Great Zemaitis Deal!

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 07, 2009, 01:18:59 AM

Just needs some engraving done--luckily Danny O'Brien is still alive:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200316689144&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

Hope someone here gets her! Ain't the headstock WILD??!!

I reckon an offer of $14,500 would be accepted. Just a guess.

If I was a rich German lawyer tho I'd hit that BIN!

Tony Zemaitis often included drawings & letters & photos with his guitars when he shipped 'em to customers.

I got this photo of Tony in the little plane he built when I got my 6 string:

...& a sketch of my ax too.

Barklessdog · March 07, 2009, 06:58:15 AM

Really cool bass.

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 07, 2009, 07:15:21 AM

Yeah~ but THIS one is cool too--& a better price!

http://www.maverick-music.com/scripts/vintage-guitars.asp?idproduct=194

Only 15k! Seriously~ a very, very, very great deal, rightys!

LOVE that geisha....but I like the engraving on mine better!

It's a great bargain tho.

Then again...the headstock on that other one is the shiznit!
I'd rather have that one if it wouldn't be TOO expensive to get Danny O'Brien to engrave it nicely!

...& if it was lefty.

godofthunder · March 08, 2009, 09:45:10 AM

Cool bases for sure ! Maybe I need to take up engraving.

Dave W · March 08, 2009, 11:10:52 AM

I'd need to take up winning the lottery.

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 08, 2009, 05:40:55 PM

Good idea, Scott!

Dave~ You've got me chuckling again, as usual. Thanks

Look~ Someone made an offer on the one with the trippy headstock.
I wonder if it was someone here.

Guess we'll know in about 2 days 19 hours...if not sooner!
Sure would like to see Uwe or someone else here swoop it!

My bud in Hawaii who owns 3 Zs is contacting Danny O about engraving.
The Greco/Zemaitis company is laggin' on answering my email message about having Danny put my name on the placard on the headstock.
My bud says he may just flip it & put it on the same placard the original owner's name is on.
That shouldn't cost too much.

Havin' this bass fully engraved may be expensive, but it sure would be cool to have it custom done any way you want it!!!

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 11, 2009, 10:15:33 AM

Quote from: Rhythm N. Bliss on March 07, 2009, 01:18:59 AM
Just needs some engraving done--luckily Danny O'Brien is still alive:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200316689144&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

Hope someone here gets her! Ain't the headstock WILD??!!

I reckon an offer of $14,500 would be accepted. Just a guess.
If I was a rich German lawyer tho I'd hit that BIN!

Tony Zemaitis often included drawings & letters & photos with his guitars when he shipped 'em to customers.

I got this photo of Tony in the little plane he built when I got my 6 string:

...& a sketch of my ax too.

Just three hours to go on this auction!!!

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 11, 2009, 03:28:36 PM

HMMMMmmmm Evidently the offer wasn't high enuf.
New auction now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110362746991&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=200316689144&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DDR%26its%3DS%252BI%252BSS%26itu%3DISS%252BUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D4

I reckon if someone makes an offer this time it oughta be at least 15k.

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 12, 2009, 03:07:27 PM

WOW! She went for $15,500. Great deal! Was that you who won, Uwe? Hope so.
...or someone I know anyway.

gweimer · March 12, 2009, 06:48:12 PM

WOW! Talk about a falling market. Sold for half what it did a year ago. I always said I'd do it if I had the chance. Guess I was wrong. I may have played that Geisha bass. Is that one at Maverick Music? They wanted a mere $13K for it 6 years ago.

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 13, 2009, 03:17:58 AM

Yeah~ half price!

& yeah~ Maverick.

The geisha is cool, but the other one is the shizzle!
Wonder if it'll get engraved.

Rhythm N. Bliss · April 28, 2009, 05:05:09 AM

Well the ones made by Tony are gone but look on the Greco/Zemaitis site:

http://www.zemaitis-guitars.com/our_guitars/bass/

I don't think they've made any lefty basses yet. I sure would LOVE one when they do.
I dig the BMF-DCP-BK best:

...but that Ronnie Lane one is mighty nice too!!
Gonna email 'em for info on a lefty & ask the price & WHEN...but can't get one just yet.
I'm gonna be eatin' rice & beans for awhile as it is since I bought that Z made by TZ!
Sure is wonderful to play, lemmetellya. I'm sure these Japanese ones are very nice too.

Barklessdog · April 28, 2009, 07:30:27 AM

I have to ask why are they so expensive?

Is ingraving that hard or expensive?

Does Les Claypool play them?

Highlander · April 28, 2009, 03:42:01 PM

I can understand; after all, a Rolls Royce or an Aston is just a car - one wheel on each corner...

Rhythm N. Bliss · April 28, 2009, 08:33:57 PM

The Greco/Zemaitises are reasonably priced. It's the ones hand made by Tony Zemaitis RIP that are high priced.
Still haven't seen 'em go for really crazy prices (like over 100k) like old Gibsons & Fenders.
They ARE better than Gibsons & Fenders, lemmetellya.