A stalwart of the Zion Guitar Technology guitar line has been the Classic and now there is a very traditional Cherry Sunburst finish to go on its carved and figured maple top. Add the faux maple binding and you've got a great look. The very defined carving of the top gives the Zion guitar, its distinctive look.

Zion guitars are double cutaway, solid-body designs featuring carved figured tops on top of your choice of body woods. Tops come in AAA flame maple or quilted maple and body woods available are: swamp ash, alder, basswood, and mahogany. Premium exotic woods are also available. (Check www.zionguitars.com/custom_pics.html) The maple necks have rosewood fingerboards, 22 frets on a 25 1/2-inch scale and a twelve-inch radius.

Hardware is nickel/chrome with a Wilkinson VS-100 bridge and you can order any arrangement of humbuckers and single coil pickups using DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan pickups with a five-way blade switch along with master volume and tone controls. Other finishes are: Trans Amber, Amber Burst, Root Beer Burst, Tobacco Burst, Cherry Burst, Trans Red, Trans Blue, Black Burst, Stain-Like-Fire, and Tiger's Eye. Complete with custom tweed case, the Classic sells for $2,895 MSRP. For more information, contact Zion Guitar Technology in Raleigh, NC. Telephone them at 919-754-9790 or visit www.zionguitars.com