The North American Alder body is adorned by an American white ash overlay that comes to life with the attractive translucent finishes. The North American hard maple neck has a black walnut fingerboard with a 34”/86.36 cm scale, a 400mm /16” radius and a real bone nut.
The two Levinson JB pickups are reverse wound / reverse coiled for noiseless operation together and utilise ALNICO 5 magnets. The DeSoto Custom has active electronics featuring a master volume, pan/balance, treble boost/cut at 7 kHz and bass boost/cut at 40 Hz with up to 13dB of gain.
The bridge is rock solid with tracks for each of the individual saddles and a 19mm pitch.
The DeSoto Custom: Elegant, beautiful and packing a massive punch.