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The truss rod cover suggests a Japanese factory in the Sixties or Seventies. (Kay, Satellite et cetera.)
I haven't seen that sort of vibrato tailpiece for decades. The obvious Fretboarder to consult is @HarrySeven
I'd say if you could see the back of the neck on that one, it'll be the same.
In fact, the neck might not actually be wood, but laminated bamboo, so technically a grass
https://reverb.com/uk/item/64163755-zenta-stratocaster-1970-s-sunburst
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"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I knew somebody on here would know.
If I'd known it was such a rare Japanese instrument..I'd have..probably still dumped the POS anyway
Mine was the full ply 'maple effect' fingerboard btw, Aesthetically about as bad as it could get
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A propos very little..
Came across this in the shed yesterday:
All I need is a new neck and some tuners now, and I could have a proper Zenta Partscaster
It’s well worth saving - they’re certainly not a high quality guitar, but with a bit of care it should be like any other Tiesco, capable of being made playable, quite good-sounding and a little more interesting than the average generic modern plank.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein