Status Quo Replica Guitars

Quo Replica Options

All of the guitars used by the band have been hand made or restored by Tony (a.k.a. 'Francis Rossi' in Bogus). Tony is a professional luthier of some 30 years experience. He makes and repairs all types of guitar (bass, six string, acoustic and electric) from his workshop in Holbury near Southampton.

As well as paying tribute to Tony's guitars, these pages also outline some of the other options available to any Quo guitar enthusiast. You may fancy converting an existing guitar, or building your own 'kit' guitar. And of course there are the fabulous Fender official signature guitars, which were introduced a couple of years ago.

Finally, the biggest problem I had when I first tried to create a copy of the Quo guitars was finding decent pictures and information in magazines etc. I have since found out that so much of what gets written is nonsense and guesswork, written by people who know as little as I did! Comments made on Quo Internet forums in particular are often so misleading. Tony and I are very fortunate to have access to some terrific photographs, many of which I've reproduced in these pages. We are also able to get any questions answered by the people who know, and this, coupled with Tony's years of experience working with guitars originally built back in the 1950s and 1960s, allow these pages to present the definitive guide to Quo's guitars.

I hope you enjoy the site and find the information presented here useful. If anyone has attempted to build their own replica, or convert a guitar, send us a picture and we'll add it to these pages!