Michael

This page details the hand made custom 'Rossi' guitar built during 2006 for Michael from Germany. The order was placed in July, and the guitar delivered the following December. Click here for more amazing pictures of Michael's completed guitar. Check out what Michael thinks of his new Rossi special!




Two slabs of swamp ash..	One piece of maple!	One invisible guitar body..!

Michael's truss rod (note the 2 left handed necks being made at the back)	The body is now cut out and is fastened to the routing template	The two piece maple neck is taking shape

	You can just make out the separate maple finger board, and note the groove ready for that all important extra fret!	Michael's bridge

The Fender Lace Sensor pickups	The 'red' pickup has been modified for the bridge assembly. The original pickup base has been cut, and the pickup then soldered to a new pickup mount.	An 'ash-tray' style bridge has been cut, and the modified Lace Sensor fitted.


All the body routings are now complete, including the famous Rossi 'hole'!	String holes have been drilled through the body, even though the bridge is a 'top loading' style bridge. 'I was a while deciding whether to or not', commented Tony, 'but even though they won't be used I did it to replicate Rossi's'	The body is a 2-piece, and as you can see has been perfectly book-matched.


The neck is now almost complete (sorry I missed pictures of Tony shaping the neck and fitting the frets!)	'Tony Rockett Custom'	Check out the 2-piece maple neck, perfect finish, extra fret, and perfectly spaced 12th fret position markers!

Serial number and signature	Another angle of that gorgeous neck!	Even the scratch plate has been hand made by Tony!


Lacquer has been 'wet flatted' ready for polishing



'Kluson' tuners	'Kluson Deluxe' dual line	Vintage style tweed case


It's finished!...	all ready for shipping...	complete with certificate of authenticity

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