesenberg SplitKing Humbucker
- Wiring
- 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-Way Pickup Selector, 2x SplitKing Mode Switch
ACCESSORIES
- Case
- Custom Line Case (included)
- Tools
- All required allen keys (included)
- Weight
- 7lbs 7oz
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