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The Elite

“The Elite is an all Curly Maple guitar that has fantastic sustain and punch. My unique Ebony Tailpiece option gives a little more warmth and woodiness to the tone of the guitar although if you do a lot of string bends you will probably want the traditional stop tailpiece.

The Elite is a truly versatile guitar that I think is at it’s best for Rock and Blues. The all Curly Maple construction lends itself beautifully to the different sunburst finishes we offer.

Also, I now include 5A top and back wood on every Elite.”

-Chuck Thornton

Starting at $5,330, scroll down for options, specs and details.

Semi-Hollowbody Through-Neck Guitar
5a Curly Maple Top and Back Carved from Solid Billets and Voiced
Solid Curly Maple Neck
ResoMax Stop Tailpiece
Faber 4mm ABM Bridge
Gotoh 510 Tuners with 1:21 ratio
Choice of 1 11/16″ or 1 3/4″ Nut Width
12″ Fingerboard Radius (10″ or 16″ optional)
Deluxe Hardshell Tweed Case
Nitrocellulose Finish

The Elite: $5,330
Ebony Tailpiece $300
Diamond Fingerboard Inlay $375
Deluxe Fingerboard Inlay $200
Your Name at 12th fret $210
Single Diamond at the 12th fret $50
Black or Ivoroid Tuner Buttons $60
Gold Hardware $110

Prices and specifications may change without notice.


Note: Volume Controls are independent

Fingerboard Ebony
Frets Dunlop 6100 (6105, 6130 optional)
Headstock Ebony
Bridge Faber 4mm ABM
Tailpiece Ebony or ResoMax Stop
Pickups Wolfetone Mk. II or Lollar Low Wind
Pots CTS 9% Tolerance
Tuners Gotoh 510
Strap Buttons Oversize
Nut Material Bone
Strings Pyramid Round Core .010″ – .046″
Case Custom Tweed Hard Case
Top Purfling .020″/.020″/.020″ B/W/B
Position Markers Mother of Pearl
Neck Purfling .030″ White
Headstock Inlay Mother of Pearl
Headstock Purfling .030″ White
Knob Type Bell Knobs
Fingerboard Radius 16″
Upper Bout 9 7/8″
Lower Bout 13 5/8″
Side Thickness 1 3/4″
Overall Length 39 1/4″
Scale Length 25″
Headstock Angle 13°
Neck Thickness @ 1st fret 0.830″
Neck Thickness @ 10th fret 0.890″
Nut Width 1 11/16″ or 1 3/4″
String Spacing @ nut 1.435″
String Spacing @ bridge 2.025″
Neck Pickup Output 8.0k Ohm (5k Ohm as single coil)
Bridge Pickup Output 9.2K Ohm (6.2k Ohm as single coil)

Sample Guitar and Image Gallery

View a sample Elite below, or visit The Elite gallery for additional images showing multiple finishes and options.