Zion Announces New Radicaster Guitar

December 28, 2003

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Designed with the "no frills" player in mind is the Zion Radicaster, offering solid wood construction of Swamp Ash, Alder, Basswood or Mahogany with a traditional picking forearm body bevel, along with the "belly cut" on the backside for playing comfort. This model can be rear-routed, as shown above, or front-routed with a traditional design pickguard.

Zion can make each pickup single coil size or large humbucker size in order to offer other styles like single-single-hum or hum-single-hum or the dual hum configuration with the optional Phil Keaggy wiring. Exclusive to Zion is the use of the special locking jack that is recessed into the side of the guitar.

Standard Features:

Body: Swamp Ash, Alder, Basswood, Mahogany
Neck: Angled Headstock; 22 Fret; 12" Radius; 25 1/2" Scale Maple with Rosewood Fingerboard
Hardware Nickel / Chrome
Bridge: Wilkinson VS-100
Pickups: HH, HSH, HSS, SSS DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan
Wiring: 5-Way or 3-Way Blade Switch Master Volume & Tone
Finish: Black, White, Red, Blue, Mary Kay White, Butterscotch, Honeyburst; Tobaccoburst; Cherryburst, Metallic Silver, Metallic Gold, Trans-Red, Trans- Blue,
Case: Custom Form-Fit Hardshell Case
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price: $2,395

Available options include a maple neck with a variety of fingerboard woods, Joe Barden, EMG, or Lindy Fralin pickups, piezo saddles, push/pull switch, black or gold hardware, and Floyd Rose bridge.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.zionguitars.com/.

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