240 – 191022 ZLP13-SH

Body Style:  ZLP 13-SH

Body Wood:  Korina

Neck Wood:  Korina

Fingerboard Wood:  Rosewood?

Scale:  624 mm

Frets:  24 Stainless, 110/57

Fingerboard Radius:  7.25-12 inch

Tuners:  Kluson style vintage

Pickups:  Zachary Hand Wound neck - P13bridge - P13

Controls:  master Volume and Tone, 6-way switch

Pickup Selection, 4-way rotary switch:
1- neck;   2- both;   3- both out of phase;   4- bridge;  

Neck Joint:  bolt-on with Spike isolation coupling and angle adjustment,

Strings:  Zachary Optimum Tensions, 10++ RW set

Weight: 6.6 lbs.

Price:   $2500 USD + extras, + case


Inspiration 

I wanted to make a semi-hollow version of the Gibson Les Paul Special. I imagined what it would have looked like if Gibson made this style of a guitar in the 50s. I wanted this to look like the Flying V and Explorer of the late 50s. The same Korina wood and gold hardware. Just like those iconic guitars, this one also has a Korina neck. I chose to make P90 looking pickups but they are actually a predecessor of the P90, called the P13 and have solid rod polepieces and not screws.

This guitar was followed up by 241 - 071122, which is a solid body version of this guitar with Nickel hardware.