7
0 years on from its first prototype
incarnation, here’s a stellar example
of what one of the leading lights
of Fender’s Custom Shop can do
with the Telecaster format here in 2019.
Commissioned by our friends at Coda
Music in Stevenage, UK, this Masterbuilt
Ron Thorn Thinline is resplendent in a
stunning two-tone Deep Cherry Metallic/
Frost Gold relic’d nitrocellulose finish
over a semi-hollow ash body.
Lollar Gold Foil neck and TV Jones
Power’Tron bridge pickups combine to
deliver a premium blend of clarity, grit
and complex harmonics while the neck’s
’65 Strat C-profile and ebony fingerboard
provide a smooth, comfortable ride.
At £6,499, this is clearly a serious
investment, but everything about this
instrument oozes with the level of finesse
you’d expect from a world-renowned
luthier. Visit coda-music.com for more
details about this guitar, or to spec out a
similar Custom Shop dream machine of
your very own.THE MONEY SHOTGUITAR MAGAZINE 81