Description

James Trussart Steelcaster Deluxe 2003

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Tony Elder / Steve Jackson
Black Dot Music
Est 1985

In Store – Over twenty years old in amazing original condition.

Pickups are Arcane Inc T style pickups.
Maple neck with Tobacco Red Stain, Rosewood fingerboard, Semi-Hollow Steel body.
Comes with G&G Croc Skin Hardcase.

Specification

• Bolt-On Maple Neck with Recessed Steel Head Cap (Stained – Tobacco Red, Grey, or Vintage Blonde)
• Neck Shape – ’62 or Fat ’52
• Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard, Ebony is also offered as an option.
• 25-1/2″ Scale
• 1-5/8″ Wide Nut
• 9″ Radius
• Frets #6105 (narrow-tall)
• 3 or 6 Saddle Vintage Bridge
• Tone Pro® / Kluson® Tuners
• Arcane Inc. Single Coils are Standard, Arcane Inc. Humbuckers, Wide Range, P90, Ultratron & TV Jones® Filtertron Classic, Powertron, or Magnatron are also available.
• Weight 7.1 to 8.1 pounds depending on perforation and pickup options
• Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings (other gauges available upon request)
• Made In America
• Lefty’s also available
• Baritone also available
• Patents Pending
• Includes a James Trussart signed Certificate of Authenticity
• High quality G&G® Hard Case is included in the price of the instrument
• Base Price: $5191 US Dollars

Description

Equally at home being played on stage or on display as a piece of art, you will know you have something special the moment you lay your hands on this instrument, every Trussart is loaded with unique custom details.

The Deluxe Steelcaster has the look and feel of a vintage instrument with while also featuring our exclusive hollow steel body and custom metal appointments. The steel while also being the perfect medium to display the beautiful Trussart custom finishes also has tonal advantages.

The Trussart Steelcaster tone is a uniquely annunciated sound that, combined with the resonant qualities of the hollow steel body can range from sweet, crystal clear tones to aggressive screaming lead tones. The construction of these instruments is only half of the story, the other half is the finish, every instrument comes with a history and a slight element of neglect, of decay, so it has a personality of it’s own.

This Trussart has found it’s way into the hands of many guitarists including Billy Gibbons, Robert Cray, Tom Morello (Rage against the Machine, Audioslave), Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Pearl Jam, Marc Ribot, Metallica and Joe Perry, to name only a few.

James Trussart is one of the few builders who has broken the mould of traditional guitar making. Working with steel as the primary material, he produces guitars that are as unique in appearance as they are in tone.

Trussart is a musician-turned-luthier. The French native began his career as a fiddler, accompanying Cajun singer-songwriter Zachary Richard in the early ’70s, before turning his attention to crafting violins and later guitars (in the 1980s). From his Los Angeles home and workshop (where he has resided since 2000), Trussart crafts custom steel-bodied guitars, basses, and violins in a dazzling array of finishes, reminiscent of shiny chrome resonator instruments and rusty, weathered, fossilized discarded machinery. The tone is so distinctive that Trussart guitars have become ‘must-have’ instruments in the arsenals of influential artists including Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Joe Walsh, Jack White, Charlie Sexton, Marc Ribot, Peter Stroud and Audley Freed (Sheryl Crow), Rich Robinson (Black Crowes), Sonny Landreth, Joe Perry, Tom Morello, Billy Corgan, The Roots, and many, many more.