Zemaitis Guitars - Stunning Guitars with a Unique Look

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[@spacejazz6272]

Can I just say that the youscian ad is enough to make quit guitar out of shear annoyance

[@ThEgAmErLoVeR182]

I've always wanted to learn how to play guitar, but the beginning steps are so boring, then I found Yousician

[@No_philosopher]

Stephen Barlow omg it's the only freaking add that pops up

[@biologicalstepdad9082]

aside from how annoying the ad is; if anyone is trying to learn how to play guitar, yousician isn't that bad.

[@ykitskanyenorth847]

BUT THE BEGINNING SEEMS SO SLOW AND FRUSTRATED!

[@xxczerxx]

Gotta love the Captain's playing, not constantly doing those squealy bends on the 12th fret!

[@jonodevenport6798]

Mac I've noticed Lee's been getting better. Good for him

[@RageForSeven]

Mac i remember an old video from Rob who said that the G note on 13th fret was the hardest note (to him) for a guitar to get right...so that's one that he would hit all the time, to test it

[@xxczerxx]

RageForSeven That's weird, why would you have difficulty hitting that fret? So he's bending from F note (13 note on E string) to a G? Interesting to know! :) Still sounds annoying af though, reminds me of Status Quo and other pub/dad-rock type stuff.

[@CharlesFreck]

Mac I think he meant the G note on 13th fret because Chappers plays drop tuned, rather then he's bending to a G from the 13th fret.

[@SkYjAcKeR666]

Lee is getting better at playing now, good for him, i love his bluesy feel

[@kevinericsongs]

John Inglis he really needs to be playing in a band

[@kevin.jenkins]

John Inglis Requesting a full album of Lee playing his bluesy goodness on a Zemaitis guitar. *****

[@kellyjackson7889]

John Inglis After a few drinks he plays with 'boozy' feel

[@arthurtran_]

John Inglis go watch Lee solo on their Les Paul Jr. review

[@SkYjAcKeR666]

Drag0nPr0ducti0ns I watch them all, have done since they started.

[@JacobKilledBatman]

Holy shit. Lee's second little solo gave me chills.

[@kernowrock555]

Miku ( Band Maid) brought me here ! BAND MAID WORLD DOMINATION !!!!!!

[@Masterfighterx]

Have to say, probably the best sounding guitar you guys have ever reviewed! Especially the black one, those pickups sound killer!

[@checocr]

Beautiful guitars with a very unique tone. Rare for sure. Original owner's name is Antanas Kazimeras Žemaitis AKA Tony Zemaitis, Sr., English-born of a Lithuanian family. Original models were engraved by amazing gun-engraver Danny O'Brien. These guitars were used widely in the 50's and 60's, by many artists of different genres such as Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Ronnie Lane of Faces, George Harrison, Marc Bolan, Joe Walsh, James Honeyman-Scott of The Pretenders, Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi, Gary Grainger of Rod Stewart, Simon Hinkler of The Mission UK, Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke and James Hetfield of Metallica.

[@bertvdlast]

Diego A. Umaña And not to forget the late great Greg Lake of ELP!

[@leeanderton7100]

Glad you guys liked this & sorry if we offended anyone by getting Tony Zemaitis's parents nationality wrong! I have no idea why we thought his parents were Greek - probably just because the name sounds Greek! Anyway - thanks for watching & if you get a chance, go & check one of these out - they would make a lovely addition to any guitar collection!

[@adam05270]

Hello Captain, I just wanted to say that you shouldn't be so down on yourself. You're a great player.

[@albislakunas]

Its a Lithuanian guitar. Zemaitis build it and After he left this buissness the guitars became very pricey. As you siad japan makes them now.

[@thebananaman2396]

***** Hey Capt. Lee what scale did you play in 8:30

[@anonwhathaveyoudone5127]

Captain, random question. I was wondering if you've ever heard of Killer Guitars, and if so, what you think of them?

[@nickg9f]

***** I'm Greek-Cypriot and I thought he was Greek too...

[@Dslasher99]

I'm loving the riff Rob keeps whipping up during their little sessions, it's really nice. And Lee's playing got super good, nice job you two!

[@Goosemeyer]

Lee's playing has gone from good, to great, and now beyond. That was a great sound and his emotive playing gave me the feels.

[@mrfidlsticks7485]

interesting avatar ....

[@talkychris]

Absolutely love the look of these.

[@tMatt5M]

That playing from Lee in the beginning was absolutely amazing. Such a natural musician.

[@peterbutrico9914]

Going back and watching lee's playing from these videos really blow me away! He's got great feel in the older videos and shows a lot more confidence going up that fretboard

[@johnstone6163]

They look great and sound even better, wow!

[@chadmicheal4253]

Oh my. Gorgeous and sound really nice.

[@superkjell]

I am a big fan of these quirky guitar tests. Never heard of these guitars before, and they are lovely. Thanks!

[@derwolf9670]

Miku Kobato brought me here

[@Cumbustor]

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[@none4530]

Wow I love the beautiful sound these have!

[@jubjub09222]

beautiful guitars, and great bluesy solo by the Captain.

[@beanybean9442]

Literally just watched 25 seconds of this video and I already love these guitars

[@connorwood4069]

Lee's playing was phenomenal in the beginning. So smooth, and absolute perfect vibrato. He's grown a lot from when I first heard him play.

[@bubsbarney3340]

nice bit of amazing grace there Chappers

[@adamnickels362]

Love your playing, Captain. Smooth as butter!

[@Icepacalapse]

Miku Kobato formed "Band Maid" as a vocalist and decided they needed two vocalists and two guitars so she learned guitar on a rickenbacker and recently got two sweet zemaitis guitars..........probably the least experienced Zemaitis endorser but likely the most visible........hope Rob and Captain can get "band maid" as guests someday.

[@RkEBe]

The tone of the guitar as cream. very clean and soft .

[@alex_mayger]

Damn... Lee's lead playing has been super sweet lately, hats off to you Captain!

[@ErikSWE]

Awesome, I've wanted one of these since I first saw the Black Crowes live. Nice to finally see a great demo of them.

[@andrewcannon205]

Just in case anyone is curious? the company that now makes Zematis is the Fujigen factory in Hamamatsu founded in 1960, they were responsible for Greco, Orville, Burny, Navigator & early Ibanez. their super real series of strats went on to become the Fender JV series in 82 & 83 & the their Orville brand became Orville by Gibson. Awesome guitar makers.

[@TheMemagNeman]

As I recall Burny was made by Fernandez and Navigator was made by ESP. Fujigen is marvelous factory indeed . I have both japanese Greco and Epi Elite. This Greco was the last run of production before they switched to Orville brand. Same specs as early Orvilles. No wonder Gibson wanted those under their wing. Epiphone Elite is by far the BEST guitar I have ever played and touched. I guess it's quality can be compared to Gibson Custom shop easily. If you ever see one (elite/elitist), don't hesitate to snatch it. Cheers!

[@bartlettohio]

On Sat. April 28, 1973 I had the very great pleasure to see FACES with Ron Wood at St. John's Arena in Columbus Ohio....Rono played one for the entire show.....as he did the slide solo from Around The Plynth a spot light was shown on the guitar with all other lights out....I still have the pictures and the ticket stub !

[@stratmagic6893]

james mcbride I was there also. what a great show-the Faces no matter how drunk they were never disappointed always a fun show-that is when rock was the real deal-so many great shows at St John's and the Agora and all the other venues around Ohio State and on campus-I saw hundreds of shows while I was at school there

[@bartlettohio]

We saw people who EARNED their fortune and fame one 5 dollar ticket at a time ! The Stones only charged 6 bucks for their July 11, 1972 show in Akron....Faces and Elton John both charged 5 dollars...Queen charged $3.50 as did Bad Company....I hate to say it but Rock is dead...but I will take the ghost of rock n roll over the crap being released today !

[@stratmagic6893]

james mcbridethe entire music business is upside down-now bands have to earn most of their money on the road and with merchandise because no one sells albums anymore -those bands you mentioned would tour to promote their records-nowadays the technology has killed music -people want to download for free and listen to crappy mp3 quality thru earbuds-that is no way to listen to music-that is why vinyl is making a comeback-I have a lot of ticket stubs from that time also and I laugh when I see the prices-that is why as a youngster I never said I can't afford to go to a show-I worked summer jobs and saved so I would be able to go see Rory Gallagher or Jethro Tull or Led Zeppelin whenever I could-today bands charge so much money I don't know how people afford to go to multiple shows. I paid $180 to see The Who in 2000 and though I enjoyed the show it wasn't even close to the times I saw them in the 70''s and paid less than $10-now I choose very carefully who I see(Joe Bonamassa) and try to go to small venues-there are still some good new bands around try :The Temperance Movement,Stone Machine,The Stone Electric,Davy Knowles ,Rival Sons and Red Sky Mary to name a few.All of these bands would sound right at home next to the bands you named in your reply. Keep Rockin'

[@bartlettohio]

$3.50 to see Queen,,,$6.00 for the Stones...$4.50 to see Elton John....$3.50 to see Bad Company...$3.50 to see The Who...those were the days !

[@stratmagic6893]

james mcbride I still have some of the stubs as well- $6.50 to see Zeppelin 12th row center-I saw so many triple bills with 3 famous acts where the tickets were $5.00-great times for sure- I remember seeing Bad Company on their first tour at the Wollman Skating rink in Central Park NYC and when the encore came Jimmy Page walked out and did at least 3 songs with them-what a night!! tickets were probably around $5 as well-amazing days

[@guitarandgraves]

I just want to thank the two of you for your videos. It's really great for us poor folks who can't afford to buy multiple expensive guitars. You're providing a lot of information that we'd never come across in our own experience.

[@danielferreiradearaujo9151]

Amazing grace👍

[@del_preston]

Lee you make that thing sound incredible...

[@rhsvidspot]

Just bought a PRS Custom 22 Orange Tiger from Andertons, great guitar all the staff were super helpful. Thanks to all there and great video keep it up!

[@joepisciottajr5841]

Lee tore it up in this video. Nice chops Captain!

[@askethom04]

Loved Lee's playing and tone in this! !!

[@averyadrian1534]

Amazing grace - nice

[@harryeldridge660]

Wow these really are beautiful and I can't believe that's rosewood!

[@olcheekybastards]

Art with strings!

[@GinoMarks]

Absolutely gorgeous guitars both looking and sounding :)

[@Dudeitsmeee]

I know a chap here in the states, name is Jim James. Has himself a fantastic old acoustic guitar. It has a metal plate on the headstock. I say "Jim that's a wonderful old guitar, what brand is it?" He replies "oh this chap named Zemaitis made it in the 60's.. quite old" I then go back to the metal plate on the headstock and ask "Was his first name Tony?" "Yes that was the chap how did you know?" and I proceed to tell him how famous Tony became as a guitar builder and it might be wise to reconsider taking his "old thing" to seedy bars for open mic nights. Wonderful chap. Has a wonderful golden retriever named Emmy Lou.

[@rickeyryan303]

Dude we don't call people chaps here it sounds dumb when Americans say it to look cool to Brits..

[@WoodesosGuitarMods]

OMG... so super cool. Put this on the list of must have, see, touch, play, make squeal so good, one day guitars!

[@partydan6701]

That guitar looks and sounds SICK!!

[@richardhennessy2370]

Glad you finally discovered and reviewed ZEMAITIS. I've been following Tony since the '60's , sadly he passed in 2002 but his son carried on and collaborated with Greco to ensure that Tony's vision didn't die. The company is now KANDO SHOKAI In JAPAN. The is an American ZEMAITIS location in CALIFORNIA. They just revamped their website and have many quality guitars on CLOSEOUT. From high end Japanese made to lower end very affordable guitars made in CHINA. I have many of both , bass metal top , 6 string acoustics to 12 string jumbo very similar to Clapton's " Ivan the terrible " great guitars. Great customer rep. " JAMES " in CALIFORNIA!!!

[@JudgeFredd]

Beautiful guitars..

[@niceforomartinez9375]

wow , really nice....the one in natural wood looks fantastic

[@johnmonroney8614]

nice playing Capt. Lee

[@tokyoviceterror]

Got mine. 🙌

[@DifficultNerd]

That scale is amazing!

[@zac_m]

Lee, buddy, you gotta sell the store and go on tour.

[@handgunner1911]

sound nice,love the look of the fretboards,look really cool

[@MrIDGAF84]

Respect for the Pantera shirt, greatest heavy metal band ever (IMO and many other's) and Dime was untouchable the reason I started playing, really miss him and that band to this day and still listen to Pantera every day, Cheers.

[@1004clive0]

I Believe he gave the first one of these guitars to Tony McPhee of the Ground Hogs, last time i spoke to Tony he still owned the No 1 Zemaitis

[@kidpresentable]

That is a fantastic looking headstock.

[@davidguthriemusic]

27:30 that is an extremely useful scale, I definitely intend to start using that for improv. Thanks Rob!

[@redxxone]

On that bombshell, I absolutely loved top gear and you guys remind of them, but in stead of cars its, guitars and everything around it. Love from Canada

[@tiibox4087]

The captain is the MASTER of blues!!!

[@GJSsongsmith]

Great vid guys , just bought the black one from Andertons ...stunning guitar ! Great deal too , many thanks . Rock on !

[@Peef_Spogdar]

That fretboard looks glorious.

[@SilasoftheLamb]

I love my Zemaitis! I have one like the black one here tuned to B standard and a trans-green and trans-red tuned drop C#..... Love them!

[@jeremywong9145]

best playing i've heard from the captain so far in this video

[@richf6111]

Fell in love with these when I saw Simon Hinkler from The Mission using an original.

[@ManFlaver]

I wasn't so excited about the look at first, but I fell in love with that sound. And now I'm obsessed! I realize those are Asian guitars initiated by a Brit, but to me it has a classic American sound that never existed. Man, I'm in love!

[@dojix96]

The first two that passed on the screen (black and red ones), I saw in a shop in Japan earlier this year. First time I had ever seen/heard of Zemaitis, and they were even more impressive in person.

[@StricklandAssistantManager]

Pretty neat!

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

I saw one in a guitar shop in Kent last year, they had it practically bolted to the ceiling to stop people drooling on it, it was a beauty.

[@patrickschilcher9386]

This is what Lee should be playing!! Nice Job Dude!

[@averyadrian1534]

I need one of these guitars They look so boss

[@markinthemix6055]

Amazing GRACE.

[@Evaed100]

Really love the looks and sound of these guitars. Also i know it doesn't happen much, but i'd love to see you guys try out the PRS SE line of acoustic electric guitars, they look frikkin awesome!. Keep up the great work, i look forward to each video you guys put out. Take care!

[@redlespaul8139]

Can't believe Rob held back the shredding for over 17 minutes, gotta be a record surely!!

[@justiceforall6412]

My new A24MF Dragonheart is on it's way. It was made in Japan!!! They are NOT cheap guitars, but I got it for a super low price. I can't wait for it to get here.

[@CaptnBadassary]

Awesome, heartfelt video guys. Well done

[@docsiltanen]

Rob !! Amazing Grace…. straight in Dorje…. now that was quite the segway…. you should do that for an intro during a live show…. great job Sir !!!

[@chrisbarnes22]

Beautiful guitars. Got a cool middle ages vibe about them.

[@thomguls]

The Captains tone around the 26 mark is TO DIE FOR!!! Better tone, better feel, better vibes :D

[@lilvfr400boy]

Mr Lee anderton that was absolutely filthy playing superb

[@DjunkMusic]

ultimate studio guitar

[@Gaz426]

There's nothing like a 30ish minute long video after getting home from work on a friday :D

[@apinakapinastorba]

In an old and crubly guitar book there was a tiny pick of a Zemaitis guitar. It still is the most beautiful guitar design I've ever seen.

[@jMOPS1993]

This is probably the best tone I've heard the captain have so far.

[@disfibulator]

I really dig the bridge pickup with crunch on the one Rob is playing. Fantastic bite for some lead lines. It would be interesting to hear the neck pickups of these through Fender Tweed and Orange amps. You've encouraged me to search for these in Dallas!

[@XxdrummerdudexXx]

really awesome to see the Captain taking lead over Chapman. We all know Rob can shred but really nice to hear Captains bluesy tones.

[@Yesidoplaytheguitar]

They sound really nice. But to me it's one of those guitars you either have to be really talented or famous (preferably both) to play without looking like a bit of a showoff. If someone like me (ie. Not very talented and certainly not very famous) would play one, i'd look like i was trying a bit too hard in my humble opinion. Great sounding gear though! Very nice review, as always!

[@conorhill9758]

First saw one of these in a Guns N Roses video from the early 90's, Gilby Clarke played them, still does, great looking guitar

[@RainCityStateOfMind]

Damn, I love Lee's vibrato technique. Gotta steal that shit.

[@DifficultNerd]

Damn - that is one great jam at the start - I really got into it! :-)

[@SweatyHaggis]

Just once I would love to see you both play comfortably numb

[@grikinism]

Antanas Kazimieras Žemaitis ( or Anthony Casimir Zemaitis ) was Lithuanian actually.

[@King_Goblino]

This is true. I was pleased to discover these guitars because we share the same last name.

[@Daverotherham]

His family were Lithuanian. He was very much a Londoner, though.

[@thomasmozelt585]

that guitars are so pretty!

[@tinyj4520]

They forgot to mention that (for the sake of non-engraved versions) engraving is a skilled trade like tatooing. Thus, you can buy a "blank" Zemaitis and have it evgraved all of the ways you want ever...

[@AlexeyDyachenko]

The rosewood you get on real japanese guitars is really one of a kind.

[@Arcnaught]

Quite possibly the classiest looking guitars.

[@anthonygallucci6942]

Keith Nelson from Buckcherry uses these. Mostly his 3 pickup Ronnie Wood type one. I need one of these in my collection

[@the1satsuma1project]

I played one today at andertons. the best guitar I have ever played, I played one of the ones the captain using. best ever

[@andyscullard7392]

I think you'll find that the first 'Les Paul' shaped electric Zemaitis guitar was given to Gary Grainger, who was in a band called Strider. A brief history is that Gary's Uncle is Danny O'Brian who is the engraver of the metalwork on the guitars. Danny worked for Purdey Gunsmiths in London - where at the time there was an apprentice, a friend of mine, Malcolm Cullimore worked. I believe that Zemaitis/O'Brian/Graiger were related. We were the road crew for Strider up until the birth of my daughter Lisa, and we did quite a bit of 'support' for major bands, whose lead guitarists would always spot the Zemaitis guitar. They got a recording contract via Billy Gaff, who took over management from Martin Saville. When they got a financial advance from Gaff, Gary ordered a second guitar. The rest of the history is that Billy Gaff reduced his enthusiasm for the band after the second album and steered Gary into the Rod Stewart Band, along with Malcolm into the Road Crew. Rod & Malcolm also a shared interest in model railways, which lasted until Malcolm's death. Gary also co-wrote many of Stewart's songs, check out Stewart/Grainger on the writing credits. Lots of fond memories.

[@TomislavLukman]

I own a cca. 600 quid electro-acoustic Zemaitis -> best investment ever!

[@LucDiGiuseppe]

Rob, you should stick more little scale licks and stuff in these videos. Made me want to pick my guitar up and play more! Good quick mini lesson :)

[@damski66]

These videos aren't long enough!

[@Teek535]

Damn that was a tasteful jam at about 8 minutes in.

[@JacobKilledBatman]

Those guitars are fucking gorgeous.