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Body Style: Z-Strat
Body Wood: Mahogany, 1 piece
Neck Wood: Maple
Fingerboard Wood: Maple
Scale: 25.5"
Tuners: Kluson-style Locking
Frets: 24 (Large) stainless
Pickups: neck - DiMarzio Virtual PAF DP196 (36-th Anniversary DP 103) 8.6K (285 mV);
bridge - The Tone Zone DP155, 17.3K (375 mV)
Controls: master Volume and Tone/coil split, LP toggle switch,
Neck Joint: Spiked, machine screws / metal inserts,
Strings: Zachary Optimum Tensions, 10+ RW set
Weight: 7.4 lb. with arm
Price: $2500 USD + extras, + case
Inspiration
This was such a nice one-piece of Mahogany that I did not have the heart to paint it. In fact, as I was building it, I had this idea of making this guitar as raw as possible. The body is oiled but not even waxed, so to the touch it feels like raw wood throughout. There is also no stain on the body or the neck. Notice the Flamed-Maple neck. The hardware is lightly aged, just to get rid of that revolting shine.
This will feel to you very different from all the plastic abominations you see everywhere. You may actually own those "kitchen appliance" abominations and don't know why they really don't appeal to you. Joe Satriani has the same problem.
This is another powerful, high performance guitar but also very versatile. With the push/pull volume knob, it splits both pickups to single coils. So you get both the fat high power humbucker tones, as well as the "quack" single coil sounds. Don't forget the unparalleled Zachary tremolo setup, which stays in tune like no other system, including the locking Floyd Rose. Yes, its an incredible achievement, thank you.
What more can I say; clean lines, simplicity, high performance and powerful tones. If you think you can make this guitar perform, as it was born to do, then let me know. You should be playing it.
