With over 36 years of building experience, luthier Chuck Thornton truly knows how to craft an exceptionally fine guitar. His Classic II is based on the traditional Fullerton, single cut recipe but with many improvements including hand selected tone-woods for a balanced and light weight instrument that rings like a bell.

This particular Classic II weighs in at a comfortable and very well balanced 6lbs 13oz. It features body contours and an angled neck pocket, as well as intonated brass saddles and staggered tuning posts for the utmost stability.

The pickups are Harmonic Design's Super 90 bridge and Z-90 neck pickup. In this guitar these pickups sound crisp with a nice clear top end and slightly more body/girth than most Tele sets. The bridge pickup still retains the classic Tele bite we all know and love, just a little less peaky. The neck pickup is hugely impressive. We would describe it as being somewhere in-between an Alnico P-90 and vintage DeArmond Dynasonic. The noise floor is also considerably less then most single coils on the market today along with a hum cancelling middle position. Chuck certainly knows how to build a guitar with impeccable tone, feel and playability. If these guitars were double their price, it would still be more than justifiable.

This Classic II was well loved and played though the frets have been cleaned and polished. They have a full life ahead of them. EVO frets seem to last forever compared to nickel silver. The body is made from highly resonant Nootka Cedar while the neck is built out of Torrified Rock Maple. The top and back of this Thornton is finished in Olympic White with the sides being finished in Sonic Blue. The Olympic White nitro finish has began to yellow a bit giving it a greenish hue which looks incredibly cool with the Sonic Blue sides. At one point in its life the past owner must have put a sticker on the back so there is a spot that has yellowed more than the rest of the body. We think it adds some nice vibe to this already awesome build. You will also find various small dings on the body, but nothing to write home about.

The playability is spot on and the guitar was recently restrung and professionally setup with 10's. If you are in the market for a T-style instrument built by one of the finest luthiers today, then this is your ticket. Comes with it's original hard shell case. 

Specs:
Body: Torrefied Nootka Cedar
Finish: Olympic White top and back / Sonic Blue sides
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut width: 1 11/16" Bone
Neck: Torrefied Rock Maple w/ Rosewood fingerboard (Matte finish)
Fingerboard radius: 10”
Neck Profile Med C .083" -.090"
Frets: EVO Gold Medium height and width (Width 0.92" x Crown Height .048")
Pickguard: Parchment 1-ply
Gotoh Tuners, Staggered
Gotoh Bridge w/ Brass Compensated Saddles
Reverse Control Plate / Slanted 3-way Blade Switch
Bare Knuckle low-friction Pots & Cap
Pickups: Harmonic Design Z-90 Neck / Super 90 Bridge
Weight: 6lbs 13oz
Case: Access III HSC