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About the Zemaitis
Custom Shop:
“In true Zemaitis tradition, we only use the very
best materials and components.”
Celebrating Zemaitis’ 50th year, the Metal Front™,
Disc Front™, Pearl Front™ and all other Zemaitis
guitars are now being built by the highly
experienced team of Luther's and technicians at the
Zemaitis Quality Custom Shop in Japan - reproducing
the high level of Zemaitis quality, sound and
playability of the original Zemaitis guitars.
The highly experienced team of luthiers and
technicians at the Zemaitis Custom Shop are proud to
be reproducing the original high level of quality,
sound and playability of Zemaitis.
They don't compromise on the cost of materials or
time needed to 'get it right' - they just want to
give you the best guitars in the world.
Engraved Metalwork
All metalwork including the
badge, truss rod cover, pickup mount rings,
tailpiece, jack plate and the rear plate are
designed by Danny O'Brien and produced by hand by
our master engravers.
Bridge / Tailpiece
The bridge and tailpiece was
designed by Tony Zemaitis, for perfect intonation,
ultimate sustain and tonality. Made of Duralumin and
with the Zemaitis name beautifully engraved to match
all of the metalwork.
Pickups
The majority of Zemaitis guitars feature DiMarzio
DP103 pickups, which have a 'brushed-chrome' finish.
The pickup mount rings are also made of Duralumin to
complement the bridge.
Zemaitis Method
Set-in Neck
The neck joint is a critical part of a top-quality
guitar. Tony Zemaitis only ever used glued-in
joints. He experimented with various types of set-in
neck joints with the aim of achieving the best
possible results and designed a special technique
where the neck was set further into the body than
mainstream construction methods. The Zemaitis neck
joint enables the neck and body to have more surface
area in contact. This increases the durability of
the whole guitar as well as enhancing string
vibration, tone and sustain.
Neck / Scale
25"
scale with a 3-piece Honduras mahogany construction
as used by Tony Zemaitis for strength and stability.
It has an ebony fingerboard with binding, precision
frets and the perfect shaped neck for playability -
all undertaken by our experienced craftsman in the
Zemaitis custom shop.
Electronics
Without compromise we use the
best high quality low-noise components and wiring
components available. All of this ensures smooth
control and durability for your Zemaitis guitars.
Hand-Polishing
The finish of Zemaitis guitars is another key
quality of the instrument. Tony had a special
hand-finishing technique involving multiple coats of
hand-applied lacquer and rubbing-down by hand
in-between each coat.
This process takes 4-5 times longer than a typical
'spray finished' factory-guitar but it gives you the
wonderful look and feel of a hand-built vintage
guitar. We continue this art of hand-finishing at
our small custom shop where our master craftsmen
hand-polish each individual guitar.
Hand-polishing gives the guitar a silky touch which
is unlike anything else - when played. Tony also
chose this method because you get a very strong but
thin coating. This enables the natural acoustic
qualities of the wood to come through - so get a
better sound too.
Finest Quality & Materials
In true
Zemaitis tradition, we hand-craft using only the
very best materials and components: Honduras
mahogany bodies and necks; ebony fingerboards;
DiMarzio pickups; hand crafted bridges and
tail-pieces; hand engraving; hand-polishing -
Zemaitis guitars are the best quality that money can
buy.
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