One might think that the model names of Rondo’s guitars are just a bunch of random letters and numbers.

Not true! There actually is a degree of logic involved with the naming of Rondo's guitar models.

Here you will find the insider’s guide to decoding Rondo’s nomenclature.

Colors

AM Amber AS Antique Sunburst BBR Burl Brown BK Black BSB Butterscotch BUS Blue Sunburst CAMO Camoflauge CAR Candy Apple Red CS Cherry Sunburst CSB Cherry Sunburst (Why not have 2 codes for the same thing?) CSBF Cherry Sunburst Flame HC Heritage Cherry HSBF Heritage Sunburst Flame LPB Lake Placid Blue MWR Metallic Wine Red NA Natural PBU Powder Blue RDS Red Sunburst SB Sunburst SGN Surf Green TA Transluscent Amber TBL Tribal Blue TSB Tobacco Sunburst TVY Transluscent Vintage Yellow TWR Transluscent Wine Red VGN Vintage Green VS Vintage Sunburst VWH Vintage White 2 TS 2 Tones 2 TSB 2 Tones Sunburst 3 TS 3 Tones

Types of Pick-Ups

CP Cepheus Passive Pick-Ups DNC Duncan Pick-Ups Dual 2 Pick-Ups EMG EMG Pick-Ups FM P90 Pick-Ups (You may ask yourself, why not write just P90? An excellent question indeed!) P90 P90 Pick-Ups TOAST Toaster Pick-Ups 3P90 3P90 Pick-Ups

And if you are interested in Agile Guitars…

AL-3000 Ebony Fretboard, Abalone Inlays, Nickel Hardware Al-3010 Ebony Fretboard, Abalone Inlays, Chome Hardware AL-3010M Same as AL-3010, with a 3/4" Maple Top AL-3100 Ebony Fretboard, Mother of Pearl Inlays, Nickel Hardware AL-3110 Ebony Fretboard, Mother of Pearl Inlays, Chrome Hardware AL-3125 Ebony Fretboard, Semi-Hollow Body AL-3200 Neck Goes Through the Body, and the Back is Contoured AL Agile Single Arch Top Body. M ¾” Maple Stop C Coil Tapping C Compound (multi) Radius MC ¾ Maple top with Coil Tapping MCC ¾ Maple top with Coil Tapping and Compound Radius SE Special Edition.

Other codes that just don't fit into categories

BI Body Binding BO Bolt-On Neck CUS Custom DOT Dot Inlays EB Ebony Fretboard FAT 2 Humbuckers FLAME Flame Maple Top FLOYD Floyd Rose Tremolo FR Round Neck FS Square Neck H Semi-Hollow Body HH 2 Humbuckers HUM Humbucker HW Hardware MH Mahogany MN Maple Fretboard NT In the land of Douglas, it means Hollow Body QMD Quilted Maple Top QUILT Quilted Maple Top RN Rosewood Fretboard SC Single Cut SKY Left Handed Tremolo on a Right-Handed Guitar SLIM Slim Neck SPAULTED Spaulted Maple Top SSS 3 Single Coils STOP Stop Tail Piece, Fixed Bridge TE Tiger Eye Finish THRU Neck Goes Through the Body WIDE Wide Neck WILKENSON Wilkenson Tremolo 1 1 Piece Body 2 2 Piece Body 2C 2 Piece Body, Center Jointed 22 22 Frets 24 24 Frets 625 6 Strings, 25" Scale 627 6 Strings, 27" Scale