“I've played Brian's thinlines and I love them. They sound great and are fun to play. There aren't too many folks out there willing to put in the time to make these guitars sing."

(Used with permission.)
(Tom is among the worlds' premiere archtops luthiers and his thinlines are the finest on the planet.)

"....I play a lot of Jazz and Smooth Jazz.Your guitar is the perfect instrument for me.I used to take three different guitars on a gig,but now,I only play the Kingston Fusion and it works for everything."

The 3 versions I offer of the Fusion are:

1) "Quilt" - Premium sunburst quilted maple top with mahogany back, sides, centerblock and neck.

2) "Flame" - Premium sunburst European curly maple top with mahogany back, sides, centerblock and neck.

3) "Spruce" - Premium Sitka spruce top with premium European curly maple back and sides. Center block is mahogany and a mahogany neck.

Fusion - Standard Specifications:

Body Measurements -

• length - 18 3/4"
• lowerbout - 16 1/8"
• upperbout - 11 1/2"
• waist - 9 1/4"
• sides - 1 3/4"

Neck Measurements -

• fret scale - 24.562"
• number of frets - 22
• fretboard cutoff - 23rd fret
• fretboard radius - 12"
• nut - 1 11/16" standard; 1 21/32" and 1 5/8" also availible
• 19th fret - 2 1/8" or 2 5/32"
• string separation at bridge - 2 1/32"

Tops - fully hand carved solid select Sitka spruce, or European curly maple, or big leaf quilted maple

Backs - fully hand carved solid select mahogany; or European curly maple

Sides - to match backs

Necks - select mahogany

Fretboards, headcap face, pickguard - solid ebony

Center Solid Block - mahogany standard, or maple

Bindings/Purflings: solid ebony and curly maple combinations - all fabricated in shop

• 5 piece - around tops
• 3 piece - around backs
• 2 piece - around fretboard, f-holes, peghead and pickguard

Position markers - MOP triangle sequence on fretboard with 2mm MOP side position dots

Neck particulars - 2-way LMI adjustable truss rod with .200x.25" carbon fiber rods on each side from peghead to 21st fret

Pickups - custom Lindy Fralin humbuckers standard; Rick Norman (Dr. Vintage) '59 Dot Neck set optional

Frets - jumbo; .110" wide x .050" high

Nut - unbleached cowbone

Bridge - Faber Tone Lock tunamatic with solid brass saddles on posts only, threaded halfway into center block.

Tailpiece - Faber Tone Lock or TonePros; with aluminum bar.