Quotations from James Trussart Players
“Just a note to let you know we’re thrashin’ them blues on the FINE JAMES TRUSSART silver 6-string. “The SteelDeville is the only guitar with more Mojo It’s funky. The tone is the thing…and this instrument Keith Richards Bob Dylan Charlie Sexton Tom Morello James Hetfield Ziggy Marley Joe Perry James Williamson Rage Against Eric Clapton has got some tone.” and more sustain than a 50’s Les Paul.” The Machine Aerosmith Iggy & the Stooges
~ Billy F Gibbons (ZZ TOP) ~ Danny B. Harvey (The Head Cat)
“I’ve been playing Trussart’s for 20 years. “Nobody appreciates classic guitars more than I, and his guitars are constantly evolving into incredibly Trussart’s are true classics. They look and feel Paul Simon Doyle Bramhall Lucinda Williams Sheryl Crow Billy Corgan Robert Cray Mike Campbell Sonny Landreth Audley Freed versatile and even cooler looking instruments.” familiar, but have a voice that is truly unique. The only Sheryl Crow, Tom Petty and the Eric Clapton Smashing Pumpkins Heartbreakers Sheryl Crow modern classics that i have found.” ~ Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes) ~ Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses)
“I literally believe this guitar makes me play better. I “A Trussart is more than a guitar, it is a piece of love the combination of ultra-articulate attack and full- art. When that is combined with a unique tone and a bodied sustain. The subtle metallic resonance—that comfortable feel, you begin to find a voice you didn’t Rick Nielsen Cat Power Brian Ray (Paul Geezer Butler Rosie Flores Luke Pritchard CC Adcock Robbie Lianne La Havas Cheap Trick McCartney) and Peter Black Sabbath The Kooks Lil’ Band O’ Gold Shakespeare extra midrange peachiness—telegraphs articulation know you had. You start to find songs. ” Stroud (Sheryl Crow) details. I think that’s dueto: a combination of the guitar’s innate sustain, the perfect fretwork, the way subtle ~ Kirk Douglas (The Roots) neck bends complement finger vibrato, and the gratifying ‘feedback loop’ created when the metal body hums against your chest.”
~ Joe Gore (Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Tracy Chapman) About James Trussart Amadou & Mariam Freddy Koella Chris Spedding Emily Robison Brendan Benson Jon Brion Johnny Hallyday AndrewStockdale Taj Mahal James Trussart began crafting metal violins, dulcimers Bob Dylan, k. d. lang Roxy Music The Dixie Chicks The Raconteurs Wolfmother and hurdy gurdies in France in the late 1970’s before “With country, blues, classic rock, and alternative artists all singing the switching his focus to guitars. He is one of the few builders who has broken the mold of traditional guitar praises of these exceptional instruments, combined with the fact that only making. Settled in Los Angeles since 2000, he provides about 300 instruments are produced each year, the value, collectibility rare and collectible handcrafted instruments. and pedigree of the Trussart brand will certainly endure.” Working with steel as his primary material, he produces instruments that are as unique in appearance as they
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Rust on Cream Gator Engraved Holey Lefty Three Tone Ganja Engraved Holey Antique Silver Paisley Engraved Antique Copper Roses Engraved SteelCastertm • Bolt-On Maple Neck (Grey, Tobacco Red, or • Weight 7.1 to 8.1 pounds depending on Vintage Yellow stained) Koa is also available perforation and pickup options as an option. • Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings • Neck Shape - ‘62 Standard or Fat ‘52 (other gauges available upon request) • Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard, Ebony is • Frets #6105 (narrow-tall) also offered as an option. • Made In America • 25-1/2” Scale • Lefty’s available • 1-5/8” Wide Nut • Baritone also available • 9.5” Radius • Patent Pending • 3 or 6 Saddle Vintage Bridge • Includes a James Trussart signed • TonePros® / Kluson® Tuners Certificate of Authenticity • Arcane Inc./Trussart® Single Coils are • High quality G&G® Hard Case is included Standard, and TV Jones® pickups are in the price of the instrument also available Antique Silver Roses Engraved Shiny Nickel Holey Rust on Cream Snakeskin Engraved Red Star Deluxe SteelCastertm • Bolt-On Maple Neck (Grey, Tobacco Red, or • Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings Vintage Yellow stained) Koa is also (other gauges available upon request) offered as an option. • Made In America • Neck Shape - ‘62 Standard or Fat ‘52 • Lefty’s available • Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard, Ebony is • Baritone also available also offered as an option. • Patent Pending • 25-1/2” Scale • Includes a James Trussart signed • 1-5/8” Wide Nut Certificate of Authenticity • 9.5” Radius • High quality G&G® Hard Case is included • Frets #6105 (narrow-tall) in the price of the instrument • 3 or 6 Saddle Vintage Bridge • TonePros® / Kluson® Tuners Antique Silver Snakeskin Engraved Black on Cream Roses Engraved Antique Silver Dragon Engraved Titanic Green Gator Engraved • Arcane Inc./Trussart® Single Coils are Standard, and TV Jones® pickups are also available • Weight 7.1 to 8.1 pounds depending on perforation and pickup options
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SteelTopCastertm • Alder Body or Sugar Pine Body with a • Frets #6105 (narrow-tall) • Patent Pending recessed Metal top. Other options, • 3 or 6 Saddle Vintage Bridge • Includes a James Trussart signed including Pine Body with a Driftwood • TonePros® / Kluson® Tuners Certificate of Authenticity Finish are also available upon request. • Arcane Inc./Trussart® Single Coils are • High quality G&G® Hard Case is included • Bolt-On Maple Neck. Standard, are also available in the price of the instrument • Neck Shape - ‘62 or Fat ‘52 • Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings • Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard, Ebony is (other gauges available upon request) also offered as an option. • Weight 7 to 8 pounds depending on pickups • 25-1/2” Scale • Made In America • 1-5/8” Wide Nut • Lefty’s available • 9.5” Radius • Baritone also available Antique Silver Roses Engraved Antique Silver Paisley Engraved Antique Silver Paisley Engraved Ocean Blue Relic’d Finish Rosewood Body & Neck Satin Black Finish tm Steel O Matic Antique Silver Gator Engraved Lefty Antique Silver Red Roses Engraved Antique Silver Dragon Engraved Antique Silver Holey • Alder Body or Sugar Pine Body with a Satin Black Finish Cream on Red Finish Driftwood Finish Satin Black Finish recessed Metal top. Driftwood Finish (with Sugar Pine Body) and other options available upon request. • Bolt-On Maple Neck with a recessed Steel Head Cap. • Neck Shape - 62’ Standard • Maple or Rosewood Fingerboard, Ebony is also available as an option. • 25-1/2” Scale • 1-5/8” Wide Nut • 9.5” Radius • Frets #6105 (narrow-tall) • Synchronized Vintage Style Tremolo, Floyd Rose Tremolo is also available. • Controls- Volume, Tone, Tone and a 5-Way. Antique Silver Paisley Engraved Ocean Blue Relic’d Finish Custom switching options are also available • 3 Arcane Inc./Trussart® Single Coils, 1 Humbucker and 2 single coils are also available • Weight 7 to 8 pounds depending on pickup and Bridge Options • Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings (other gauges available upon request) • Made In America • Lefty’s available • Patent Pending • Includes a James Trussart signed Certificate of Authenticity • High quality G&G® Hard Case is included Antique Silver Gator Engraved in the price of the instrument Driftwood Finish Antique Silver Snakeskin Engraved Rust on Cream Paisley Engraved Antique Silver Snakeskin Engraved Driftwood Finish Cream Relic’d Finish Driftwood Finish Antique Silver Gator Engraved Antique Silver Snakeskin Engraved Satin Black Finish Cadillac Green Finish
tm Reverse SteelMaster Antique Silver Paisley Engraved Antique Silver Gator Engraved SteelTeleMaster Antique Silver Gator Engraved SteelMaster Ocean Blue Relic’d Finish Driftwood Finish Driftwood Finish • Chambered Pine or Alder body with a • Arcane Inc./Trussart® JazzMaster Pickup Antique Silver Gator Engraved recessed Metal top. Driftwood Finish is or Jazz-90 Driftwood Finish available with Chambered Pine body. • Weight 7 to 8 pounds depending on pickup • Bolt-On Maple Neck with a chambered Pine or and Bridge Options Alder Body, with a recessed Steel Head Cap. • JazzMaster / Mastery Bridge • Neck Shape - 62’ • Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings • Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard, Ebony is (other gauges available upon request) also available as an option. • Made In America • 25-1/2” Scale • Lefty’s available • 1-5/8” Wide Nut • Patent Pending • 9.5” Radius • Includes a James Trussart signed • Frets #6105 (Medium Jumbo) Certificate of Authenticity • Controls- Volume, Volume, Tone and a 3-Way. • High quality G&G® Hard Case is included Custom switching options are also available in the price of the instrument Antique Silver Gator Engraved LEFTY Antique Silver Snakeskin Engraved Shiny Gold Gator Engraved Satin Black Finish Driftwood Finish Gold Finish Pinstriped
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SteelDevilletm • Hollow Steel Body • 12” Radius • Bolt-On Maple Neck with a Recessed Steel • Frets #6130 (Medium Jumbo) Head Cap • Tune-O-Matic (TonePros®), Bigsby® • Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings • Neck Shape - ‘59 Standard, ‘60 available Tremolos B7 is also available as an option. (other gauges available upon request) upon request • Controls- 2 Volume, 2 Tone and • Made In America • Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard, Ebony is a 3-Way Toggle switch. • Lefty’s available also available as an option Custom Switching Options are also Available. • Patent Pending • Aluminum or Vintage Cream bindings • Arcane Inc./Trussart® Humbucker Standard, • Includes a James Trussart signed available upon request and TV Jones® pickups are also available Certificate of Authenticity • 24-3/4” Scale • Weight 8 to 9 Pounds Depending On • High quality G&G® Hard Case is included • 1-5/8” Wide Nut Perforation, bridge and Pickups in the price of the instrument Antique Silver Gator Engraved Rust on Cream Snakeskin Engraved Rust on Cream Gator Engraved SteelToptm • Chambered Alder or Mahogany Body with a recessed Metal top. Other options available upon request. Antique Silver Gator Engraved Antique Silver African Engraved Antique Silver Snakeskin Engraved • Bolt-On Maple Neck with a chambered Alder Antique Silver Dragon Engraved Satin Black Finish Clear Gloss Finish on Mahogany Gloss Black Finish Clear Gloss Finish on Flamed Koa body or a Mahogany Neck with a chambered Floyd Rose Mahogany Body, both 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 • Aluminum or Vintage Cream bindings available upon request • 24-3/4” Scale • 1-5/8” Wide Nut • 12” Radius • Frets #6130 (Medium Jumbo) • Tune-O-Matic Standard (TonePros®), Wraparound and Bigsby® Tremolos are also Antique Silver Holey available. Gloss Black Finish • Controls- Volume, Volume, Tone and a 3-Way. Custom switching options are also available • Arcane Inc./Trussart® Humbucker Standard, and TV Jones® Pickups are also available • Weight 7 to 8 pounds depending on pickup and Bridge Options • Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings (other gauges available upon request) • Made In America • Lefty’s 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 Antique Silver Gator Engraved Antique Silver Snakeskin Engraved Antique Silver Roses Engraved Antique Silver Gator Engraved Cadillac Green Finish Clear Gloss Finish on Flamed Koa Cherry Red Finish Clear Satin Finish on Mahogany Rust on Cream Gator Engraved
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The SteelPhonic is a steel hollow-bodied guitar designed to capture the ringing metal- lic tones of a classic resonator guitar. It is built around a metal candy box attached to a uniquely flavored custom transducer pickup that can be blended with the sound of the mini-humbuckers, creating an array of pleasing original sounds in mono or stereo that no other guitar can produce.
With separate volume and tone controls for each pickup, you can run two completely dis- creet amplifiers at the same time. One Amp can be set up for distortion or used with guitar effects pedals, the other for clean tones. With this configurarion you can switch back and forth or blend them to create entirely new sounds with endless possibilities! SteelPhonictm • Hollow Steel Body • Frets #6130 (Medium Jumbo) • Bolt-On Maple Neck with a Recessed Steel • 6 Saddle Custom Hard tail Style Bridge with • Setup with Dunlop 13 to 56 gauge strings Head Cap Custom B-Band pickup and preamp. (other gauges available upon request) • Neck Shape - ‘59 Standard, ‘60 available • Controls- Magnetic Pickup Volume, • Made In America upon request Resonator Pickup Volume, 1 Tone and a • Lefty’s available • Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard, Ebony is 3-Way Toggle switch. • Patent Pending also available as an option • Arcane Inc./Trussart® Hand Wound • Includes a James Trussart signed • 25 1/2” Scale Humbucker Certificate of Authenticity • 1-5/8” Wide Nut • B-Band Acoustic Contact Pickup and Preamp • High quality G&G® Hard Case is included in • 9.5” Radius • Weight 8 pounds the price of the instrument Antique Silver Gator Engraved Rust on Cream Snakeskin | Short Scale Antique Silver Snakeskin Engraved Antique Silver Gator | Black on Steel Titanic Green Gator The magnetic pickup has a great clarity and definition, and when plugged into an acoustic amp, sounds remarkably natural with tons of output, but can also be overdriven for loud heavy delta blues Rust on Cream Gator sounds.
The Fishman pickup installed at the cone provides a richer, warmer, acoustic sound. It comes with a stereo cable. It doesn’t take long to realize the enormous amount of versatility this combination is capable of. tm SteelReso With separate volume and tone controls for each • Headstock James Trussart Style 3 x 3 with pickup, you can run two completely discreet ampli- recessed metal headplate • Depth of Body: 3.1 fiers at the same time. One Amp can be set up for • Tuners: antique silver tulip style • Width at Nut: 1.72 distortion or used with guitar effects pedals, the • Nut Material: Bone • Width at 12th Fret: 2.2 other for clean tones. With this configurarion you • Rosewood Fretboard • Scale Length: 25 1/4 can switch back and forth or blend them to create • Fretboard Binding: vintage cream Ivoroid • High Quality G & G Hard Case Included entirely new sounds with endless possibilities! • Fretboard Markers: Vintage clay dots • Hollow Steel Body • Resonator: 9.5” Hand Spun • Bolt on neck through body with a recessed As on all the different James Trussart custom • Bridge Type: Maple Biscuit Steel Head Cap guitars, the recessed metal headcap provides a • Mahogany Neck • Neck shape . Slightly V . 0.9 thick at 1st fret - 1.0 noticeable sustaining power, with bell clear and • Overall Length: 39 at 7th fret smooth harmonics vibrant volume. Titanic Green Gator Antique Silver Snakeskin Black on Cream Gator Rust on Cream Paisley Engraved
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SteelCaster Basstm • Hollow Steel Body with perforated front • 4 Saddle Bridge and back. • Arcane Inc./Trussart® Hand Wound “P” style • Bolt-On Maple Neck with a Recessed Steel in the neck position and a “J” style in the Head Cap bridge position. Other options are available • Neck Shape- 60’s style upon request. • Maple or Rosewood Fingerboard, Ebony is • Custom Active Preamp also available as an option • Weight 9.5 Pounds • Aluminum or Vintage Cream bindings • Setup with Dunlop 45 to 105 gauge strings available upon request (other gauges available upon request) • 34” Scale • Made In America • 1-1/2” Wide Nut • Lefty’s available • 12” Radius • Patent Pending • Frets #6105 • Includes a James Trussart signed • Controls- Volume (with a push Pull passive Certificate of Authenticity active switch), Pan, Treble and Bass • High quality G&G® Hard Case is included Antique Silver Gator Engraved Lefty Rust O Matic Rust on Cream African Engraved Three Tone Ganja Engraved Antique Silver Snakeskin Engraved Engravings & Finishes
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• 12” Radius • Frets #6130 tm • Tune-O-Matic SteelX • Controls- Volume, Volume, Tone and a • Chambered Alder, Mahogany or Korina Body 3-Way. Custom switching options are also with a recessed Metal top. available Pinstriped Antique Silver Holey Front Antique Silver Dragon Black on Antique Silver Skulls • Set Neck with a Mahogany or Korina Neck • Arcane Inc./Trussart®, EMG pickups are with a chambered Mahogany or Korina Body, also available Antique Silver Holey both with a recessed Steel Head Cap. • Weight 8-9 pounds depending on options. Roses on Cream Engraved • Neck Shape- ‘59 Standard, ‘60 available • Setup with Dunlop 10 to 46 gauge strings Ocean Blue Finish upon request (other gauges available upon request) • Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard, Ebony is • Made In America also available as an option • Lefty’s available • Aluminum or Vintage Cream bindings • Patent Pending available upon request • Includes a James Trussart signed • 24-3/4” Scale Certificate of Authenticity • 1-11/16” Wide Nut • High quality G&G® Hard Case is included Antique Silver Paisley Antique Silver Gator Ganja Shiny Gold Gator SteelCaster Deluxe SteelCaster SteelTopCaster
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