I imported this guitar from Distinctive Guitar in the US about 14 months ago and I am the second owner. By the time it landed here and I had paid the ‘painful’ import duties etc. it set me back £2,400 so it’s firmly at the upper end of customer shop Stratocaster territory.
This has a candy apple red over gold paint job, and is more expensive than a standard Thorn Strat. You’ll see that there are a number of ‘bumps and bruises’ which are all natural wear and tear from the first owner. I haven’t gigged the guitar nor taken it out of the house so it’s exactly as I bought it. The gold showing through the red looks great….real relicing!The pickguard is a hand made 'sandstone' type affair which looks bloody great and is a total one-off.It has stunning playability and classic crisp tones from a trio of Lollar pickups. Lightweight with endless sustain and I can genuinely say that this beats all of the CS Stratocasters that I played at Coda Music recently and the Eric Johnson that I owned.I am only letting her go because I have moved in with my partner and her house is too small for my collection of gear. Other guitars to be posted here soon.Video: which is simply an attempt to show that all 5 positions offer great usable tones - no wimpy bridge pickup on this guitar and the middle pickup is great too! Those of a weaker disposition....excuse the playing!
?dl=0You can see photographs of the brand new and used guitar and get spec’s here. Look for guitar number R/S 068 on the Thorn site:

Fantastic price - £1,499 check this price against the following lower-spec Thorns currently for sale on Reverb:

By the time this one gets to you, you will have paid a total of £2,689
This one would cost you £2,183
This one would cost you £2,689

This one would be £2,588SteveBased in Chippenham but also available in Swindon and Hungerford.