Bodies were all plywood on these guitars but the necks are solid wood and nicely shaped. The Zenon guitars just seemed to have this issue more than others. Also a trouble spot is the dreaded neck angle issues that plagued many vintage Japanese models.
To compensate for heavy string gauge pull, the necks on these are usually rather thick but still feel comfortable. Almost all Zenon guitars had reinforced necks, but not adjustable truss rods. Pickguards on these guitars can be a little brittle, so be careful with chipping and shrinking. Little rubber grommets work wonders for raising the pickup height. I don’t care if Ry Cooder had one installed in his frontal lobe…there are many good sounding “gold foil” pickups, and these Zenon models sound GREAT!! There is a downside to these though, since the pickups don’t allow for height adjustment. Let me tell you something folks, don’t get caught up in the hype machine. People are always talking about gold foil pickups like they’re made of real gold or something! People are also paying more than the weight in gold for certain pickup models. If you were checking out the musical instruments you probably would’ve seen one of these hanging on the wall! These Zenon made Auditions came in a few configurations and I think one just looks cooler than the next one! Zenon always seemed to have an eye for unique guitar design, and had to have some of the funkiest pickguard shapes. Imagine being a youngster in 1965 and walking into Woolworth’s.
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