Wingspan Fretless Multiscale

“I. AM. SPEECHLESS. Lost for words. Thank you!” (Steve Sjuggerud)

PHOTOS: Seemingly simple, yet infinitely deep.

Machine Gun

VIDEO: Joe Cirotti works out the Rick Toone ’67 trem on Jimi’s Machine Gun. Caleb Estey on drums. Wayne Lyle, bass. February 7, 2025 @ Bernie’s Hillside Lounge, Chester, NJ. (video courtesy of John Barless Pellichero)

“Dude I used the ’67 guitar for a Hendrix show. Fucking thing absolutely decimated. 14 and a half minutes that song was. Wailing on the trem. By the end it was still in tune. Crazy!” (Joe Cirotti)

Misha Mansoor S2

PHOTOS: Misha Mansoor “Bulb” with Rick Toone backstage at the guitar tech station getting his S2 dialed in. Summer Slaughter Tour, NYC, 2013. (photo: Laura Barnes)
PHOTOS: Completed in August, 2013. Fully restored and awesome to play. Bare Knuckle Juggernaut neck with Nailbomb bridge and 5-way switching w/ToneStyler.

This seems the right moment for a restoration and maybe also a re-appreciation for this journey. I’ve had Misha’s S2 in storage for half a decade — acquired after he traded it back to me for his Reptile Spearfish 6-string. I’d not forgotten about the S2 guitar. Other paths had assumed priority.

Plus there were some lingering puzzles to solve.

Restoring the S2 was fascinating. My hands retained muscle memory, remembering familiar mechanisms. That part was easy. Rediscovering my thought process from more than a decade ago was the deeper spiritual aspect.

In so many ways the S2 is still ahead of its time. Simultaneously the ancestor of Wingspan — yet equal in an alternate parallel timeline.

PHOTOS: Finish inspired by Misha’s love of high performance military aircraft and F1 racing. Periphery logo is unmistakable. Collectors will appreciate his signature on the back. Misha…thank you.
PHOTOS: SKB i-Series flight case for the S2 with PERIPHERY gaffer’s tape. Far side: “RT1A” (above). Infamous S2 bottle opener Element™ neck machined from aircraft aluminum and stainless steel (below).

Reworked Sunburst Strat

PHOTOS: Nitro sunburst Fender Strat™ (based on ’54) upgraded with patented & patent pending Rick Toone™ premium components, including: tremolo, output jack, neck plate. Nickel plated aircraft aluminum and stainless steel. The quartersawn factory maple neck has been reshaped to Advantage™ neck profile. Pickups are Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot Strat™ for that familiar authentic tone.

“I bought this lovely nitro sunburst Fender Strat™ then gave it a complete reworking. The goal was to take an already fine USA built instrument and elevate it to a premium studio/stage guitar for the player who is seeking traditional Fender vibe but wants my latest technology.” (Rick Toone)

VIDEO: Chris Buono channels Jeff Beck on the reworked nitro sunburst Fender Strat™ equipped with patented Rick Toone™ tremolo system. Sunburst Alder body. Quartersawn maple neck with Advantage™ neck profile.
VIDEO: Joe Cirotti blues riffs the reworked nitro sunburst Fender Strat™ equipped with patented Rick Toone™ tremolo system. Sounds so sweet in his hands. Deluxe w/SM57.