Thorell Sexy Sadie

The Sexy Sadie from Thorell Guitars exhibits Ryan’s first solidbody release. This guitar is built around the idea of the guitarist that wants to traverse genres as varied as jazz, rock, funk, and country, with full bodied killer tone. With the fattest sounding blade pickup known to man in the neck position and a hot-wired, ultimate Tele tone pickup in the bridge, this guitar, with a simple three-way switch, tone, and volume can pour its beautiful tone on any gig you might encounter. It’s body is subtly sculpted from the traditional Tele shape with comfort elements brought in from the Stratocaster like the slanted armrest and the carved back.  Its soft maple burl top and alder body were chosen specifically for its unique quality of bark and warmth...

Thorell Frank Vignola Model

This groundbreaking guitar brings the beautiful clarity and immediacy of the Viennese guitar tradition into contemporary archtop design. This guitar was designed in collaboration with guitarist Frank Vignola to showcase the unique vision and style he is renowned for.

Thorell Legato

Walnut and Cedar bring their warmth and depth as a starting place for this fresh take on the archtop guitar. More full bodied and open sounding like an acoustic guitar, yet it still has the meaty thumpy tones of an archtop. The Cedar and Walnut contribute a certain darkness to the tone that sounds fantastic with bronze strings. Aesthetically this guitar has a very organic and contemporary look yet still relates to and plays off of the archtop tradition..

Thorell Sweet E

This is a traditional archtop guitar, descended from the great makers of the genre. The Sweet E has a traditional x-brace, is fully acoustic, and has a floating pickup. Built to withstand feedback issues, each guitar is voiced around an individual's particular needs and desires. Players typically describe sound and physical parameters, and Ryan designs the guitar to suit those requirements and goals...

Thorell Wysteria

The Wysteria is uncompromising elegance. Aesthetically, this guitar pays homage to the great lineage of the archtop jazz guitar. From its hand-crafted Loyd Loar era inspired sunburst finish, to it’s contemporary bocote and ebony natural wood appointments, this is an unapologetic and pinnacle guitar.

Thorell Corina

The Corina’s versatility, smooth action (for finger stylists and solo guitar playing) and open sweet tone have made this guitar one of Thorell’s most popular instruments. It has a unique take on the traditional X-brace that allows the Corina to respond fully with remarkable sustain and tone quality in the upper register. These characteristics make the Corina an invaluable choice for a wide range of musical genres.

Thorell Gianina

This beautiful model was born out of a commission and a desire to create a guitar that combines the drive and thump of an archtop, the warmth and depth of a nylon, and the breathy throaty sustain of a Selmer-Maccaferri. The result is amazing! With a unique bracing and graduation technique that Ryan developed, the tone is an exciting extraction of the above guitars. The top is of an aged hand-selected spruce, the back and sides are European maple. The aesthetic is very striking with the rich, dark cocobolo against the black ebonies and white soundboard and maples. The neck is slightly narrower then a classical guitar at 1 7/8”. The action and playability is very smooth. It works great for fingerstyle or plectrum playing.

Thorell Guardsman

The Guardsman is a loose interpretation of the J-200 with all of the booming bass that you would expect from a jumbo guitar. Many players are amazed by the articulation afforded in this versatile instrument. The Guardsman is painstakingly hand tuned providing true complex separation in the upper registers without sacrificing the richness of this superlative guitar