The Paoletti Richard Fortus Signature Guitar is one of Paoletti's finest guitars. Richard Fortus has been with Guns and Roses for almost 20 years accompanying legendary guitar player, Slash. His tone, although unique and inspiring also happens to perfectly compliment the legendary tone of Slash. This unique guitar features many Paoletti trademark features including an ancient reclaimed Chestnut body from the Paoletti family stash, beautiful custom brass, leather and crocodile themed appointments, custom hand-wound pickups and shotgun shell knobs.
These signature instruments have been further customized with special wiring that makes the volume control extremely responsive and dynamic. The guitar’s body, like all their creations, is made of Chestnut wood recovered from wine barrels. The neck is pure, premium Curly Maple from Canada, with a caramel roasting process which makes it more stable and reliable. Rounded out with an Italian Leather Top, and double-waxed handmade pickups to prevent onstage feedback, this guitar is pure Paoletti quality!
Heartbreaker Guitars is a certified Paoletti dealer, call our shop for all of the details on this incredible signature model! •
Top | White Leather - Made in Italy - Croc Figure- Hand Tooled |
Body Wood | Chestnut |
Neck | Canadian Roasted Maple Curly AAAA |
Fingerboard | Canadian Roasted Maple Curly AAAA |
Bridge | PAOLETTI OEM BRIDGE |
Nut Width | 1 11/16" |
Scale Length | 25 1/2" |
Pickup | P90 Neck Alnico Hand Wound/Reverse Slant Alnico Bridge |
Tuners | Kluson |
Strings | D'Adarrio NYXL .10 |
Pickup Select | 3 Way |
Accents | Gold Studs |
Nut | Bone |
Radius | 12" |
Finish | Nitro |
Construction | Handmade |
Made In | Italy |
Case | Custom Hard Shell |
Serial # | 77220 |
Warranty | 2 Year |
Heartbreaker Take | Tonal Phenomenon ! |