Steeltop ®

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Steeltop Dragon
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GALLERY

Rust-o-matic
Gator

Antique Silver Barbwire

Antique Copper
Roses

Shiny Nickel
Roses

Antique Silver Piasley

Antique Silver African 2

Antique Silver African

 

Antique Silver African

Antique Silver African

Antique Silver African Mahogany

Shiny Nickel
Skulls

Antique Copper
Roses

Antique Silver Roses

Antique Copper
TV Yellow

Antique Copper
Roses


 

 

 

 
Kirk Douglas
- The Roots - 		Rich Robinson
- The Black Crowes - 		Brian Ray
- Paul Mc Cartney - 		Peter Stroud
- Sheryl Crow -

Steeltop ®

The Steeltop has the look and feel of a vintage instrument while also featuring another James Trussart original invention: the recessed steel top plate. The metal plate sits in a recessed area on the face of the instrument, which keeps the edge of the metal plate covered, adding comfort as well as styling. In addition to the recessed steel top plate, our exclusive chambered wood body and custom metal appointments are beautiful to look at as well as being functional. For instance, the recessed steel head cap adds mass to the headstock and increases sustain. The steel, while also being the perfect medium to display the beautiful Trussart custom finishes and engraving, also has tonal advantages. The Steeltop tone is a uniquely classic sound that, combined with the resonant qualities of the chambered body and steel top, can range from sweet thick classic tones to the heaviest lead tones. 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, as every Trussart is loaded with unique custom details. The construction of these instruments is only half of the story; the other half is the finish. Steeltops are available with distressed finishes that come with a history and a slight element of neglect—of decay—so it has a personality all its own.

This Trussart has found it’s way into the hands of many guitarists including Rich Robinson of the Black Crows, Pete Stroud of the Sheryl Crow Band, Kirk Douglas of The Roots and Brian Ray of the Paul McCartney Band to name just a few.

 

• Specifications •

• Chambered Alder or Mahogany Body with a recessed Metal top.
• Bolt-On Maple Neck with a chambered Alder body or a Mahogany Neck with a chambered Mahogany Body, both with a recessed Steel Head Cap.
• Neck Shape - 59' Standard, 60 available on request
• Rosewood Fingerboard, Ebony is also available as an option.
• 24-3/4" Scale
• 1-5/8" Wide Nut
• 10" Radius
• Frets #6130 (Medium Jumbo)
• Tune-O-Matic Standard (TonePros®), Wraparound and Bigsby® Tremolos are also available.
• Controls- Volume, Volume, Tone and a 3-Way. Custom switching options are also available
• Trussart / Arcane Inc.® Humbucker Standard, Seymour Duncan® and TV Jones® Pickups are also available
• Weight 7 to 8 pounds depending on pickup and Bridge Options
• Setup with Everly 10 to 46 gauge strings (other gauges available upon request)
• Made In America
• Lefty’s also available

• Patent 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: $4699

 


OPTIONS

• Colors & Finishes •

James Trussart is famous for the intricate patinas and distressed finishes he has developed over years of research; each finish is unique to that instrument making it easily identifiable by its owner.
Rusty finishes feature swirling textured patterns of rust and “Rust O Matic” finishes named by Billy Gibbons, which are created using a proprietary technique that uses real alligator skins making a gator skin pattern in the rust.
Shiny and Brushed nickel as well as Shiny gold finishes are also available if your taste run towards the spectacular.
Body & Neck Wood Options

Mahogany Neck / Mahogany Body • Maple Neck / Alder Body
• Ebony Fingerboard • Aluminum Binding
Body & Neck Colors
Gloss Black Distressed Red Transparent Brown
(Mahogany only) 		     
Metal Top Finishes
Rust-O-Matic
(Named By Billy Gibbons) 		Shiny Nickel Brushed Nickel Antique Silver Antique Copper  

• Engravings •

Engraving options include Gator, Skulls, Roses, Chinese Dragon, African patterns, Barb Wire, Ganja.
No Engraving at all is also possible.
The engraving is available on Top, Pickguard and Head Caps, all engravings use our custom proprietary artwork.
Gator Skulls Roses Dragon African Pattern 1 African Pattern 2
       
Ganja Paisley Barbwire      

• Perforations •

Perforated metal tops are available on these instruments.
Perforation lightens the weight of the instrument by 0.5 pound.
Non perforated Steeltops average 8.1 pounds
   
Perforated Top          


• Pickup Options •

Antiquity Seymour Duncan® • Alnico II Pro® Humbucker • P-90® • TV Jones Classics • TV Jones Powertrons • TV Jones Supertrons
 
ARCANE
(Custom Hand Wound) 		Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro TV Jones
Classics/
Powertrons		 TV Jones
Supertrons
 

• Bridges •

Tune O Matic or Stop tailpiece bridges come standard on the Steeltop, Wraparound bridges are also available. (using only the Tone Pros)
Bigsby B5 Tremolo’s are also another option.
 
Tune-o-Matic
Bridge & Tailpiece 		Wraparound Bigsby-B5      

• Switching and Components •

Push Pull pots for splitting, phase or series / parallel for neck or bridge humbuckers. Some popular options are:
Push Pull Split for a neck Humbucker on the tone pot.
Push Pull Series / Parallel on the volume and push pull phase on the tone for humbucker equipped guitars (A personal favorite of James Trussart).
All instruments feature CTS pots, Switchcraft jacks and switches and Orange Drop Capacitors.

• Custom •

We often build guitars with custom options or unique combinations of options that may not be listed on the website.  Some popular options are custom pickup combinations, Ebony fingerboards, Koa Necks, Aluminum Binding, Bigsby tremolos and many more, the possibilities are almost endless.
Lefty guitars are also available with every option except the Bigsby tremolo.  If you have something in mind give us a call to discuss the possibilities.