Confession #3: I recently ordered another archtop - a goldtop solidbody Legacy from Chuck Thornton. It is going to have 'buckers; no pickguard; dark mahogany back back, sides, & neck; ivoroid tuners and top binding; Rosewood board with MOP trapezoid…
Whew!! I managed to successfully avoid any guitar stores during Christmas, and even sold 2 G&L beauties (one about 5 years old and one about 25 years old). That kinda makes up for the September acquisition of another CP Thornton Blues Queen in bronz…
Here's my latest addition to the harem. She's another CP Thornton Blues Queen in bronze metallic finish on its maple top, gold leaf top binding, and glossy black on its mahogany back, sides, and neck. The board is ebony with custom inlays. I simply…
I have always wanted a goldtop, and now I'll have one!! Chuck Thornton is building me one in his Blues Queen model and will be due in February, 2010. Of all the hundreds of guitars I've played and owned since 1963, my black CP Thornton Blues Queen…
Confession #2: I have ordered another CP Thornton Blues Queen. This time it is a bronze metallic top with gold leaf top binding and glossy black back and sides. Couldn't stop there - oh, no..... I had to go ahead and add on a serious custom ebony fr…