![]() ![]() ![]() The guitar neck has a scale measuring 25 5⁄ 8" (bass is 32″) and almost 24 frets – the fretboard is cut at an angle across what would be the 24th fret – and the position markers include the cluster of snowflakes at the 12th fret. Its body and necks are mahogany, fretboards are ebony, and headstock overlays are rosewood. But for as unique as Zemaitis axes are, few match this one designed by Lake and believed to be one of only two doublenecks made by Zemaitis. The brand gained huge exposure in the early ’70s, when two members of the Faces – guitarist Ron Wood and bassist Ronnie Lane – played metal-fronts with the personalized/one-of-a-kind engraving that were part of their mojo. Known for their fancy tops of pearl or exquisitely engraved metal, Zemaitis instruments were truly handcrafted works of art, and the list of players who ordered them reads like the ultimate “Who’s Who” in the pantheon of rock music – Hendrix, Richards, Harrison, and more. With progressive-rock juggernaut Emerson, Lake & Palmer, bassist/vocalist Greg Lake (1947-2016) played more than one instrument made by the renowned British luthier Tony Zemaitis.
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