The RR58 has a Honduran mahogany body with mahogany set neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard with abalone dot inlays, two Heartfield humbuckers, 22 jumbo frets and a Fender American standard fixed bridge with string-through body design. It has a 24.75" (628 mm) scale length and a 12" (305 mm) neck radius. According to a 1990 Japanese catalogue, it has the Heartfield humbucker only at the bridge, and a single coil pickup at the neck, as well as an RR6/7-style pickguard. These have never been seen so far.
It used to sell for $999.99 (90,000 Yen).
Heartfield colour codes available for this guitar according to a US source: Honey Blond (701), Emerald Green Transparent (716) and Crimson Transparent (738). According to a 1990 Japanese catalogue, the availble colours were TPR (a kind of red, official name unknown to the webmaster) and LM (a kind of yellow, official name unknown the webmaster).
First documented month of manufacture: February 1991 (serial number B91710, see guitar below). Last documented month of manufacture: April 1992 (serial number D92103, see guitar below). The guitar appeared in Fender Frontline first in winter (i.e. early) 1991 and last in autumn 1993.
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Type: 1991 RR58 |
| Serial #: B91710 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Crimson Transparent. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons. | ||
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Type: 1991 RR58 |
| Serial #: B91724 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Honey Blond. | ||
| Above photo credits: The then owner, Raymond Whitlock. | ||
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Type: 1991 RR58 |
| Serial #: I91702 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Honey Blond. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons. | ||
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Type: 1991 RR58 |
| Serial #: J91185 | ||
| Remarks: The guitar is stamped with a "2" on the back of the headstock so it might be a factory special. The fretboard has abalone inlays. | ||
| Above photo credits: The then owner, Raymond Whitlock. | ||
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Type: 1991 RR58 |
| Serial #: J91732 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Crimson Red Transparent. Beautiful rosewood fretboard and mother-of-pearl dots. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Ben van Dijk. | ||
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Type: 1992 RR58 | |
| Serial #: D92103 | ||
| Remarks: This colour is Crimson Transparent. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons. | ||