This guitar was inspired by my girlfriend Erika who loves army stuff although she's not an aggressive type at all ! In the Netherlands we have a society called 'Keep them rolling'. This Club has now some 1.400 members, whose goal it is to restore and keep in good shape military vehicles such as cars, armor, trucks, boats and planes from World War II. The name 'Keep Them Rolling' was a cry very often heard by the drivers of the trucks from the Allies in World War II. This to make sure supplies came to the frontline in a steady stream without the frontline troops being without food or fuel at any time. (www.ktr.nl, text in English also).

In 2005 they had their driving exhibition of army vehicles near Noordwijk, where I live. One of the vehicles had a sign 'Born for trouble' on the front, so I thought hey why not make a theme guitar with this name. I wanted it to have a basic 'army' feel so for the pickup there was only one choice; a P90, straight forward, built to last, no frills. It is made to perform well however, with a carved spruce top and carved maple back. The basis was the Jazz Junior model, a small archtop guitar with a big sound and a small case; it fits into a classical guitar case.