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My first custom, gentlemen: Put my deposit down in April just before Ron closed his order book after starting with the Fender Custom Shop, got her just a few days before Christmas. Ron's craftsmanship is definitely renowned for a reason - it's a killer axe through and through. Specs are...

After drooling over it both on TGP as well as VR, JD @ Guitar Maverick and I worked out a deal and Thorn R/S #061 is coming home to me! I've wanted one of the R/S swirls ever since that first run was completed and the specs on this one were absolutely perfect for me! I don't have any strats...

Ron Thorn, a builder who's guitars I (and many others) adore, recently purchased a large stash of Koa suitable for use as bodies and necks - :bowdown: Combined with his long held stash of Koa tops (some of them seen in the above pic), Ron decided to turn this Koa (with a bit of...

I had an order in with Ron from last year that was paid in advance and after having such instant love for the DeLuxe Goldtop and Semi-Hollow guitars I've received already, I spoke with Ron to see what other goodies he already had lined up in the queue for on-spec DeLuxe models and inquired as to...

Ugh yeah I really HAVE dropped the ball on NGD threads for all the toys around here, eh?! :rofl: I won't post the whole album but since I never did a proper NGD thread outside of the build thread in the proper section, I did snap some shots of Thorn Deluxe 90 Proto # 8 (or "Goldie" as she's...

Hey gents! Just a warning up front, this is going to be a long post! :rofl: Well this turned out to be a VERY unexpected and VERY welcomed surprise for Matt! I've been worried lately about what I'm going to do this month as I just found out last week the new company I was transferred to when...

Ron said a lot of people had been asking him about doing an offset model so he made one this year and called it the California Special: I'm sure it won't be everyone's cup of tea, I REALLY dig it personally! :yesway: I have that koa SoCal S/S on order but...

So I saw Thorn Artisan Standard #180 up for sale a short while ago on TGP and being that I'm not only a huge fan of Ron's work (this makes Thorn # 4 for me! :yesway:) but also a HUGE fan of Silverburst finishes I absolutely had to have it! Only problem for me was that while I do dig P90...

Ron just posted a new custom So-Cal he built for his buddy out in California... all I can say is HOLY SHIT! :eek: Superb art, reminds me of the headshell that Peter Joseph did on that Soldano! :D Specs: SoCal Custom Series S/S-001 Body: Korina DropTop: 1-pc. Curly...

Had Misha over earlier and I was recording him dialing in the TriAmp MKII and asked him do a little snippet from one of his newer songs "Breeze" and figured I'd throw it up for you guys to check out since he hasn't posted an official video of himself playing it yet: Basically he was using...

Ron finished her up and took some new pictures for me, came out exactly how I wanted it (it will be getting the H-S-S pickguard shortly) so I'm really excited for Thursday! :D Here are a few pics, I'll post up a bunch of macros once I have her in my hands for a bit: OM...

Well kind of a spur of the moment deal Misha and I hung out for like maybe 2 hours today and went through the rack o' guitars. :rofl: He brought his Blackmachine so I finally got to play one which was cool since they are fairly rare in the US. :yesway: Figured I'd post some pics of the little...

Well my buddy from the Thorn Forum let me borrow the Thorn Singlecut Florentine Carbon Fiber Prototype and this thing is ridiculous! Extremely resonant, extrememly clear and the tone is badass considering the makeup of the guitar. Semi-hollow mahogany body (chambered), black limba neck and the...

Well after some careful consideration I decided to pull the trigger on one of the new Thorn R/S models! :hbang: I called Ron up the day the specs were posted and asked him more about the new "Precision-Lock" neck design so once I heard all the details I pretty much made up my mind to grab one...

Clearly, a Thorn with 7 strings!!!! Here is the basic design with all the carves and dimensions removed: Now imagine that (the doublecut) with the carbon fiber design from the SCF Carbon Prototype with slightly blackbursted edges on the top and a Thorn hardtail bridge! It's going to...

Here's the description from Ron: (ouchies, boner-kill :rofl:) I have always wanted a carbon fiber-topped/covered guitar and that thing is exceptional! It's cool that it's not just carbon twill laid over wood, it's actually a 2" thick piece of carbon fiber! :eek: The...

This thing looks HOT! :eek: :yum: It has Ron's new "GT90" P-90 Stapletop pickups (I hear are going to be made available aftermarket soon too! :cool:) which are supposed to be a bit different than the pickups he made for the Jr 90's (in both price [IIRC the Jr 90 pickups cost...

Oh man, I saw this yesterday and my jaw dropped! Ron is pretty much against covering up gorgeous wood with any opaque finishes but he decided to do a few and this was one of them. I'm glad he did, this finish is one of my favorites! Mmmm... silverburst done right! :wub: Check it out...

Misha came over to hang out for a few hours again last night and brought his Carvin and RG2228 with him. We basically ran through every guitar I own as well as both of his into my Brunetti head through the Orange 4x12 (Orange/Eminence custom speakers, not V-30's) and I think it's safe to say...

Well I was chatting with Ron last night and just started BSing about whatever and he was asking me if I was happy with the sound of my Artisan. I told him that I had actually been thinking about swapping out the BKPs in there for something different as I wanted a hotter pickup. He graciously...