Fender Custom Shop Ron Thorn Masterbuilt La Paloma Kalamazoo Telecaster Aged Natural

“Introducing the newest La Paloma version. Featuring a very special 1-pc. old-growth Honduran mahogany body with a quartersawn mahogany set neck and Brazilian fretboard, 3A curly Easter Maple carve top, a pair of ThroBak ER-Custom humbuckers, the J-wrap bridge, inlaid purfling, 12” radius, 22 frets, 25-1/2” scale, faux binding, the list goes on!
We obtained these body blanks from a famous acoustic builder that obtained them from another famous guitar company over 50 years ago. We’re calling it Michigan mahogany. Unobtainium!”- Ron Thorn
Ron Thorn brings decades of expertise in guitar luthiery, namely inlay work, to the Fender Custom Shop. Thorn’s relationship with the Fender Custom Shop team stems from his wildly successful inlay business,Thorn Inlay — which has been the sole inlay provider for the Fender Custom Shop since the mid-90s. He’s built more than 800 custom instruments under the name Thorn Guitars, and will now build exclusively for Fender Custom Shop effective immediately. Thorn is among the first to assume the title Principal Master Builder — one of the highest honors at the Shop and in the guitar building community.

RON THORN

Ron Thorn brings decades of expertise in guitar luthiery, namely inlay work, to the Fender Custom Shop. Thorn’s relationship with the Fender Custom Shop team stems from his wildly successful inlay business,Thorn Inlay — which has been the sole inlay provider for the Fender Custom Shop since the mid-90s. He’s built more than 800 custom instruments under the name Thorn Guitars, and will now build exclusively for Fender Custom Shop effective immediately. Thorn is among the first to assume the title Principal Master Builder — one of the highest honors at the Shop and in the guitar building community.