TALON

 

 

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 (DiMarzio?) humbucker (bridge position), two Fender single coil pickups (neck and mid position), 22 frets and a Floyd Rose II tremolo system. Ultra slim "U" shape neck radius is 17" (431.8 mm), scale length is 25.1" (637.5 mm).

Heartfield colour codes available for this guitar: Montego Black (564), Midnight Blue (573), Chrome Red (574), Frost Red (577) and Mystic White (589).

First documented month of manufacture: February 1991 (serial number B10457, not on this site). Last documented month of manufacture: October 1991 (serial number J14853, not on this site). The guitar appeared in Fender Frontline first in autumn 1991 and last in autumn 1993.

 

 

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.

Type: 1991 Talon
Serial #: E10151
Remarks: Note that the pickguard is single-ply, and that the colour is black as opposed to montego black.
Above photo credits: The owner, Marko O.

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.

Type: 1991 Talon
Serial #: G91112
Remarks: The colour is Mystic White.
Above photo credits: The owner, Dave.

Type: 1991 Talon
Serial #: G91402
Remarks: The colour is Montego Black.
Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons.

Type: 1991 Talon
Serial #: G91902
Remarks: The colour is Mystic White.
Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons.

Type: 1991 Talon
Serial #: H10701
Remarks: The colour is Montego Black.
Above photo credits: The owner, Frank Barile.

Type: 1991 Talon
Serial #: I14236
Remarks: The colour is black, not montego black. Also, the pickguard is 1-ply black instead of the usual 3-ply black/white/black.
Above photo credits: The owner, Marko O.

Type: 1991 Talon
Serial #: I14404
Remarks: The colour is Frost Red.
Above photo credits: The owner, John Ryan.

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.

Type: 1991 Fender Talon
Serial #: J14526
Remarks: None.
Above photo credits: An Ebay auction.

Type: 1991 Talon
Serial #: J14615
Remarks: The colour is Midnight Blue.
Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons.

 

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