Description
Roadhouse USA:
2011 Ron Thorn Custom Guitars SoCal Guitar Black Limba/Korina W/OHSC.
This is an exquisite Custom Shop SoCal guitar from former head of the Fender Custom Shop, Ron Thorn!
Thorn has long been known as one of the best master builders in the world, which is why Fender put him in charge of the Custom Shop. His stint with Fender finished, he is back building cusomt, hand built guitars with his own, Thorn Custom Guitars.
This example is awesome to say the least. Black limba top, korina neck, it plays as great as it looks.
The neck is perfect and the frets show little, if any wear.
The cosmetic condition is very good+++ to excellent with some pin-point dings on the face that you can see pictured. Otherwise it is excellent.
The gold hardware has preserved perfectly and its is evident that the guitar has been played sparingly and lovingly.
Comes as pictured with paperwork and the original gray tweed G&G case.
A new build of this guitar would run you over $8k from Thorn. Get this one for less than 1/2 that.
From Thorn:
Body: Black Limba
Neck: Korina
Fretboard: East Indian Rosewood
Bridge: Thorn 1-pc. Tremolo, Hardtail, Brass Knuckle 2 + TailSlide vibrato
Pickups: Thorn humbuckers
Controls: Vol / Tone / 3-way
Electronics: 250k/500k Dual-pot for proper loading, 5-way Super Switch, CTS and Switchcraft
Tone Capacitor: NOS vintage Soviet P.I.O. .033
Tuners: Locking staggered with no string tree
Case: G&G Hardshell
Scale Length: 25-1/2″
Fingerboard Radius: 10″
22 Frets: Choice of Jescar, including stainless steel
Nut: Lube-infused Bone 1.650″ or 1.670″ wide
“Precision Lock” custom dove-tail lap neck joint
Contoured heel
Headstock truss rod adjustment
Fully shielded electronic cavity
Hand-polished frets with hidden fret-ends
Rolled fingerboard edges
Inlays: Mastodon ivory dots
Pickguard: none
Finish: Ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer
About Ron Thorn:
Corporate Life: April 30th, 2018, Ron ceases production of Thorn Custom Guitars and becomes the first Principal Master Builder at the Fender Custom Shop. 2 years later he is appointed Director of Master Builder Operations. During his 5-year stint Ron is responsible for such creations as the Game of Thrones Collection, the El Mocambo sets, the Hawaiian Dream Resonator, the Stratocaster 1, the first Coronado build in the USA since the 70’s, The Trees Acoustasonic, the Minions Modular Bass, the Lexus Stratocaster model design, the Tele Magico model design, and many other examples of pushing the creative envelope and challenging his own abilities. While at Fender, Ron built instruments for Adrian Belew, Johnny A., Josh 2 of Devo, Mono Neon, Neal Schon, Keith Urban, Jason Momoa, Bubbles and contributed his skills on many other Master Builders’ guitars, in addition to building close to 1000 guitars and basses for customers and dealers.
