F.A.Q.

If you have any questions - remember that you can contact us and we'll answer in the fastest possible manner. What is Ruffaine?

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you wanted to know about Ruf Guitars but were afraid to ask.

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It’s an innovative composite material scientifically designed to achieve the perfect tone. Ruffaine is fully tonally adjustable which means you can choose what kind of sound you’d like to get – and we can make it! – if you’re looking for custom tone – contact us for a professor model – we can design your tone together.

We have been collecting various boutique/high-end/collectible guitars for years, so in the research process, we had hundreds of guitars to compare and select the best sounding ones. By using engineering methods we searched for the secret of their sound and recreated it in the design process of our guitars.

That’s how Ruffaine Plain, Brown and Grey were created. The Plain one recreates the most versatile tone, this is our “go-to” flavour that fits our dream tone the best. You can also choose Ruffaine Brown, which corresponds to the best resonating mahogany guitars we have met on our way. The third one is Ruffaine Grey, which recreates swamp ash resonant and sweet sound.

The choice is yours!

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In our company – YES. Based on research and experience, we have created our own method of recycling composites, which in practice makes Ruffaine a material that can be recycled indefinitely.

The desire to provide the best and the most comfortable instruments possible made us decide to start with single-piece guitars. The access to the highest frets and the comfort are unmatched and unattainable with any other type of body-neck connection.

We’ve conducted research that proved we can achieve a sound similar to different types of wood or – create a unique one – it depends on your wish, but we have some types of our choice. Compared with wood that is used for instrument production we observed perfect repeatability, without any differences between particular pieces of wood used for the neck, fretboard or the body.

Ruffaine is remarkably insensitive to changes of temperature and moisture in the air. The wood “works” which requires human reaction and when it comes to Ruffaine the reaction is non-existent, especially to the moisture – it simply doesn’t matter. We also use modern lacquers that also provide sun resistance.

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We use only top-class pickups and hardware like Bare Knuckle Pickups, Fishman, DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, Hipshot, Gotoh, ABM and many more. We’d like our guitars to be the best possible, and that means no compromise. In standard all our guitars are equipped with Graph Tech nut, Hipshot Grip-Lock open tuners, D’Addario XL strings (10-46 and 9-42) and Hiscox case. If you have any special wishes – contact us and we’ll figure it out!

We can discuss everything via email or we can schedule a call, we’re ready to help you choose the most suitable options for you.

We ship our guitars worldwide.

Standard available colors are listed on the website – in case of special requests, please contact us by e-mail for a quote. We’re constantly adding new color versions. For samples – please refer to Instagram.

Standard waiting time is 9-12 months, it depends on your custom wishes. Of course professor series will take much longer.

We offer a standard 2-year warranty on all our instruments.

Of course, we’ll be more than happy to show you around and talk about guitars. Just write us an e-mail to arrange a meeting.