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"Thorn-o-caster" LTD-1 Well...got the call today folks. A long time coming
and well worth the wait. Ron completed this guitar for me today. In a nutshell,
it's my take on a Tele: Please note that Thorn
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contain small piezo pickups. These have a small pre-amp, wired inside the control cavity
and can be used in addition to or instead of the regular Telecaster (electro magnetic)
pickups. I use the piezos to produce a sound similar to that of an acoustic guitar. The
knob and switches assist in this: The 3 way switch is used to select either electro mags, piezos or both. The extra potentiometer is used to adjust the volume of the piezos (or to blend them with the electro mags) The little "push-push" switch next to the potentiometer enables you to chose mono or stereo output. When I gig, I set it to stereo and this enables me to send the piezo output out of one side of the stereo and the electro mags out the other side. I send the electro mags to my regular amp and the piezos to an SWR California Blonde, which is designed for amplifying acoustic instruments. Works like a charm and makes the guitar sound huge! |
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| Inlays This was a fun one, but the best time was when Leon came over and hand
selected every piece of wood,abalone,bone,jade and pearl for the fretboard inlays. We had
a blast go over each one deciding what would look realistic, color match, or simply not
end up looking like a lobster |
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...it was
a blast.
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