• PRESENTATION •
• SPECIFICATIONS •
The SteelPhonic 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. Designed to capture the ringing, metallic tones of classic resonator guitars, while having the feel and playability of an electric, the SteelPhonic's sound is built around a metal "candy box" attached to a transducer pickup. This unique flavor can be blended with the sound of the guitars' two magnetic pickups, creating an array of pleasing sounds no other guitar can produce. A true stereo instrument.
The SteelPhonic 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 SteelPhonic 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.
• Hollow Steel Body
• Bolt-On Maple Neck with a Recessed Steel Head Cap
• Neck Shape- '59 Standard, '60 available upon request
• Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard, Ebony is also available as an option
• 25 1/2" Scale
• 1-5/8" Wide Nut
• 10" Radius
• Frets #6130 (Medium Jumbo)
• 6 Saddle Custom Hard tail Style Bridge with Custom B-Band pickup and preamp.
• Controls- Magnetic Pickup Volume, Resonator Pickup Volume, 1 Tone and a 3-Way Toggle switch.
• Arcane Inc. Hand Wound Humbuckers and Mini Humbuckers
• B-Band Acoustic Contact Pickup and Preamp
• Weight 8 pounds
• Setup with Dunlop 13 to 56 gauge strings (other gauges available upon request)
• Made In America
• Lefty’s also available
• Patent Pending
• Includes a James Trussart signed Certificate of Authenticity
• Hard Case included with purchase
Base Price: $5598
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• 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.
Engraving options include Gator, Skulls, Roses, Chinese Dragon, African patterns, 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.
Antique Copper
Antique Silver
Butterscotch On Black
Cream On Black
Cream On Red
Rust O Matic
Rust O Matic On Cream
• ENGRAVINGS •
Gator
Roses
Snakeskin
• PERFORATIONS •
We offer numerous pickup formats and pickup brands. Some of the brands we offer are Arcane Inc./Trussart and Seymour Duncan
• PICKUPS & BRIDGES •
• SWITCHING & 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 and Bridge Humbuckers on the pots. All instruments feature CTS pots, Switchcraft jacks and switches and Orange Drop Capacitors.
Humbuckers
Mini Humbuckers
• 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. If you have something in mind give us a call to discuss the possibilities.
