Product Description
We’ve replaced the chromatic bridges with extended range bridges, increasing the range to four and a half octaves. The bass is extended down to D2, an entire octave below the D3 found on the standard bass bridge. The treble is extended up to A6, two whole steps higher than the RCE and three whole steps above the Ultralight.
On our RCE-XR, the extended bass is more intuitively located to the right of the bass bridge. As you move from upper left to lower right, the notes logically become lower in pitch. For those who prefer their extended bass on the left, we also offer an XR-Left option.
This versatile, compact design conveniently fits in the overhead of many larger Airliners and weighs approximately 13 pounds!
The RCE-XR includes these features:
- 17/17 Extended Range (XR) with XR-Right and XR-Left configurations
- Highly engineered Mahogany & Redwood soundboard to add a touch of attitude
- Lower sustain Morado bridges to produce a more controlled rich and mellow tone
- Wound strings on lower courses
- Exclusive RCE sound hole inlays
- Beautiful, dark stained top, or natural finish
- Curly Maple inlaid bridge markers
- Exotic wood endrails (a favorite adornment of Russell’s!)
- Contrasting wood bindings on both endrails
- Contrasting wood corner end cap trim
- Internal sealant to improve stability in new environments and humidity changes
Stock Instrument Designs
We do our best to keep these designs in stock & ready to ship. They include all standard features of the RCE-XR.
Brown/Zebrawood
- XR-Right configuration (XR-Left configuration requires a custom order)
- Brown stained soundboard
- Zebrawood endrails
- Peruvian walnut endrail bindings and end cap trim
- Russell Cook Edition soundhole or custom inlay available upon request
Red/Bubinga
- XR-Right configuration (XR-Left configuration requires a custom order)
- Red-brown stained soundboard
- Bubinga endrails
- Curly maple endrail bindings & end cap trim
- Russell Cook Edition soundhole or custom inlay available upon request
For custom orders, these upgrades are available:
- Super exotic wood endrails
- Schatten pickups & installation
- Dual-Response bridges
- Curly Maple pinblocks
- Pinblock trim
- Pinblock veneer
- Stained back
- Abalone endrail inlay
- Abalone bridge marker inlay
- Abalone soundhole inlay
- Abalone damper inlay
- Damper trim
- Custom soundhole
To order a custom instrument, please contact us or talk to your representative.
