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Old 01-01-2009, 08:59 AM
ampholic ampholic is offline
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My New CP Thornton Blues Queen!
I know that Chuck Thornton's guitars being crafted in Maine are no strangers to this forum but I had to post a link to photos of my new Blues Queen that I picked up just before Christmas!
http://www.cpthorntonguitars.com/gal...een%20Tobacco/
I live in Canada but just a 1 hour drive to the Maine border and then a couple of hours to Chuck's shop. It was a real treat to pick the guitar up, spend a couple of hours with Chuck touring his shop and playing guitars! This guy is a true gentleman and his enthusiasm for building fine instruments is obvious in the first 5 minutes of talking.
I have to admit that it wasn't easy to resist following the herd and buying yet another guitar from one of the big name brands. In doing so however what I have ended up with is a spectacular instrument that looks, plays and sounds like no other guitar I have ever owned before and purchased it from a craftsman whose life's ambition seems to be to make sure I am happy with it. How can you go wrong!
There is one negative though. I thought that if I bought one of Chuck's guitars that it would satisfy my GAS. Wrong! Now I want a Fusion...and an Elite... and a....
PS: thanks to the other members of this forum that I consulted with prior to ordering my Blues Queen. Your advice and enthusiasm for these fine guitars was much appreciated.
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Old 01-01-2009, 10:52 AM
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congrats! It's beautiful.
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Old 01-01-2009, 05:01 PM
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Man, that is one SWEET looking guitar! Is it solid or chambered? Either way, bet it sounds great. Unusual but cool neck joint BTW.
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Old 01-01-2009, 05:07 PM
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That is one beautiful looking guitar, congratulations!
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Old 01-02-2009, 05:55 AM
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Man, that is one SWEET looking guitar! Is it solid or chambered? Either way, bet it sounds great. Unusual but cool neck joint BTW.
It is hollow with a neck thru design, unique to CP Thornton. The Fralin P90's sound incredible and yes the neck is really comfortable with great access above the 12th fret. I believe Chuck has a patent on the design.
I'm really happy with it!
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Old 01-02-2009, 06:06 AM
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Sweet!!
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Old 01-02-2009, 06:08 AM
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That is a beautiful guitar! I'd love to hear some sound clips of that. I should also get another job!
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Old 01-02-2009, 06:15 AM
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Gorgeous; Congrats.
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Old 01-02-2009, 08:56 AM
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Here's the link from Chuck's web site to the ToneQuest review.

http://www.cpthorntonguitars.com/multimedia/press/

Congrats, Ampholic!
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Old 01-02-2009, 09:03 AM
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Very, very nice.
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Old 01-02-2009, 12:26 PM
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Here's the link from Chuck's web site to the ToneQuest review.

http://www.cpthorntonguitars.com/multimedia/press/

Congrats, Ampholic!
Nice interview, nice reviews, particularly of the Blues Queen. I was interested in his guitars before; this has only enhanced that.
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Old 01-02-2009, 04:14 PM
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Nice interview, nice reviews, particularly of the Blues Queen. I was interested in his guitars before; this has only enhanced that.
And check out the video clips on the Thornton website. The guy playing is Denny Breau-Lenny's brother.
Although born in Canada Lenny & Denny grew up just a few minutes away from Chuck's shop.
Some fine, fine guitar playing from Denny. If only I could make my Blues Queen sound like that!
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Old 01-02-2009, 04:47 PM
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Old 01-02-2009, 11:11 PM
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Man, that is one SWEET looking guitar! Is it solid or chambered? Either way, bet it sounds great. Unusual but cool neck joint BTW.
I agree on the neck joint it looks very different with great upper fret access.Very very nice indeed. what does it weigh?
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Old 01-03-2009, 06:03 AM
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what does it weigh?
Mine is 6lbs-11 ounces
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