Heartfield Guitars Forum 2.0

Would you mind sending a full frontal picture, 1000 pixels high (or more)?

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Welcome to the forum, and I hope you'll find one. If I were you I'd also leave a saved search on eBay, where they pop up with some regularity.

I'd like to second that request, so it can be added to the actual site as well (so far it's primarily pics of various RR types in the "Wiring Diagrams" section).

Thanks!

Did you already share the serial number so that it can be added to the serial numbers database?

Yeah, it sure looks like a Talon I. I couldn't really see for sure what the bridge is, but if it's a Floyd Rose Original then it is a Talon I.

Oh, I forgot to tell you it's an Elan III (not II), actually. You can tell because it does not have a a Fender tremolo (rather a Floyd Rose one), and does not have two humbuckers (rather two humbuckers plus a single coil pickups).

I do think it's Chrome Red. Frost Red tends to be almost a bit pink in artificial light. Thanks for the detailed low-down on this guitar. I will be added to the Serial Numbers database this weekend.

I contacted DiMarzio last week and this is what they replied: I believe the bridge pickup was a Super 3 (DP152). There should be a model number on the baseplate. The DC resistance is very high, over 18Kohms. I don’t know if all Talons had the same pickups. It’s possible the earliest models did not h...