Neil Zaza and EB MM Guitars

[Raz]

Hey I knew this guy was good but now, after seeing his gear and realizing that he not only plays EB MM guitars, but he's also nutso about them, I have a greater appreciation for Neil Zaza. Please do yourself a favour, check him out, and drop him an email showing your appreciation!

http://www.neilzaza.com/home.html

Make sure you go the the music section and then right click to open the link for the audio sample. May I suggest Staring at the Sun!

Of course if you visit his links page, you'll happily see a link to none other than Mr. Ball's place!

 

[jongitarz]

I have done the setup work on a lot of his guitars....He is a really great player

 

[Raz]

I have done the setup work on a lot of his guitars....He is a really great player

No way! Are you serious...man this is cool!

 

[jongitarz]

I build all our artist instruments......My job does not suck

 

[Raz]

I build all our artist instruments......My job does not suck

Woah now you're trying to make me jealous...it's ok I don't mind, really. I feel honored and privaledged just chatting with you...and I won't ask you about the other artist's guitars that you work on...sigh!

 

[deadringer]

I build all our artist instruments......My job does not suck

Extreme uderstatement alert!

 

[Jimi D]

Oh ya! Neil Zaza is amazing! Jon turned me on to him a few months back, so I grabbed a copy of Staring At The Sun, and it it's been in constant rotation on the CD changer since - he's an amazing player, and I love his writing; definitely in the same class as Vai and Satch, but with his own definitive stamp on the gendre. Well worth checking out!

 

[Raz]

Well I hope you guys read my other post about Mattias Eklundh...I guarantee pure pleasure with just a few listens of his soulfull style...but back to Neil Zaza, definately a class act...can I get the throw away strings...well atleast give me the dead skin cells!

 

[jongitarz]

EWWWW!

 

[OrangeChannel]

Ha!

 

[Raz]

Simply for inspirational purposes...

 

[kbaim]

Extreme uderstatement alert!

I'm getin older, but what's an "uderstatement?"

Oops, gotta go change my uderwear.
KEITH

 

[deadringer]

I'm getin older, but what's an "uderstatement?"

Oops, gotta go change my uderwear.
KEITH

Actually I believe Oops would be my line!

 

[louisgtr]

I first heard Neil Zaza's playing a few years back. He was playing Peavey Wolfgangs at the time. It's good to see he's made the switch to EBMM.

 

[hbucker]

I think he started out with EBMM-EVH's. Then he went to Wolfgangs. According to his site he still has 3. But clearly, he has more Axis now than Wolfgangs.

I wonder if he's going to start using the new EVH Charvels?

 

[PurpleSport]

I think he started out with EBMM-EVH's. Then he went to Wolfgangs. According to his site he still has 3. But clearly, he has more Axis now than Wolfgangs.

I wonder if he's going to start using the new EVH Charvels?

Actually, he used to be a Hamer endorsee many, many moons ago. I saw him at a clinic where he had a really cool lookin' one with a SpiderMan graphic on it. I was on duty with my job at the time so I couldn't hang out to see the whole thing, but he also struck me as a very nice guy and a talented player...

 

[hbucker]

Fair enough. By sayng "Started Out with" I was unintentionally vague. I meant that before he used Wolfgangs, he was using EBMM EVH's. I really don't know what he was using before that. If it was Hamers. I'll take your word for it.

 

[freeman]

Guys, I am so sad to tell you Neil just picked a brand from Korea, called Cort. A really sucks guitar in Asia, just has a nicing looking, but I think Neil's axe would be better.

Neil's new signature axe features:


30 millimeter thickness basswood body
20 millimeter thickness quilt maple top
blue finish
body binding

bolts on
3pc maple neck
Neil custom neck dimension
30 millimeter thickness walnut headstock
headstock logo: Cort
headstock logo material: golden metal
ebony fingerboard
inlay: a special blue color "NZ" logo at 12th fret
24 fret
stop tail
golden hardware
3 way toggle pu switch
pu: seymour duncan sh1, sh11 /w split

 

[OrangeChannel]

Funny....That looks like one of those new fangled Ibanez that Marty Friedman plays....the arrangement of the thru body on the strings nails that perfectly.

 

[deadringer]

Funny....That looks like one of those new fangled Ibanez that Marty Friedman plays....the arrangement of the thru body on the strings nails that perfectly.

I heard that many of the Asian made instruments are actually made in the same factory so that doesn't surprise me. I Cort made by Samick or is it the other way around. I only remember hearing that between the two of them they build most of the guitars from that part of the world.