Rusty SteelDeville

This stunning guitar weighs 9.20 lbs. and has a nut width of just under 1 11/16 inches and a double-octave scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Single cutaway hollow rusty steel body with two maple blocks inside (each measuring 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches). One-piece bolt-on tobacco-red stained maple neck with a medium profile very similar to that of a '58 Les Paul and a small unobtrusive volute behind the nut. Rosewood fretboard with 24 medium-jumbo frets and clay dot position markers. Headstock with matching recessed rusty steel head cap and cut-out "James Trussart" logo. Four-bolt recessed brushed steel neck plate with engraved "James Trussart" logo and serial number ("06 006"). Individual WSC "Roto-Matic" antiqued brushed steel tuners with bell-shaped metal buttons. Two Seymour Duncan® Alnico II Pro® pickups with outputs of 7.31k and 7.94k. Rusty steel pickguard with imitation 'Resonator' cut-outs. Four controls (two volume, two tone) on the lower treble bout plus three-way pickup selector switch on the upper bass bout. Brushed steel knobs with flat tops and knurled sides. TonePros® Tune-O-Matic bridge and Tone Pros™ stop tailpiece. With an oval certificate inside the control panel with the model "Rusty SteelDeville", the serial number "06 006", the date "2/6/06" and initialed by James Trussart. This guitar is in mint "aged" (9.50) condition. Housed in the original shaped brown imitation crocodile hardshell case with green plush lining (9.50). With warranty and printed certificate of authenticity, dated "02/23/2006" and signed by James Trussart, with the Model "Rusty SteelDeville" and Serial Number "06 006."

"The SteelDeville is a classic single cutaway design with a Hollow steel body and a wood neck that is both beautiful to look at and to play. The 24.75” scale length and vintage components make this instrument feel like home the minute you lay your hands on it. The SteelDeville features our exclusive hollow steel body and custom metal appointments, like the recessed steel head cap that is beautiful to look at and functional, by adding mass to the headstock it increases sustain. The steel body while also being the perfect medium to display the beautiful Trussart custom finishes and engravings also has tonal advantages. The Trussart SteelDeville tone is a uniquely classic, thick and resonant tone combined with an edge that cuts through. 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.

The SteelDeville has found it’s way into the hands of many guitarists including Rich Robinson, Billy Corgan, Zakk Wylde, Richard Fortus, to name just a few.

James Trussart is a luthier who in 2000 moved his headquarters from Paris to Los Angeles. A guitar builder since 1980, in recent years he has upped his profile and reputation by crafting custom steel-bodied copies of Teles and Les Pauls in three finishes: rusty, chrome, and brushed. Though they offer a very distinct physical presence, the tones these instruments produce are every bit as flashy, throaty, and attention-commanding…Trussart instruments aren't necessarily every day instruments suited to everybody, but if what you want is a great-feeling, great-playing instrument with tones that live up to true classic/vintage expectations, you might want to give 'em a roll. Every Trussart comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the luthier" (Phil Feser and Bob Tekippe, "Trussart Steel: Classic Designs, Never Before Seen," at http://www.jamestrussart.com/Reviews/VintageGuitarMagazine.htm).