LVC's NGD 2: Morales ZES-300
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Yes! It's a Morales ZES-300.
Congratulations! That wasn't an easy one!
(Seller's pics from the ad — I'll take some when I get home)
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None of your pictures are working
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Wow!
That‘s two nice surf guitars at once!
Takeshi Terauchi would send his regards!
That‘s two nice surf guitars at once!
Takeshi Terauchi would send his regards!
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Re: LVC's NGD 2: Morales ZES-300
Sick Stuff!!! Looks great! Reshaped headstock? Never seen one with the proper Mosrite shape before
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Re: LVC's NGD 2: Morales ZES-300
love these so much
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.
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Re: LVC's NGD 2: Morales ZES-300
That's one of the first things I noticed on the seller's pics. The asking price was rather low so I suspected something was possibly fishy and the neck might not be original, especially since the Morales decal was missing... But a bit of googling turned up this other ZES-300 on Ishibashi with a similarly Mosrite-shaped headstock but with the decal still present. So I thought these might be early models, before Morales supposedly had to change the headstock shape...Salfaromeab wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 10:00 pmSick Stuff!!! Looks great! Reshaped headstock? Never seen one with the proper Mosrite shape before
That theory went down the drain when I received the guitar. It's pretty obvious the headstock has been reshaped, and a bit more amateurishly than on the one on Ishibahi. No big deal as far as I'm concerned.
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Re: LVC's NGD 2: Morales ZES-300
Pics at last... sorry about the delay.
The inexpertly reshaped headstock
I've been fascinated by Mosrites ever since I first heard about them. They're so incredibly cool! But while I've never had a chance to try one, their reputation for having toothpick necks and almost nonexistent frets was always a serious deterrent. That and the fact that they usually go for way more money than I can reasonably justify to sink in a guitar anyway.
One of the things I like best about the classic Ventures model is the way the German carve on the treble side of the body merges seamlessly into a much softer curve on the bass side. Unfortunately most affordable Mosrite-inspired guitars available today go for either a uniform German carve or a slab body, à la MkII and above. The only models with the desirable smooth carve I could think of are:
The inexpertly reshaped headstock
I've been fascinated by Mosrites ever since I first heard about them. They're so incredibly cool! But while I've never had a chance to try one, their reputation for having toothpick necks and almost nonexistent frets was always a serious deterrent. That and the fact that they usually go for way more money than I can reasonably justify to sink in a guitar anyway.
One of the things I like best about the classic Ventures model is the way the German carve on the treble side of the body merges seamlessly into a much softer curve on the bass side. Unfortunately most affordable Mosrite-inspired guitars available today go for either a uniform German carve or a slab body, à la MkII and above. The only models with the desirable smooth carve I could think of are:
- Hallmark Custom 60: almost perfect in my book, although I'm not crazy about the set neck. But the $999 price tag means something like $1500 once shipping, import duties and VAT are factored in. A little above my budget.
- Japanese Mosrites: above my price range as well.
- Danelectro '64: these have really nice looking bodies and some great colors (have you seen the aqua, indigo or orange ones? Yowza!). But wrong pickups, vibrato and bridge means spending extra to bring it closer to the real thing, and potential headaches in the modding process.
- Finally there are these Morales ZES-300s. They definitely look the part, and several owners have posted good reviews on OSG. Quite affordable as well.
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Re: LVC's NGD 2: Morales ZES-300
well done.
Hope it plays and sounds as good as it looks
Hope it plays and sounds as good as it looks
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Re: LVC's NGD 2: Morales ZES-300
Nice stuff, headstock may be inexpert but doesn't look too bad! How's the sound? Also re-Hallmark, the 65 Custom has a bolt on neck.
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Re: LVC's NGD 2: Morales ZES-300
Great looking guitar, gratulations!
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Re: LVC's NGD 2: Morales ZES-300
Thanks! I'm truly amazed at how the finish on this 50+ yo guitar looks almost new after only a wipe... Gotta love that bomb-proof poly
And I'm sorry I let this thread die... I was planning to do an in-depth review of this guitar but shitty things have been happening to me and I've lost my moxie.
And I'm sorry I let this thread die... I was planning to do an in-depth review of this guitar but shitty things have been happening to me and I've lost my moxie.
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