James Trussart Custom Guitars

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foundation=1980
founder=James Trussart
location=Los Angeles California
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area_served=Global
industry=Musical instruments
products=Guitars Bass guitars
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James Trussart Custom Guitars is a company funded by James Trussart that builds custom guitars and bass guitars. James Trussart began his career as a musician playing with Cajun singer/songwriter Zachary Richard in the 1970s. In 1980 James started building violins and later moved on to guitars and bass guitars. The unusual feature of a Trussart instrument is the use of steel as a primary material. Also the instruments are available in polished fininshes, distressed, rusty and weathered finishes in combination with engraving. The guitars are also made with a number of different options such as different pickups, fretboards, necks, and controls as well as lefthanded and baritone versions.

Products

* SteelCaster - Based on the design of the Fender Telecaster.
* DeLuxe SteelCaster - Based on the Fender Telecaster Deluxe.
* SteelTop - Similar design to the Gibson Les Paul.
* SteelPhonic - Single cutaway designed body.
* SteelDeville - Single cutaway designed body.
* SteelCaster Bass - The only bass available from Trussart.

Notable users

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*Geezer Butler - Have used a SteelCaster bass live.
*Eric Clapton - Owns a polished SteelCaster.
*Billy Corgan - Owns a SteelDeville.
*Sheryl Crow - Plays a DeLuxe SteelCaster.
*Billy Gibbons - Owns a Rust-O-Matic finsihed SteelCaster.
*Dusty Hill - Plays a SteelCaster bass in Rust-O-Matic finish.
*Ziggy Marley - Plays a SteelCaster with a holey front.
*Tom Morello - Owns two SteelCasters in diffrent finishes.
*Joe Perry - Have been seen playing a polished SteelCaster.
*Charlie Sexton - Have been senn playing a SteelTop.
*Paul Simon - Have been seen with a reliced SteelCaster.
*Zakk Wylde - Owns a SteelDeville.

External links

* [http://www.jamestrussart.com/Newsite/About.htm Offical Website]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=220714947 Offical MySpace]

References

* [http://www.12fret.com/new/Trussart_James_guitar_pg.html 12th fret article]
* [http://fendercustomshopguitars.blogspot.com/2008/04/james-trussart-workshop.html Trussart shop visit]
* [http://www.musicallines.co.uk/Trussart/james_trussart_guitars.html Musicallines article]
* [http://www.fuzz.se/main.asp?go=9&src=9&sgo=0&am=2&aid=133 FUZZ article (in swedish)]