Can anybody identify the origin of this guitar? - Guitar Discussions on theFretBoard
There are various people on there who know far more about obscure guitars than I’d ever risk mentioning, so I’ll wait and see what they suggest.
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is another good place to post ‘what is this’ kinda questions
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From the very knowledgeable ICBM over on TFB
Not homemade or a partscaster - it’s a Zenta, made in Japan by Tiesco, late 60s or very early 70s.
Zenta Stratocaster - Zenta Stratocaster 1970’s Sunburst | Reverb UK
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ah good find!
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Wow good man, thanks for that.
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Interesting. The photo of the “setup paper” from that Reverb listing has some good info. That switch near the volume pot must be the “tone circuit switch” that bypasses the tone control and engages a low pass filter.
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I contacted the dude on reverb, he said it would be almost impossible to find original part. So I’ll just buy a blank pick guard and try to create something similar
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Have a search for “custom pickguards uk”
There are lots of places that produce pickguards, and quite a few of them will re-create custom ones.
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Cheers, I’ll have a look
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