Wow… I’m not sure how I missed these incredibly bad-ass Zemaitis guitars up until now, but now that I’ve stumbled onto them, well – I’ve gotta’ have one! Seriously…my wife’s gonna’ kill me.
The Zemaitis GZ-3500MF (metal-front) actually sports a hand-engraved Duralumin top (not to mention matching truss-rod cover, tailpiece, etc.) and a bunch of other unique goodies, like a pair of DiMarzio DP103 pickups which have been filed down for a “brushed-chrome” effect, multi-coat hand-lacquered & hand-polished finish, and even a solid Honduran Mahogany body.
Of course, none of this comes cheap… most “boutique” guitar dealers don’t list prices on their websites, but the single quote I did manage to find was in the $4,000 range. Ouch!
The Zemaitis GZ-3500MF Features–
- Hand-Engraved Duralumin Top
- Honduran Mahogany Body & neck
- Ebony Fretboard With Either 22 or 24 Frets
- Dual DiMarzio DP103 Pickups
- Two Tone & Volume Controls
- 3-Way Pickup Switching
- Schaller M6 Tuning Machines
- Solid Duralumin Bridge & Tailpiece
- 25“ (635mm) Scale Length
Now if I could just get my greedy little hands on one of these beauties – lets see, if I save five-dollars a day for…
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May 24th, 2006 at 2:57 pm
I want one too.
May 24th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
hehe… that engraving is pretty incredible :) Hey, you’re a fairly handy guy, Andy – why don’t you become a Luthier?
AndyO Guitars
Has a nice ring to it!