Hand-Engraved Goodnes: The Zemaitis GZ-3500MF

Mon, May 22, 2006

Zemaitis Gz-3500MfWow… 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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2 Comments For This Post

  1. AndyO Says:

    I want one too.

  2. Cary Says:

    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!

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