The RKS Wave guitar was a guitar that failed to catch on due to typical musician indifference to innovation. The company won industrial design awards for the ergonomics and functionality. The RKS guitars central part of the guitar contains a neck through core and were designed with a removable body (Shell) section, with the intention to have owners swap different shaped bodies. These body sections were designed to be light weight and contour comfortably more-so than more traditional guitar designs. Due to the short lived lifespan of these guitars, replacement shells are hard to find. However, due to the simplicity of the attachment method this would make a perfect guitar for someone looking to make their own shells. 

This particular guitar has a few scratches and chips to the shell paintwork, the core of the guitar is in great shape, overall it is in a good condition. This guitar has had a body split through the middle of the shell, which has been professionally repaired by a luthier. The frets are in great shape, plenty of life left. The action at the 12th fret is 1.75mm and plays great. The guitar comes in its original gig bag.

Black Guitars is Jon Free, a luthier, a guitar builder and repairer. Jon has been working in the industry for decades overseas and at home, working with some of the biggest names today including Maton and Cole-Clark. If that wasn’t enough Jon owns two custom guitar shops, Black Rose where he re-engineers and rebuilds one off custom ‘Hot-Rod’ style archtop guitars, and Tin-Tone for one of a kind Cigar-Box style tin-bodied guitars hand built from antique parts. Owners of these custom guitars include Johnny Depp, Seasick Steve, Sonic Youth and Deep Purple.
Clients of Black Guitar’s repair services include: The Dandy Warhols, The Drones, PJ Harvey, My Bloody Valentine, The Naked and Famous, Hugo Race and many more!
More information can be found at: www.blackguitars.com