Tremolo

Husk

PHOTOS: Spearfish Husk™ 6-string guitar. Patented and patents-pending tremolo and Element™ component set precision machined from aircraft grade aluminum and stainless steel. Swamp ash body. Carbon fiber pickguard. Bare Knuckle custom pickups with 10-way switching.

“Dear Rick:
Yesterday was a bit of a let down as I didn’t get home in time to receive the guitar! However, today I was a man on a mission and stayed home to ensure delivery!

She’s beautiful and apart from me trying it, my son did too! One day he’ll eventually inherit my guitars including this one, though I might have a hard time let go of it! He’s quite an accomplished guitarist himself.

I have followed your career for over 10 years having seen your ‘Dove’ build! I had always promised myself that if I could lay a hand on one of your masterpieces, I would. Thank you for making it happen.

Best wishes and keep up the mastery!!!!!
Rick Toone Rocks!!!!
Gratefully,
Mel”

Seeds of rebirth await within the husk. Grasp the sheath, draw the mettle.

PATENT US 12,499,857 B1

IMAGE: Utility patent US 12,499,857 B1 issued Dec. 16, 2025. Design patents include: D1075895, D1073786, D1075896, D1054481, D1101024, D1064055. Multiple additional patents pending. The broader objective is to bring the tremolo to global mass market, through IP acquisition-licensing, or manufacturing partnerships. Learn more about the Rick Toone™ tremolo system.

Green Sunset Skele

PHOTOS: Green Sunset Skele™ 6-string guitar. Carbon fiber, flame maple, swamp ash, aircraft grade birch ply. Patented and patents pending Rick Toone™ tremolo. Element™ neck machined from single billet aircraft aluminum.

Which Exit?

VIDEO: “Which Exit?” live studio improvisation. Chris Buono slots Wildcat ’67 guitar into tight crosstown traffic with snap and spank via noiseless custom single coil pickups designed by Steve Blucher (DiMarzio). Patented & patent pending Rick Toone™ tremolo. Watch his fingers. Then watch his feet on the pedalboard.

If you’ve ever lived in Jersey you’ll get it.

Turnpike
Parkway
Expressway
78
80
287
195
295

Bumpers locked tighter than NASCAR but turns in both directions. Don’t blink. Don’t brake.

Here’s a survival tip…

Draft a semi. Find a skilled pro and shadow him. He will run interference through traffic because he is higher than you, can see farther than you. And he stops much slower than you — so if things pile up you’ve got an offensive lineman.

How do you know he’s skilled?

Owner/operator with a clean truck. Consistently above the speed limit. When he passes he glues the driver side wheels to the left lane line and moves decisively, never lingering alongside another semi.

PHOTO: Killick shows how deep exit identity goes. After three decades in Athens, GA, he will always know the way home. (photo courtesy: Snorri)

’67 Wildcat

PHOTOS: Checked Olympic white nitro over Alder. Quartersawn maple with rosewood. Reverse headstock. Noiseless custom DiMarzio pickups designed by Steve Blucher. Precision machined components including the awesome trem (patented, patents pending).

“Outside in the cold distance
a wildcat did growl
two riders were approaching
and the wind begin to howl.”
(Dylan/Hendrix)