One might think that the model names of
Rondo’s guitars are just a bunch of random letters and numbers. |
Not
true! There actually is a degree of
logic involved with the naming of Rondo's guitar models. |
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Here
you will find the insider’s guide to decoding Rondo’s nomenclature. |
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AM |
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Amber |
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AS |
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Antique Sunburst |
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BBR |
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Burl Brown |
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BK |
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Black |
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BSB |
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Butterscotch |
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BUS |
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Blue Sunburst |
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CAMO |
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Camoflauge |
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CAR |
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Candy Apple Red |
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CS |
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Cherry Sunburst |
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CSB |
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Cherry Sunburst (Why not
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CSBF |
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Cherry Sunburst Flame |
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HC |
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Heritage Cherry |
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HSBF |
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Heritage Sunburst Flame |
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LPB |
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Lake Placid Blue |
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MWR |
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Metallic Wine Red |
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NA |
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Natural |
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PBU |
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Powder Blue |
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RDS |
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Red Sunburst |
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SB |
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Sunburst |
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SGN |
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Surf Green |
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TA |
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Transluscent Amber |
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TBL |
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Tribal Blue |
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TSB |
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Tobacco Sunburst |
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TVY |
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Transluscent Vintage
Yellow |
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TWR |
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Transluscent Wine Red |
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VGN |
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Vintage Green |
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VS |
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Vintage Sunburst |
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VWH |
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Vintage White |
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2 TS |
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2 Tones |
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2 TSB |
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2 Tones Sunburst |
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3 TS |
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3 Tones |
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Types
of Pick-Ups |
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CP |
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Cepheus Passive Pick-Ups |
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DNC |
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Duncan Pick-Ups |
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Dual |
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2 Pick-Ups |
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EMG |
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EMG Pick-Ups |
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FM |
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P90 Pick-Ups (You may
ask yourself, why not write just P90?
An excellent question indeed!) |
P90 |
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P90 Pick-Ups |
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TOAST |
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Toaster Pick-Ups |
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3P90 |
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3P90 Pick-Ups |
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And
if you are interested in Agile Guitars… |
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AL-3000 |
Ebony Fretboard, Abalone
Inlays, Nickel Hardware |
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Al-3010 |
Ebony Fretboard, Abalone
Inlays, Chome Hardware |
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AL-3010M |
Same as AL-3010, with a
3/4" Maple Top |
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AL-3100 |
Ebony Fretboard, Mother
of Pearl Inlays, Nickel Hardware |
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AL-3110 |
Ebony Fretboard, Mother
of Pearl Inlays, Chrome Hardware |
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AL-3125 |
Ebony Fretboard,
Semi-Hollow Body |
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AL-3200 |
Neck Goes Through the
Body, and the Back is Contoured |
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Other
codes that just don't fit into catagories |
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AL |
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Agile |
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BI |
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Body Binding |
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BO |
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Bolt-On Neck |
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CUS |
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Custom |
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DOT |
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Dot Inlays |
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EB |
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Ebony Fretboard |
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FAT |
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2 Humbuckers |
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FLAME |
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Flame Maple Top |
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FLOYD |
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Floyd Rose Tremolo |
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FR |
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Round Neck |
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FS |
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Square Neck |
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H |
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Semi-Hollow Body |
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HH |
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2 Humbuckers |
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HUM |
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Humbucker |
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HW |
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Hardware |
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MH |
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Mahogany |
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MN |
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Maple Fretboard |
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NT |
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In the land of Douglas,
it means Hollow Body |
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QMD |
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Quilted Maple Top |
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QUILT |
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Quilted Maple Top |
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RN |
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Rosewood Fretboard |
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SC |
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Single Cut |
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SKY |
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Left Handed Tremolo on a
Right-Handed Guitar |
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SLIM |
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Slim Neck |
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SPAULTED |
Spaulted Maple Top |
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SSS |
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3 Single Coils |
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STOP |
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Stop Tail Piece, Fixed
Bridge |
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TE |
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Tiger Eye Finish |
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THRU |
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Neck Goes Through the
Body |
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WIDE |
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Wide Neck |
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WILKENSON |
Wilkenson Tremolo |
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1 |
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1 Piece Body |
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2 |
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2 Piece Body |
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2C |
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2 Piece Body, Center
Jointed |
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22 |
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22 Frets |
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24 |
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24 Frets |
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625 |
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6 Strings, 25" Scale |
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627 |
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6 Strings, 27" Scale |
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