The Talons are known to be described as tweaked Ibanez RG guitars. The Talon has a basswood body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, one Heartfield humbucker (bridge position), two Fender single coil pickups (neck and mid position), 22 frets, a single-ply black pickguard and a Floyd Rose II tremolo system. Ultra slim "U" shape neck radius is 17" (431.8 mm), scale length is actually 25.5" (648 mm) despite all documentation stating 25.1".
Talons with a Kahler-labelled tremolo had no screws all through the neck at the nut. Other tremolos did.
Heartfield colour codes available for this guitar: Black (506 - available from late 1991), Montego Black (564), Midnight Blue (573), Chrome Red (574), Frost Red (577) and Mystic White (589).
First documented month of manufacture: January 1991 (serial number A10453, not pictured on this site). Last documented month of manufacture: December 1991 (serial number L14896, not pictured on this site). The guitar appeared in Fender Frontline first in autumn 1991 and last in autumn 1993.
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Type: 1991 Fender Talon |
| Serial #: B10457 | ||
| Remarks: Note the difference of the script type used to write "Talon" when compared with, say, J14526 (below). | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Pawel Popenda. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: E10151 | ||
| Remarks: Note that the colour is black as opposed to montego black. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Marko O. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: E10164 | ||
| Remarks: This guitar has a lot of modifications. It was frost red originally, for example. Other mods: Tremol-No bridge, custom pickguard by Terrapin Guitars, including HS configuation and 1 push/pull volume pot wired to George Lynch specs. Neck pickup is Seymour Duncan SSL-3RwRp "hot", bridge is a Floyd Rose Red series humbucker. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Dave Stewart. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: G91016 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is some sort of non-standard blue, though no refinish. David Gilmour EMG-DG20 pickups and custom moto-style pickguard. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Eric Pederson. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: G91112 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Mystic White. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Dave. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: G91402 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Montego Black. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: G91902 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Mystic White. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: H10701 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Montego Black. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Frank Barile. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: I14236 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is black, not montego black. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Marko O. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: I14404 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Frost Red. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, John Ryan. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: J14508 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Midnight Blue. Modifications: Pickups are DiMarzio Paf Pro in bridge, Jackson single coils (stacked humbuckers) in mid & neck; volume & tone knobs are chrome steel; all electrical components & body cavity shielded for noise suppression. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Kevin Druck. | ||
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Type: 1991 Fender Talon |
| Serial #: J14526 | ||
| Remarks: None. | ||
| Above photo credits: An Ebay auction. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon | |
| Serial #: J14615 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Midnight Blue. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons. | ||