The Talon I has a basswood body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard with dot inlays and 22 frets. The difference with the original Talon is that is had an upgraded Floyd Rose Original tremolo system, two (DiMarzio?) humbuckers (bridge and neck position) and one Fender single coil pickup (mid position). Ultra slim "U" shape neck radius is 17" (431.8 mm), scale length is 25.1" (637.5 mm).
It used to sell for $849.99.
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: December 1990 (serial number L90226, not on this site). Last documented month of manufacture: December 1991 (serial number L10311, not on this site). The guitar appeared in Fender Frontline first in winter (i.e. early) 1991 and last in autumn 1993.
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Type: 1990 Talon I |
| Serial #: L90496 | ||
| Remarks: This is a modified Talon I, since it has the unusual HH (two humbuckers) pickup configuration. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon I |
| Serial #: B91063 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Frost Red, and it's labelled "Fender". | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Paul S. Abrams. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon I | |
| Serial #: C91039 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is frost red. It is labelled "Heartfield". | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon I | |
| Serial #: D10362 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is frost red. It is labelled "Fender". | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Paul S. Abrams. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon I |
| Serial #: F91425 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Chrome Red. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Ross Diaz. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon I |
| Serial #: F91516 | ||
| Remarks: This guitar is rather heavy so is probably not made of the usual basswood. Also, it has a rare Heartfield-labelled tremolo installed. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Paul S. Abrams. | ||
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Type: 1991 Talon I | |
| Serial #: J10372 | ||
| Remarks: The colour is Midnight Blue. | ||
| Above photo credits: The owner, Olav Dale. | ||