FS: '80s Zion Radicaster

WarriorOfMetal · 11-25-2007, 10:27 AM

Info & pics added/updated 03.10.08!

it's been sitting around for over a year now, unplayed and basically not set up. i don't think it's gonna get any play time anytime soon, so i might as well get rid of it.

here's the thing, though...it could use some fret work...a level & dress should be enough. the hole for the treble side bridge post did collapse at one point, and was repaired, but not in the best way. it has a brace that was put in to hold the wall up, but that still did not keep the post from leaning forward. i have bought an oak dowel, and will be filling and re-drilling the hole to make it upright and strong again within the next couple days.

it has 3 EMG SAs, currently wired at 18V, and also the EMG SPC knob in place of the tone knob. the control cavity is a bit cramped...i never got around to having a battery cavity routed in the back. there are a number of dings and a few chips on it, but it's a 20+ year old guitar.

ideally, and i know this might be a bit of a stretch, i'd like to get somewhere around $500 for it....i originally paid $700 for it, and that was with the issues it has now, but i used to play with the action on the high side and didn't notice many issues with dead spots on the neck. i admit i'm not sure what a truly fair price for this would be, in the condition it's in.

i don't know exactly what year it's from, other than being from before Zion used serial numbers.

****New info from Ken Hoover below****

just last night i took off the neck for the first time, and discovered a couple things. on the heel of the neck is stamped "Made in Canada" and then someone wrote their name on it (guessing a previous owner...Dave Jessee i believe it is), and there is also written in pen what i believed to be a serial number. i emailed Ken Hoover last night and was given the following info:

Quote:

Dear Ari,

Remember, that guitar could be 25 years old. This guitar obviously used a Canadian made body & neck, however, be assured, we did the assembly in our shop. We made sure it was put together right. If we wanted to keep it a secret, the stamp would have been omited.
We do make the components in house now. It was a control issue not a quality issue.

Let me point out that I guessed the retail to be $1495, today the retail would be more than $3000.

Sorry! That serial # was the Canadian factory control number. We have no records of those.

Ken Hoover

eaeolian · 11-25-2007, 01:32 PM

I've owned several of these, and still own two. If my financial situation were better, this one wouldn't be listed.

WarriorOfMetal · 11-25-2007, 02:16 PM

yeah, very nice guitar....handmade in NC i believe. ebony fingerboard, maple neck. i think the body is alder. OFR, too. it sounds great, too....i just haven't been playing it much b/c of the fret issues, but i don't have the time/money to put into getting that dealt with.

WarriorOfMetal · 12-20-2007, 03:50 PM

^^^^^^

Speedy Fingers · 12-23-2007, 04:00 AM

Would you consider $400 shipped to Roanoke VA?

Zepp88 · 12-23-2007, 04:10 AM

Damn that's a cool guitar.

WarriorOfMetal · 03-10-2008, 01:27 AM

i still have this guitar, and just took the neck off for the first time tonight, and discovered that it does in fact have a serial number and a couple other markings. just sent Ken Hoover an email asking about them, to get more info.

WarriorOfMetal · 03-10-2008, 09:08 PM

new info and pics added to original post

11-25-2007, 01:32 PM	#2
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11-25-2007, 02:16 PM	#3
WarriorOfMetal The Dragonrider Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston, MA // Northern VA Posts: 2,583 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Ari Main Seven: HevAri Dragonrider Rig: Engl Savage 120 Thanked: 53	yeah, very nice guitar....handmade in NC i believe. ebony fingerboard, maple neck. i think the body is alder. OFR, too. it sounds great, too....i just haven't been playing it much b/c of the fret issues, but i don't have the time/money to put into getting that dealt with.

12-20-2007, 03:50 PM	#4
WarriorOfMetal The Dragonrider Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston, MA // Northern VA Posts: 2,583 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Ari Main Seven: HevAri Dragonrider Rig: Engl Savage 120 Thanked: 53	^^^^^^

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03-10-2008, 09:08 PM	#8
WarriorOfMetal The Dragonrider Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston, MA // Northern VA Posts: 2,583 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Ari Main Seven: HevAri Dragonrider Rig: Engl Savage 120 Thanked: 53	new info and pics added to original post


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