s/n RR160003

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Francis Rossi ‘Live Aid’ Configuration Replica
s/n RR160003 NOW SOLD

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No.3 guitar is now complete and has been fitted with a set of nickel-wound Ernie Ball Super Slinky strings These strings are the same gauge as Francis uses (9–42) and suit the overall look and feel of the guitar.

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It has been worth taking the time to apply all of the correct wear patterns, ageing and relic’ing to achieve a really authentic-looking Francis Rossi replica guitar. Read how this guitar was built here.

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From start to stage! 

The story of guitar No. 3 in pictures from the very start of the build through to the guitar being used live on stage by Francis “Rossi” Wildemeersch of the Belgian Quo Band. The gallery below shows a snapshot of each detailed stage of the build.

Brand new 3-pc swamp ash body (front)
Brand new 3-pc swamp ash body (back)
Salvaged 21-fret maple neck
Sanded and ready for nitrocellulose
Vintage amber nitro applied
Dried and finished
Roots Replicas decals added
Genuine Klusons ready to fit
Tuner ferrules in
Aligning the tuners
Tuner fit complete
Exactly the same tuners as Quo use
The finished neck
Ready for drilling
The ‘mystery’ hole!
Bridge pickup to control chambers joined
Neck pickup to control chambers joined
Jack socket hole drilled
The ‘attempted mystery hole’
‘Attempted’ hole complete
Genuine Fender bridge plate sawn in two
Vintage 1960s tailpiece
Tailpiece sawn in two!
Holes needed in the front
Holes drilled
Holes for fixing to body drilled
Finished tailpiece
First coat of special green paint
Hours of relic’ing work
Ageing the exposed wood
More ageing and varnishing
Body front complete
Body back complete
Fitting the hardware
Modding the pickguard
Pickguard complete
Final checks before fitting
Pickguard locked down
Hole drilled for earthing
Earthing the bridge
Studs for Tune-o-matic fitted
Tune-o-matic fitted
Labelled and ready to go
Guitar for sale!
Headstock (back)
Headstock (front)
Guitar sold!
Guitar sold!
Getting ready to pack and dispatch
Lots more packing to do!
Francis on stage with guitar No. 3!
Francis on stage with guitar No. 3!
Francis on stage with guitar No. 3!
Francis on stage with guitar No. 3!
Live on stage!

Checkout Francis “Rossi” Wildemeersch playing No.3 guitar on stage at Paulusfeesten Oostende in Belgium (14 Aug, 2o17) as the Belgian Quo Band perform Down Down live.

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9 thoughts on “s/n RR160003”

    • Hi Mike, I’m hoping to put No. 3 up for sale this weekend (or soon after). It will either be listed as a Buy it now only item on Ebay or it will be a direct sale via the blog. The price will be £700. + postage.
      Thanks for your interest.
      RootsReplicas

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    • Hi Uwe, both completed guitars are now sold I’m afraid. The necks are always salvaged parts and I always brand them as RR guitars. Any news on new builds will be posted on this blog.
      Many thanks for your interest.

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      • Are you able to put together a kit with all the parts. Really keen to get my hands on one of these beauty’s .

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      • Sorry, no I don’t produce anything like that and some of the parts are very hard to come by, so it takes quite a while to get everything together. I may start a new build later this year which might be a Rick Parfitt model this time. Best to check the blog for updates.
        Thanks for looking.

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