D'Alegria

D'Alegria

Industry	Musical instruments
Founded	2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Founder	Daniel Alegria and Rodrigo Werneck
Headquarters	Brazil
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Electric guitars and basses

D'Alegria is a Brazilian company specialized in manufacturing custom-made electric guitars and basses. The company was established in 2003 in Rio de Janeiro by partners Daniel Alegria and Rodrigo Werneck, and distributes its products worldwide.^[1]

Models

Basic models

5-string D'Alegria Defender JB Deluxe bass

6-string D'Alegria Dimension guitar

• Dart - 4, 5 or 6-string bass, presenting the Dart, A-Dart ("Acoustic Dart") and Double Dart versions
• Defender - 4 or 5-string bass, presenting the JB and JB Deluxe versions
• Dragster - 4 or 5-string bass
• Discovery - 4-string electric upright bass (EUB), with piezo pickups
• Dimension - 6-string electric guitar
• Dragon - 4, 5, 6 or 7-string bass

Signature models

• Defender TB - 4-string fretted bass, Trevor Bolder's signature model
• Defender TP - 5-string fretted bass, Trae Pierce's signature model
• Dimension JD - 6-string guitar, Jan Dumée's signature model
• Defender JP - 5-string fretted bass, Jorge Pescara's signature model
• Dart FA - 6-string fretted bass, Felipe Andreoli's signature model
• A-Dart FA - 6-string fretless bass, Felipe Andreoli's signature model
• Dart AN - 6-string fretted bass, André Neiva's signature model
• Dynamo AG - 4-string fretted bass (short fingerboard, 32 inches), André Gomes's signature model

Artists

Some musicians who play/have played D'Alegria instruments are:

• Trevor Bolder (Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash and David Bowie)
• Trae Pierce (Blind Boys of Alabama, and James Brown's and Dr. Hook's bands)
• Jan Dumée (On The Rocks, Focus)
• Jorge Pescara (Ithamara Koorax, Dom Um Romão, Eumir Deodato, Luiz Bonfá, ZERO, Fernando Girão, solo)
• Felipe Andreoli (Angra and Karma)
• Arthur Maia (Gilberto Gil's band)
• Ako Kiiski (Wishbone Ash)
• Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69)
• Dudu Lima (Stanley Jordan's band)
• André Gomes (Pepeu Gomes's band, and Cheiro de Vida)

See also

• Jorge Pescara

References

External links

• Official website (archived 2 Mar 2009)