Steelcaster
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Morello used this guitar extensively in his work with Audioslave, as well as in his guest appearances with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Technical Description:
Perforated hollow metal body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard; 25½ in. scale; aged army green finish with red star in white circle; bolt-on neck with dot inlays; headstock with metal face plate and inscribed James Trussart script logo; single-coil pickup in bridge and humbucking pickup at neck, three-way selector switch, volume and tone controls; Telecaster-style metal ashtray bridge, tuners, control surface, and knobs
Technical Description:
Perforated hollow metal body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard; 25½ in. scale; aged army green finish with red star in white circle; bolt-on neck with dot inlays; headstock with metal face plate and inscribed James Trussart script logo; single-coil pickup in bridge and humbucking pickup at neck, three-way selector switch, volume and tone controls; Telecaster-style metal ashtray bridge, tuners, control surface, and knobs
Artwork Details
- Title: Steelcaster
- Artist: James Trussart Custom Guitars, Los Angeles, California
- Artist: Thomas Baptiste "Tom" Morello
- Date: 2000s
- Medium: Metal, maple, rosewood, plastic
- Dimensions: Length: 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm)
Width: 13 in. (33 cm)
Depth: ~1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Weight: 5-6 lbs. - Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
- Credit Line: Courtesy of Tom Morello
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments