[Print magazine] Riding on the wind

Stuff

14 December 2020
It may not make you play faster but picking up this carbon fibre slab and sliver of maple is bound to expose your inner F1 driver.

[Video] Carbon Fibre electric guitar—Rubato Lassie

Leon Todd

09 September 2019
First impressions and demo video.

Top 10 Guitars Released in 2019

Ultimate-Guitar

23 December 2019
It’s an incredible idea...and it sounds killer.

Introducing the Rubato Lassie, a carbon fiber guitar you have to see

guitarsforidiots.com

10 September 2019
A trend that has become more and more common in recent times, carbon fiber guitars are starting to become a real manufacturing option. Developed in Johannesburg, South Africa father and son duo Roger and Oliver Lambson, the Lassie is a one-piece body and neck with a maple fretboard that is then satin finished.

A carbon fibre electric guitar made in South Africa

JEC Composites

10 September 2019
Created by father and son, Roger and Oliver Lambson – both engineers and life-long guitar geeks – the Rubato is the result of three years of intense development to perfect a modern, world-class design that combines everything the pair love about the classic electric guitar, with a few meaningful innovations of their own.

Rubato take centre stage with their new carbon fibre guitar

Composites Today

09 September 2019
South African custom guitar manufacturers have debuted their first model made from carbon fibre.

Rubato Guitars launches “Rubato Lassie” carbon-fibre electric guitar

Guitar Junky

27 August 2019
Rubato Guitars, a custom guitar manufacturer based in Johannesburg, South Africa, launches their first guitar model, the Rubato Lassie.

Rubato Guitars Unveils the Lassie

Premier Guitar

27 August 2019
For the first time, exciting things are going on in the electric guitar world at the southern tip of Africa. That’s the home of Rubato Guitars, makers of a lean, elegant carbon-fibre guitar for the 21st century that sounds and feels even better than it looks.

Timmy will most certainly want to get his hands on the R60k Rubato Lassie carbon-fibre guitar

Stuff

26 August 2019
Guitars and other musical instruments typically don’t leave a whole lot of room for experimentation. Nonetheless, we’ve seen some innovative takes on the axe in recent years [...] Now, we can add the locally-made Rubato Lassie guitar to that list.

Fast komplett aus Kohlefaser: Rubato Guitars Lassie

GearNews (Germany)

19 August 2019
Lassie heißt das neueste Modell des südafrikanische Gitarrenbauers Rubato Guitars.

Rubato Guitars release the carbon fibre Lassie model—it's definitely got our attention

Mixdown

19 August 2019
Rubato Guitars, a boutique guitar venture out of South Africa, has introduced the Lassie, an all-new guitar created entirely out of carbon fibre.

Rubato Guitars’ Lassie: A new featherweight carbon fibre guitar

GearNews

17 August 2019
New carbon fibre guitar.

Rubato's new Lassie guitar is a carbon fibre beauty

Guitar.com

16 August 2019
South African company blends classic trimmings with modern innovations.

One-piece carbon fiber guitar goes rod-free

New Atlas

15 August 2019
The Rubato Lassie has a single-piece carbon fiber body and neck and relies on the material's strength and rigidity to keep the neck from bending.

Rubato Guitars makes its debut with the carbon-fibre Rubato Lassie

MusicRadar

14 August 2019
The striking doublecut electric guitar is built-to-order and weighs just 2.5kg

Take a Look at Rubato's New Lassie Carbon-Fiber Guitar

Guitar Player

13 August 2019
The South African company's first guitar weighs in at just five and a half pounds.

Rubato’s Lassie is a carbon-fiber stunner delivered straight from South Africa

Guitar World

13 August 2019
Innovative flagship design combines modern and classic appointments.
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