1986 ZEP Custom II (by ESP Japan) JZ Series Superstrat w/Reverse Headstock

1986 ZEP Custom II (by ESP Japan) JZ Series Superstrat w/Reverse HeadstockMade by ESP for "Mad Company" in Japan, ZEP II guitars were designed using pointy shapes and Floyd Rose tremolo's. This is a Dinky style model from the JZ series with a single unbranded humbucker (controlled by a master volume knob and a tone toggle to add a capacitor to the signal) and a Floyd Rose top mount locking tremolo system. Solid body bolted to a smooth maple neck with a pointy reverse headstock and 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (648mm scale

it features 7 bands of EQ and a master volume

Appears to be all original

both repairs are smooth to touch and are solid

this one seems all original except for a pair of aftermarket knobs

The neck on this one was replaced with a Japanese made Fernandes BSV series neck that fits snug in the pocket and intonates well (as the BSV series were 610mm scale length

yet benefits from modern manufacturing techniques

however it plays reasonably well as it sits

With a spruce/sycamore hollow body and a set maple neck with a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard

Made in Japan in 2002

the MJB-70 features a Pearl White finish on a pickguard-free ash body (plus a matching headstock)

Made by the Cortek factory in the 1990's

This one has a replacement saddle along with a full aftermarket wiring harness and some generic pickups