I love single coil style guitars!  I love the way they hug the body when you play them.  I love their tone.  I love the looks.  The simplicity of clean lines and opaque finishes is absolutely beautiful.

However, there are several things I don't like about the traditional single coil guitar.  The Fusion is my answer!

 


Ergonomic Neck-Body Joint

The traditional single coil guitar makes me completely change my hand position when playing in the upper register because of how the neck bolts to the body.

The Fusion uses our patented ergonomic shape just like our archtops.  You can reach the highest frets without effort.

 


Traditional Single Coil


    

 
Fusion!

 


Angled Neck-Body joint

 Traditionally, there is no neck angle built into a single coil guitar.  Since the neck comes straight out of the body, the strings are very low over the top of the guitar.  Whenever I play one, my little finger rubs against the volume knob and turns it down. 

The Fusion has the neck angled back 4.5 degrees and the pickguard CURVES down away from you.  You have more room to play!

That's why the pickguard is raised above the body of the guitar.  It makes the geometry work, keeps the body thin and light, and ... oh yeah ... looks really cool.

     
 

 


The Cp Thornton Inset Neck!TM

I not only wanted to give the player better access to the high frets, but I also wanted to make the neck joint stronger and more stable.  I am truly happy that the resulting design is also far better looking!

The neck bolts, which are accessible from under the pickguard, screw into precision-machined brass inserts in the neck.  I believe this to be a better system than oversize wood-screws.

The spring claw attaches directly to the neck, and the tight manufacturing tolerances mean that you won't need shims to get the neck angle right!
 

 

 


16" Fretboard Radius

The traditional fretboard radius is so tight that you have to raise the action so that the strings don't fret out when bending.  


 

 

Angled Headstock

Traditionally, you have to use string trees or special tuners to put enough down pressure on the nut to prevent string buzz.  The Fusion has an angled headstock, like our Archtop guitars.

 



 

 



 

3 + 3 Tuners

The tuners aren't jammed together.  It's easier to find each tuner without having to look at the headstock to do it.

 


Quick access for string changes

I don't like having to take the back cover off to change strings, so I made a good looking, beveled, access hole. 

 

 

Convenient Truss Rod Adjustment

Have you ever had to struggle, or even had to take the neck off a guitar to adjust the truss rod?  Have you ever seen a guitar head snap off because of an oversize truss-rod cavity?

The Fusion has the simplest possible truss rod access.  The hole is right there between the strings.  Not only that, but the handstop (volute) on the neck and the arched headplate, along with the smallest possible truss-rod cavity, make the neck as strong as we can possibly make it.

 



 

 

Quartersawn 2 Piece Neck

Our necks are more stable and less likely to warp than the traditional 1 piece slab-sawn neck.

By the way, look at the length of the neck as it extends into the guitar!  The extra length adds to the stability and strength of the instrument.