Rick Toone ’67

Gilmourish

PHOTOS: RICK TOONE ’67 inspired by David Gilmour’s black guitar, heard on so many classic Pink Floyd albums. Custom noiseless DiMarzio™ single coils designed by Steve Blucher. Patent pending Rick Toone™ tremolo and components: output jack, neck plate. Gotoh locking tuners. Alder body with light relic nitro. Neck is quarter sawn maple with stainless steel frets.

I’m in love with it. The tremolo system is incredible. Can’t knock it out of tune. Been playing this thing all night. It’s really something special. Holy shit this guitar is fun. (Joe Cirotti)

PHOTOS: Patent pending RICK TOONE™ components precision machined from aircraft aluminum, brass, stainless steel.

Black & White

PHOTOS: RICK TOONE ’67 formally attired in tuxedo black & white. Custom noiseless DiMarzio™ single coils designed by Steve Blucher. Patent pending Rick Toone™ tremolo and components: output jack, neck plate. Gotoh locking tuners. Alder body with light relic nitro. Neck is quarter sawn maple with stainless steel frets.

Just in time for Halloween, two instant gratification Treats.

These two lovely RICK TOONE ’67’s have been flying quietly behind the scenes, but have landed here at the shop momentarily and are available.

If you aspire to next generation tremolo virtuosity whilst also seeking the familiar contours of Leo’s most famous work…this is your moment.

Purchase individually, or as a pair if you are a touring pro.

PHOTOS: RICK TOONE ’67 in Olympic White dressed as a “parts caster” (with a genuine factory neck). Mint green pick guard. Custom noiseless DiMarzio™ single coils designed by Steve Blucher. Patent pending Rick Toone™ tremolo and components: output jack, neck plate. Hipshot locking tuners. Alder body with light relic nitro.

Cat Head Mask

VIDEO: Who is inside the mysterious Cat Head Mask? How does he see to play?! Does he even need to? What is reality anymore…is your glowing screen speaking truth? Alice, we are no longer in Kansas.

Rick Toone Tremolo System Explained

VIDEO: Rick Toone ’67™ tremolo designed to retrofit Leo Fender’s iconic guitar. Conventional parallel frets. Traditional adjustment mechanisms, including spring claw tensioning. Instantly familiar intonation and string height settings. This retrofit tremolo has been optimized to fit the existing holes in the S-type guitar body.

Rick Toone tremolo system comes in two versions:

’67 — designed to retrofit classic S-type guitars

(and)

Pisces — designed for innovative new instruments

Both tremolos share the same design features:

• Pitch shift entire chords in tune
• Extremely wide pitch range
• String height action remains constant
• Intonation remains constant
• Use single ball-end commercially available string brands
• No need for a locking nut
• Simple fast string changes that don’t require tools

However, the internal mechanisms of the two tremolo units are quite different. Multiple patents pending.

***

Q&A

Q: What are your plans for the tremolo?
A: I am actively seeking manufacturing partners and volume OEM licensing arrangements. If you are a manufacturer or investor who understands the potential, please contact me. RICKTOONE@GMAIL.COM

Q: Can I buy a tremolo from you at this time?
A: Due to limited quantities, both versions of the tremolo are available only on completed guitars I build.

Q: When will I be able to buy a tremolo?
A: Availability will depend on the manufacturing/licensing arrangement. Announcements will be made on this website. Please check back for ongoing updates.

VIDEO: Patented Rick Toone Pisces™ modular tremolo system. Multi-scale capable. 6-string, 7-string, and 8-string capable. Specifically created for innovative new instrument designs.

RICK TOONE ’67 Review

VIDEO: Dr. Andre Fludd has a curiosity and passion for electric guitar technology. His YouTube channel explores recent innovations in context with historical benchmarks, providing critical analysis from an informed perspective. In this video Andre explains the features and performance of the RICK TOONE ’67 guitar, with special focus on the tremolo.
VIDEO: Dr. Andre Fludd makes it look easy. Graceful tremolo expression throughout this lovely Jeff Beck interpretation. RICK TOONE ‘67 guitar into AxeFX III.