Description
2016, Epiphone Masterbilt Zenith electro-acoustic guitar; Body: vintage sunburst finish, a few very fine surface marks to back and a few minor marks to the top otherwise excellent ; Neck: excellent; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: excellent ; Electrics: all working; Hardware: excellent ; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: excellent . It is nicely set up with a recent Pyramid Gold 11’s re-string and it plays wonderfully
It can be played/viewed in Preston Lancashire, or delivered to any UK mainland address for £23
Body & Neck
Epiphone stick to a timeless design with the Zenith Classic, taking huge inspiration from the original with both the build and the decoration. What we are presented with is a bulbous archtop body shape with a narrow 9.4” waist, featuring a solid spruce top with back and sides made from laminated flamed maple. This is all finished with an appropriate aged gloss. The face features two classic f-holes on the lower body bout, but otherwise this is a clean and simple design, with no fuss.
Until you get to the neck that is… that’s where the main aesthetic draw of this beauty lies! On the ebony fretboard you’ll find 20 medium frets with unique pearloid falling snowflake inlays that really catch the eye. The retro design continues up to the distinctive dovetail headstock which is adorned with pearloid banner logos to deliver a real visual treat. Glued into the body is a five-piece neck made from alternating hard maple and mahogany, featuring a comfortable C shape. The Zenith Classic feels very well made and like a lot of love has gone into it, despite its relatively affordable price tag.
Hardware
It’s a guitar with huge vintage appeal, but the hardware gives you modern-day convenience and reliability. Even though it’s hard to tell when looking, the Zenith Classic is fitted with an eSonic HD preamp and Shadow NanoFlex HD undersaddle pickup, allowing for easy connections to an amp via a 1/4” jack.
Controls for this are limited to just master volume and master tone, via easily-accessible dials hidden just inside the lower f-hole. This isn’t the most versatile system but doing things this way protects the guitar’s vintage look – nothing screams ‘modern’ like a preamp bolted to the side!
Elsewhere, on that beautiful headstock sits a set of very good Epiphone reissue tuners with marboloid crown tuning keys, as well as an upgraded 18:1 ratio for improved tuning stability. The ebonoid floating adjustable bridge offers a compensated artificial bone saddle while it’s all held together with a retro trapeze tailpiece.
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