Here for sale we have a Heartfield by Fender Talon 1 in Pearl White finish. Made in Japan circa. 1990’s, this instrument features a bolt-on construction comprising a Basswood body and a Maple neck with a 22 Jumbo fret Rosewood fingerboard. The hardware featured consists of a Original Floyd Rose tremolo bridge with a set of Gotoh tuning machines. The pickups featured consist of two Heartfield humbuckers and a Heartfield single-coil, these are wired to a 5-way blade selector, Master Volume and master tone.
The Maple neck sits comfortably in the hand, with the Super Thin ‘D’ profile allowing for easy fretting in any register and providing ergonomic thumb positioning up and down the neck. The Rosewood fingerboard is pleasant to the touch, and with its 14” radius makes bending and vibrato techniques a breeze, whilst offering a nice balance between comfortable chord playing and practicality for quick lead lines. The Jumbo frets enhance vibrato techniques at speed whilst also providing a rock-solid and smooth playing experience.
The pickups in this guitar offer a great versatile sound, they produce a mixture of sparkly tones with a hint of a darker undertones, whilst retaining clarity with each note. The Heartfield humbucker in the bridge provides a full driving mid range with the best natural harmonic overtones, and a top end that produces a crunchy edge. The Heartfield single-coil in the middle position produces a smooth single coil sound with more output and more mids, providing bright trebles and full warm bass, and lends itself well to rhythm tones. The Heartfield single-coil in the neck position provides a warm, rounded sound, offering a smooth tone that handles distorted tones as well as it handles clean tones.
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Heartfield by Fender Talon 1 in Pearl White circa. 1990’s Electric Guitar
Brand - Heartfield by Fender
Model - Talon 1
Finish - Pearl White
Year - circa. 1990’s
Made In - Japan
Body - Basswood
Neck - Maple
Neck Profile - Super Thin ‘D’
Fingerboard - Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius - 14"
Frets - 22, Jumbo
Scale Length- 25.5"
Nut Width - 1.692"
Pickups - 2x Heartfield humbuckers, 1 x Heartfield single-coil
Controls - 5-way blade selector, Master Volume, Master tone
Our ID: 118072437533
Weight: 7.45lbs
Serial Number: H11226
Aesthetic Condition:
Overall very good condition. Light scratching is present to the front face, only visible under direct light from certain angles. Denting is present to the bass and treble side edges and the top side edge. This is most visible to the bass side edge.
Overall very good condition. Light denting is present to the fingerboard and rear of the neck. This is most noticeable to the mid register of the rear of the neck and can be lightly felt under the thumb under playing position.
Overall good condition. Light scratching is present to the front and rear face with light denting, only visible under direct light from certain angles. This is most noticeable to the rear face lower bout. Denting which has caused cracking is present to the front face upper horn and lower bout, rear face lower bout and both the bass and treble side edges. This is most noticeable to the treble side edge of the lower bout. Cracking to the finish is present to both sides of the neck pocket. This does not flex under pressure causing no structural concern.
Condition of Frets:
This instrument has had a fret level and re-crown to ensure the best playability. There is moderate material remaining for any light fret work the new owner may wish to perform.
Current Set Up:
Truss Rod: Fully functional & adjustable. Truss rod tool included.
Hardware: Fully functional with light signs of wear.
Structural: The neck demonstrates a small twist, which is somewhat typical for an instrument of this age with this neck design. It is not likely to worsen and currently impacts playability slightly by causing fret buzz on the bass strings when using an aggressive attack.
Strings on Guitar - 10-46
Height of string from 12th Fret- Treble 1.75mm - Bass 2mm
Please be aware that the action on a guitar may move slightly in transit and this measurement is the current height.
This guitar demonstrates moderate fret noise on the bass strings which is only mildly apparent when amplified. This noise does not affect sustain of notes, nor does it affect bending the notes. The new owner may choose to raise the action to alleviate this.
Electrics:
Fully functional.
Case & Accessories:
Fender moulded hard case
Fully functional with moderate signs of wear. A moderate indentation is present on the case, this has cracked the plastic.