The Imperial may initially look like a traditional hollowbody, but it’s a solidbody design loaded with revolutionary features that professional players will welcome. The guitar’s contours give the top and body a curvaceous, refined style, but the Imperial’s oversized design and ultra-thin profile – measuring only 5/8" thick at its thinnest point – also give it a natural, singing projection with tremendous clarity. The tailpiece is set back substantially from the bridge, making bends effortlessly smooth and giving players the ability to do unheard of harmonic tricks by depressing the strings behind the bridge. Everything about the Imperial has been custom designed for the ultimate in musicality – the DBZ pickups have been painstakingly tuned to the body, while the lightweight, custom engraved alloy DBZ tailpiece adds to the guitar’s unparalleled sustain.
“The Imperial is a guitar that I thought about early on in my career – I’ve always wanted to build this guitar. When you play this guitar acoustically, it has natural reverb-like qualities – it’s like one big sounding board that just vibrates and resonates,” says DBZ founder and CEO Dean Zelinsky. “It’s an extremely alive guitar, and if you’re looking for a guitar that takes you to extremes and puts you in the moment, it doesn’t get any better than the Imperial. Rock, Jazz, Blues and Country players will agree that this baby begs to be played. The Imperial is the most versatile guitar I have designed in my 32-year history.”
Available in both USA and import models, each guitar features a solid mahogany body and maple top, a 22-fret set mahogany neck and a rosewood fingerboard. The Imperial also features custom DBZ private label humbucking pickups, a DBZ engraved stop tailpiece, graphite saddles and Sperzel tuners. The USA models can be ordered with in a variety of exotic hardwoods; every guitar is available in a variety of custom color options.
USA Imperial
Construction/
Neck/Fingerboard:
Body: Mahogany/Maple
Pickups: DBZB/DBZ5
Controls: Vol/Tone/3-way
Tuners: Sperzel
Hardware: Chrome, black or gold
Bridge: Engraved DBZ stop tail
Colors: Black, White, Wine Red, Cherryburst, Honeyburst, Trans Green, Trans Blue, Trans Red, Trans Purple, Vintage Sunburst, Natural, Goldtop
MSRP $3998/MAP $2229
About DBZ Guitars
DBZ Guitars is the new creation of legendary guitar maker Dean Zelinsky and Jeff Diamant President and CEO of Diamond Amplification. DBZ Guitars is taking guitar making to the next level by embracing modern technology, new design concepts and 30 plus years of Zelinsky’s experience as an innovator and guitar designer for the stars.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company has a USA facility in the Chicago Il suburbs as well as offshore manufacturing with worldwide distribution. DBZ offers an extensive line of electric and acoustic guitars ranging from $ 448-$6,220.
For an exclusive behind the scenes look at “The Making of a Guitar Company”, be sure to visit the DBZ Forum.
For more info on DBZ Guitars and to view their interactive web site, please visit:
http://www.dbzguitars.com
