Rus-ler delux?

Tyler Button · Post by **Tyler Button** » 18 Jun 2022 11:31 am

I don’t know how many of you stalk reverb listings like me…but I came across this and…it seems….off.

https://reverb.com/item/56572199-1979-r ... t=56572199

Now I’m far from super knowledgeable about guitars so I always approach things like this giving others the benefit of the doubt. But I have a SD-12 almost exactly like this…but this one has 9 pedals(for a single neck?)…the rear half of the undercarriage looks like a murder scene showing maybe this used to be a D12?

That’s certainly not an “MSA” fretboard as listed

Was there ever such thing as a Rus-ler delux?

I completely understand sellers not knowing what they have…but this seems like….more than that..and asking for 6k? Has a rus-ler ever gone for that much?

If I’m wrong I’d love to hear more about what this guitar really is.

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 18 Jun 2022 11:57 am

Looks right to me. Asking price is silly but it looks like a Rus-Ler. Sho-Bud fretboard. Small mistake by someone who doesn't know. Deluxe as an adjective, not as a model name.

Pete McAvity · Post by **Pete McAvity** » 18 Jun 2022 12:49 pm

Looking at the pics, it appears to be a loafer. You can see the cavity where a pickup went for the back neck, and the changer side shows the opening for adjustment access on the back.

Tyler Button · Post by **Tyler Button** » 18 Jun 2022 1:15 pm

Pete McAvity wrote:Looking at the pics, it appears to be a loafer. You can see the cavity where a pickup went for the back neck, and the changer side shows the opening for adjustment access on the back.

I wonder if all D body Rus-lers have the changer cavity whether there’s a back neck or not because mine has that as well…however the plug/patch is metal rather than that, what appears to be, white plastic.

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 18 Jun 2022 1:25 pm

To clarify -- my only observation is that it seems like a legit Rus-Ler. I don't know nearly enough to have an opinion about whether it is a converted double neck.

John Hyland · Post by **John Hyland** » 18 Jun 2022 2:02 pm

Strange how the last two photos show different fret markings

Tyler Button · Post by **Tyler Button** » 18 Jun 2022 2:08 pm

John Hyland wrote:Strange how the last two photos show different fret markings

I think they have the original Rus-Ler board to go with the guitar. I think one of the pictures shows it torn and laying on top of the strings.

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 18 Jun 2022 5:17 pm

Yes, that is an Single-Double 12 Rus-Ler. Probably a universal tuning.
However, the price is a little ridiculous.
The one in my picture is mine, bought new in 1976. I still have it and it still plays great.

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 21 Jun 2022 10:40 am

Where do they come up with these prices? Worth half that or less.

Mike DiAlesandro · Post by **Mike DiAlesandro** » 21 Jun 2022 11:11 am

Henry Matthews wrote:Where do they come up with these prices? Worth half that or less.

Agreed, I would think the value is somewhere around $2200, but I live in Ohio. Everything in California seems to cost more...

Patrick Timmins · Post by **Patrick Timmins** » 21 Jun 2022 6:24 pm

Ruslers are super cool and sound great, but not 6k cool. Last Rusler I missed out on was a glitter green S10 and went for $1,600 about a year ago. 12 strings also seem to go for a little less than an S10 these days. Reverb can be a black hole for some pedal steels. The following 3 rigs have been on reverb for 3 years or more.... Guess they are waiting for the right buyer...

https://reverb.com/item/13403947-fender ... e-sunburst

https://reverb.com/item/34269141-sierra ... lue-purple

https://reverb.com/item/33516214-sho-bu ... edal-steel

A lot of patient sellers out there I guess...

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 21 Jun 2022 6:28 pm

Lol, the Sho Bud has a $9000 price drop.

John Brock · Post by **John Brock** » 24 Jun 2022 7:15 am

Rus Ler Deluxe was a model name...mine is 1975 best as we could figurfigrePicture file