•PRESENTATION •
• SPECIFICATIONS •
The SteeltopCaster 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 SteeltopCaster 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. SteeltopCasters 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.
• Alder Body or Sugar Pine Body with a recessed Metal top. Other options, including Pine Body with a Driftwood Finish are also available upon request.
• Bolt-On Maple Neck.
• 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
•10" Radius
• Frets #6105 (narrow-tall)
• 3 or 6 Saddle Vintage Bridge
• Tone Pro® / Kluson® Tuners
• Arcane Inc. Single Coils
• Weight 7 to 8 pounds depending on pickup
• Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings (other gauges available upon request)
• Made In America
• Lefty’s 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: $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, 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.
Gloss Black
• ENGRAVINGS •
Perforated metal tops are available on SteelTops.
Paisley
Snakeskin
• PERFORATIONS •
We offer numerous pickup formats and pickup brands. Some of the brands we offer are Arcane-Inc • Antiquity Seymour Duncan® (neck & bridge) • Alnico II Pro® Humbucker (neck position) • Seymour Duncan® Strat (neck position) • P-90® (neck position) • HotRail or Little '59 Seymour Duncan® (bridge position)• TV Jones Classics • TV Jones Powertrons • TV Jones Supertrons.
3 saddle traditional or 6 saddle individual saddle bridges are available, the 6 saddle one features a screw to fix the saddles in place once they are intonated. Additionally these bridges feature a “scoop” on the treble side that solves the problem that many players encounter with hitting the edge of the bridge during performance.
• PICKUPS & BRIDGES •
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.
• SWITCHING & COMPONENTS •
• 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.
