I own three Rusch guitars and, currently I am in the process of ordering my 4th custom Rusch archtop guitar.
I have to say that after more than 30 years of playing, repairing and teaching guitar (including teaching guitar at the university level) my Rusch guitars are some of the finest playing instruments I have ever owned, and I have owned a lot of guitars, mostly high end new and vintage archtop guitars, including: A Benedetto, an Andersen, 3 Heritage archtops, 2 Del Artes and a couple dozen vintage Gibson guitars (L-5s, L-4s and an L-10 & L-12). Currently, I am only playing Rusch guitars. The guitars Mr. Rusch built for me were to my specifications and are my dream guitars.
I have found Mr. Rusch to be honest, caring and generally concerned with building a musical instrument which meets my playing needs. Mr. Rusch is easy to communicate with and open to suggestions and ideas. In short, I can not imagine a better person to work with in the planning and execution of a guitar.
I have purchased two Miniarchs and a thinline version of his Toneking guitar. I am currently in the process of ordering a full-sized Toneking guitar. I plan on having Robert Rusch as one of my luthiers for life and I would highly recommend his instruments to any musician who is concerned about finding an excellent playing and sounding guitar. read more