Tony Zematis Rickenbacker 4001 Copy on Ebay

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:24 pm

Try this one on for size. Rickenbacker will love to see this one!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140010619318&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:28 pm

That guy ruined some good guitars, unfortunately this is not one of them.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:43 pm

Ever play a Zematis? For all the engraving work and the hoopla that went into them they sure sounded ******.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:15 pm

I was not impressed by anything to do with it...nice to know I am not alone. Sticking engraved metal or seashells on a guitar does not make a craftsman.

deeper · Post by **deeper** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:42 pm

..."Demazzio" pickups... LOL!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:18 am

Gross.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:22 am

I dunno. That pickguard looks - ehm - strange to me.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:43 am

Not to mention that just about everything on the body of the bass is crooked haha!

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:49 am

Gone!

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:07 am

I would have never attached the name 'Tony Zematis' to that POS!

No matter what materials Mr. Zematis chose to use, he was a superb and unique craftsman.

12stringbassist · Post by **12stringbassist** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:26 pm

"Ever play a Zematis? For all the engraving work and the hoopla that went into them they sure sounded ******."

Ron Wood may have disagreed with you.
His was all over some of the best Faces tracks.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:17 pm

I think they were a flash in the pan. Do you see him playing it now?

Chris - I figured Ric had it pulled.

m5yates · Post by **m5yates** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:55 pm

That's interesting that it was pulled. He didn't use the word Rickenbacker anywhere in the auction.

Tony spells his last name - Zemaitis.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:54 pm

He used to. Tony passed away in 2002.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:33 am

"He didn't use the word Rickenbacker anywhere in the auction"

He didn't have to. The body shape and TRC shape are protected.