Rufini Guitars Montefalco Custom 2022 Sunburst w/ Quilted Maple Top, NEW (Authorized Dealer)

Luthier Mateo Rufini is a builder of many fine handmade stringed instruments in Italy. He builds everything from violins to classical guitars and of course his own line of electrics. This is his Montefalco Custom Semi Hollow Body model. The Montefalco Custom is essentially Rufini's take on the offset American guitars of yesteryear with hints of Italian guitar heritage from the past blended in.

The pickguard is made from true Italian-Celluloid. This is not your typical cheap plastic pickguard. This particular Pearl celluloid has a beautiful yellowed, off-white color to it. Many Pre-CBS Fender guitars had true celluloid pickguards as well, though not always in pearl. The binding on this Montefalco Custom is made from grained ivoroid, further adding to the Montefalco Customs eye-catching appearance. 

The Monefalco is a curvy and elegantly contoured modern offset guitar, adding comfort and eye catching details to its appearance. You'll also notice the specially contoured cutaways which are more pointed and beveled in shape than a vintage American offset. Aside from the body, the neck is made of gorgeous AAA Birdseye figured Maple. It has a great and full feeling C-shaped profile that would satisfy even the most decerning players who are looking for a modern instrument with a neck that truly feels like an L-Series Fender from the 1960's. The setup is also spot on, with a low 3 1/2 & 4 64th" action at the 12th fret E to E, sporting a set of 10's.

The Duesenberg vibrato works effortlessly and the hand-wound Valenti pickups make this a very versatile guitar. The neck Humbucking Gold-Foil pickup delivers big single-coil like tones with plenty of grunt when pushed but also great clarity when clean. The bridge pickup is airy and chimes like a great Gold Foil but with more out-put and mid-range grunt like a PAF. They sound incredible with lots of character both clean or dirty. There is also a HPF switch to bleed some bass to ground like on a Fender Jaguar. Great when used to cut through a mix.

All in all this is an outstanding piece by luthier Mateo Rufini. The Montefalco Custom blends together some of the best aspects of both American and Italian guitar culture in a seamless and timeless design.

Specs:
• Body Color: Sunburst / Med-Light Relic 
• Body Wood: African Mahogany (aka Khaya) w/ Quilted Maple Top
• Neck: AAA Birds Eye Maple neck
• Board: Indian Rosewood (slab fingerboard)
• Scale: 25.5"
• frets: 21 Jescar Jumbo Stainless Steel 
• Radius 12"
• Vintage truss rod / adjustment at headstock 
• Nut Width: 1 11/16"
• Hand cut bone nut
• Med-Chunky C-shape .86" - .96"
• MOP fingerboard dots
• Grained Ivoroid binding
• Italian-Celluloid pickguard
• Amber Top-Hat Knobs 
• Gotoh 510 tuners
• Steel Saddle Roller Bridge
• Duesenberg Vibrato Tail Piece
• 2 x Gold foil PAF Alnico 8 Valenti pickups
• Controls: Master vol, master tone, treble bleed / HPF mini-switch, 3-way toggle switch
• Finish: Matte Nitro
• Weight: 7lbs 9.2oz