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Telenator · November 1st, 2009, 08:33 AM

Too bad the only thing we have to judge it by is a photo.

This thread is completely unfair to the guitar pictured in it.

Some of us are only concerned with performance. Others are more concerned with looks.

mojocasterman · November 1st, 2009, 09:22 AM

Believe me, when it comes to performance, Ron Thorn's guitars are pretty much ruling the pack.

stantheman · November 1st, 2009, 12:06 PM

For me - it's all about Feel and Tone.
Nothing else really matters.

boris bubbanov · November 1st, 2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by stantheman

For me - it's all about Feel and Tone.
Nothing else really matters.

I care about looks. Looks do matter.

But based on everything I've ever read or heard, this is a guitar you would never want to part with.

RodeoTex · November 1st, 2009, 12:46 PM

I made a Tele with a 3/3 headstock once. I kinda liked it and some guy in Japan REALLY liked it. Last I saw, it was featured on a Japanese porno site.

mojocasterman · November 1st, 2009, 01:24 PM

(there's a story there somewhere... maybe even a song

)

Verne Bunsen · November 1st, 2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jorge

+1 the headstock is not... well no damnit! But the body is nice!

Hey, wouldn't be the first time I fell for a nice body with a questionable headstock. We're still talking about guitars, right?

keithcc · November 1st, 2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarge

I'd have to agree...the headstock looks like it belongs on an accoustic. Other than that it's a beauty. The wood grain is very pronounced and is that 2 P-90's?

Funny, I've always wanted a Fender neck with a slotted Martin style peghead with a proper Spanish luthier's head joint...

keithcc · November 1st, 2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RodeoTex

I made a Tele with a 3/3 headstock once. I kinda liked it and some guy in Japan REALLY liked it. Last I saw, it was featured on a Japanese porno site.

That would be a Tony Zemaitis style guitar done on a Tele body shape. ACZ did several with a similar but moore sharply curved outline.

RodeoTex · November 1st, 2009, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by keithcc

That would be a Tony Zemaitis style guitar done on a Tele body shape. ACZ did several with a similar but moore sharply curved outline.

Good eye Keith. There is too little appreciation for Tony's work (IMO).
I've built several Zemaitis copies that were a lot more accurate but this one was my annual Masonic Charity guitar. I just used my Ron Kirn template for the body and added the round pick guard and Z headstock. I think that head looks great on almost anything.

vanrrice · November 1st, 2009, 11:04 PM

I like the 3 + 3 thing, prefer the Telecaster headstock best of all, but I do like that.

mojocasterman · November 1st, 2009, 11:24 PM

but, but, using the real tele style headstock would be, gasp, illegal!

garytelecastor · November 1st, 2009, 11:46 PM

I like their wood. Very eye catching.
I don't usually pay that much attention to the headstock.
So that point is moot to me, but I like them, the only problem being they are all sold.

garytelecastor · November 1st, 2009, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RodeoTex

I made a Tele with a 3/3 headstock once. I kinda liked it and some guy in Japan REALLY liked it. Last I saw, it was featured on a Japanese porno site.

Did it have a starring role??????

smsuryan · November 1st, 2009, 11:52 PM

im not a strat man, but i like the looks of his strat type
http://www.thornguitars.com/socal-htm/rs-specs.htm

mojocasterman · November 2nd, 2009, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by garytelecastor

I like their wood. Very eye catching.
I don't usually pay that much attention to the headstock.
So that point is moot to me, but I like them, the only problem being they are all sold.

Not so, Ron is accepting new orders and usually delivers within 12 weeks if I recall correctly...

RodeoTex · November 2nd, 2009, 09:52 PM

I used to think the perfect guitar would be a Strat with a Flying V headstock.
I'm glad I outgrew that.

RomanS · November 2nd, 2009, 09:59 PM

Didn't someone here on the forum have a gold-topped Tele with a ppainted (also gold) Flying V headstock. That one looked really cool, but the "over-the-top-ness" of the gold-top was a big part of it, I guess he couldn not have pulled that off with, say, a vintage blonde Tel and a maple neck with an unpainted Flying V headstock...

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garytelecastor Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,104 18 Photos	I like their wood. Very eye catching. I don't usually pay that much attention to the headstock. So that point is moot to me, but I like them, the only problem being they are all sold. __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é What in the world do I know???? Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

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