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by Aikiman » Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:22 pm

I bought this for £10 at a charity shop and have no idea what the make is. There are "Z" or "N" logos on both the pickups and the scratch plate but nothing else.
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by Aikiman » Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:06 am

Ideas anyone?
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by simonm » Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:36 pm

It's a Zen-On made in Japan. It's not typical of their mid-60s style at all, so might be 1950s, especially if it has a set neck.

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image from Japanese auction site http://beta.www.jmxpic.com/y-my-auction ... tar/#START

I might be interested in buying it if you want to sell....
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by BluesHawk » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:47 pm

What a cool find! Zen On? How's it sound?
Cheers,

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by Aikiman » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:10 am

Thanks guys,
I was beginning to lose hope after 5,000+ views and no response.
I'm surprised that after so much hunting on the net. I can't find those "Z" logos anywhere. Not even on the zen-on ones I've found.

BluesHawk - It sounds great, I love playing it just as an acoustic, it gives me a good down and dirty blues feel!
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by simonm » Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:11 am

there's a zen-on logo like yours on the headstock of the gtr in the Japanese auction, that's why I linked - here it is again in case it's not showing up in the first post

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by Aikiman » Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:45 am

Thanks Simon, that wasn't coming up on my search. It's definitely tagged mine as a Zen-on then.
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by BluesHawk » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:30 am

Cheers,

Doug
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by BluesHawk » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:52 am

Based on the little I've discovered, Aik, your Zen-On model may be rare. I've found many models and yours is similar to their ZEP 130 model. But haven't seen your model yet, so that may mean it's a good investment as these become more collectable... :P ...and here's an interesting thread from Harmony Central about Zen-Ons:

http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/Electric-Guitars/Zenon-Electric-guitar/td-p/33875462

BTW, does yours have a steel reinforced neck? Or truss rod? How's the action up near the body? Regardless, keep it in a case (or swaddled like a winter's newborn in a barn :wink: ).
Cheers,

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by BluesHawk » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:16 am

...and this:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=775425
Cheers,

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