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Bert Weedon Zero-One vintage electric guitar - amazing and very rare 1959-62
Estimated price for orientation: 1 150 $
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Description Brand: Zero-One Body Colour: red Body Type: Hollow String Configuration: 6 String Right-/ Left-Handed: Right-Handed Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Bert Weedon Zero-OneThis is an amazingly rare guitar made in Germany between 1959 and 1962 and probably madeby Hofner or Framus considering the tailpiece, scratchplate and bridge similarities to those makers.It has a large body - sixteen and a half inches at the lower bout and three inches or so deep - finished in redwith two f shaped soundholes and the great looking raised white scratchplate which holds the two chromedpickups. There are two volume controls and one tone control plus two on/off switches for the pickups. Thereis a mini jackplug socket.The bridge is all wooden and the tailpiece very much like those of Hofner. The neck is black and is perfectlystraight - with a twenty-one fret fingerboard allvery good. The headstock has the ''Bert Weedon Zero-One''logo (partly worn away on one side), and the three on a side tuners.The label inside contains the serial number 261 showing it is an early model and has the names of the importers - Besson and Boosey and Hawkes.Only about a thousand of these were ever made and it is very difficult to find one nowadays - this isthe first I have ever seen and its in a very good original condition. The pots and switches were not workingso they have been replaced, but I have the originals too; and a new lead has been made up with the correctmini jack at one end and a normal jack at the other. It plays well acoustically and electrically and is actuallya very nice playing guitar.Please call me with any questions on 07544 887582.
Description
| Brand: | Zero-One | Body Colour: | red |
| Body Type: | Hollow | String Configuration: | 6 String |
| Right-/ Left-Handed: | Right-Handed | Country/Region of Manufacture: | Germany |
Bert Weedon Zero-OneThis is an amazingly rare guitar made in Germany between 1959 and 1962 and probably madeby Hofner or Framus considering the tailpiece, scratchplate and bridge similarities to those makers.It has a large body - sixteen and a half inches at the lower bout and three inches or so deep - finished in redwith two f shaped soundholes and the great looking raised white scratchplate which holds the two chromedpickups. There are two volume controls and one tone control plus two on/off switches for the pickups. Thereis a mini jackplug socket.The bridge is all wooden and the tailpiece very much like those of Hofner. The neck is black and is perfectlystraight - with a twenty-one fret fingerboard allvery good. The headstock has the ''Bert Weedon Zero-One''logo (partly worn away on one side), and the three on a side tuners.The label inside contains the serial number 261 showing it is an early model and has the names of the importers - Besson and Boosey and Hawkes.Only about a thousand of these were ever made and it is very difficult to find one nowadays - this isthe first I have ever seen and its in a very good original condition. The pots and switches were not workingso they have been replaced, but I have the originals too; and a new lead has been made up with the correctmini jack at one end and a normal jack at the other. It plays well acoustically and electrically and is actuallya very nice playing guitar.Please call me with any questions on 07544 887582.