Thought some of you might like to see some pics of Thorn 175's progress. Just got the email from Ron that's it's ready for color, so I'm pretty psyched. This guitar is being built solely for tone & playability, so our wood choices were all based on resonance and weight. This particular neck blank rang like a doorchime for an really long time when my buddy and I selected the woods. Specs include: solid black limba body and neck, old growth Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, Brazilian burst finish, WCR Valkyries, Thorn trem system, PRS-style wide fat neck carve, and an Earvana nut.
We also cooked up a few interesting electronic & switching options to fit my playing needs. There's a 5-way blade, 1 volume control place right under the bridge for pinky volume swells, 1 neck tone control with a push/pull pickup split, and 1 bridge tone control with a Stellartone Tonestyler 16-way tone control.
The grain on the top really came into it's own during carving, which was an incredible bonus. Can't wait to play it when it's done!
We also cooked up a few interesting electronic & switching options to fit my playing needs. There's a 5-way blade, 1 volume control place right under the bridge for pinky volume swells, 1 neck tone control with a push/pull pickup split, and 1 bridge tone control with a Stellartone Tonestyler 16-way tone control.
The grain on the top really came into it's own during carving, which was an incredible bonus. Can't wait to play it when it's done!
Another Thorn tone machine! Congrats. 
