Jul 15, 2024 · “I played on about a billion records, and that guitar was on all of them”: Steve Lukather’s Robot Strat is one of the 1980s’ most-heard guitars, and started life as a vintage Fender – before it was modded beyond all recognition

This is Excellent guitar. Rare item!!! Steve Lukather use this model 1986-1996. Weight 7.4 lbs.

We have miraculously received a guitar that is believed to be a replica of "ROBOT-300," the main guitar that continued to support Steve Lukather from 1985 to 1993. There is an anecdote that this model was released without Luke's knowledge and incurred his wrath.

The “Robot”-finished model was used extensively by Luke himself on stage and in the studio, quickly accruing a reputation among fans for its wonderfully weird design. This guitar boasts a myriad of premium features, including an HSS trio of active EMG pickups and a …

Feb 15, 2011 · Hi Steve! What is, according to you, the major difference between the Valley Arts guitars you used and the MusicMan guitars? And you played on several guitars of Valley Arts, for instance the black "robot": is the robot the same guitar as your signature Valley Arts guitar?

Mar 12, 2022 · From around the late 1980's to the early 90's, Steve Lukather played Valley Arts guitars. One of his most famous instruments was a custom painted guitar known as the 'Robot'. I managed to...

Mahogany Body with a lovely Birdseye maple neck, and Robot graphics. Very rare guitar indeed, and signed by Steve Lukather.

Jul 15, 2024 · “I played on about a billion records, and that guitar was on all of them”: Steve Lukather’s Robot Strat is one of the 1980s’ most-heard guitars, and started life as a vintage Fender – before it was modded beyond all recognition

That Valley Arts Strat is now the “Robot guitar.” It used to have a mahogany finish, but I painted it in the ’80s, when it was flash to do that sort of thing. Did you use the Deluxe for some of those famous solos, like (Boz Scaggs’) “Breakdown Dead Ahead”?

Sep 14, 2024 · Steve Lukather was one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout the 1980s, and his weapon of choice was his 1964 Stratocaster, which was re-built and modified by Valley Arts and was...