Justice Pro Lite vs Robostar Excel/Fuzzy

[Nancy Beck]

Hello. I am new to Pedal steel and am looking for an easy to play, portable guitar that is high quality. I am looking at the Justice Pro Lite (Ron is very personable and responsive) and EXCELkeyless's Robostar model by Fuzzy in Japan. The Robostar is a bit cheaper and was hoping I could get some input on both of these guitars. Thank you
PS I am an intermediate Lap Steel player. I play in C6 but it appears I should move to E9 for the pedal

[Larry Dering]

Ron is here in the states and builds a fine guitar. I have 2 Justice Judge SD10s. Fuzzy also builds high quality steels but not sure who are dealers in the states. Service may be a longer wait unless someone local handles the Excel steels. Forum member Greg Cutshaw loves his Excel. Not sure on the Robostar model. Service can be a big issue, that would influence me to buy stateside. Hopefully you get more answers from a Excel owner. Bill Stafford was a dealer and so was Scotty Dewitt Scott. Scotty has passed away and Bill may he retired.

[Larry Allen]

Aloha. I have played Excels for decades, there are no dealers in the USA (Scotty’s was the last and probably only one). You have to order from Japan.. they are great guitars, the last one I got from Mitsuo took 3 months to build and ship.. probably longer wait times now …