here you go, Erik! :E

Ronnie seems to go for offbeat makes of guitar - he sure uses a lot of different ones!
let's start with the plexi Dan Armstrong - he used it on Licks:


- 2003, courtesy of Mathijs (don't know who took it, sorry!)

and on the current tour:


- 2005, apparently; courtesy of rs.com (don't know who took it, sorry!)



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2007-06-24 23:46 by with sssoul.

How's about some of that beautiful yellow hollow-body Zemantis?

Haven't seen this before:

I hope it's not a Gibson, or is it ?




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>> How's about some of that beautiful yellow hollow-body Zemaitis? <<

hm, have i ever seen Ronnie's yellow hollow-body Zemaitis?? sounds like i'd like to. :E i know his golden Duesenberg, but ... [scratchin head]


- Sydney, feb 18 2003 by Anthony Mathile, courtesy of [www.duesenbergusa.com]


- likewise ...

all i can offer Zemaitis-wise are Ronnie's "usual" ones - the metal-front, the disk-front and the gone but not forgotten mother-of-pearl-front:


- the CNIB benefit gig, apr 22 1979, by Bill Wilson


- 1975, courtesy of zemaitisclub.com (don't know who took it, sorry!)


- 1978, from the 81 tour program, courtesy of BrownEyedGirll (don't know who took it, sorry!)



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2006-06-20 10:51 by with sssoul.

yea yea, the yellow one is a Duesenberg allright
[www.duesenberg.de]

Before I start posting - is there popcorn in this thread too?

only if you want popcorn in this thread, Reptile! i have sunflower seeds too. :E

Yeah, it's the first one. I thought it was a Zemantis, with that finish and all. It's still beautiful.

oops, double post, sorry!



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while i'm at it, here's the Zemaitis site: [www.privateguitarcollector.com]
there are some great photos in the "gallery" and "owners' club" sections.

with sssoul Wrote:
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> only if you want popcorn in this thread, Reptile!
> i have sunflower seeds too. :E

Yeah, this thread is definetly popcorn-worthy.
Anyway, those Zemaitis', they have such a distinctive soumd. What is it? Just the pickups?

so what is this one, please and thank you and have some popcorn?


- Radio City Music Hall, mar 14 2006, courtesy ilovemickjagger.com

Hi Folks, Two quick observations:Ronnie used to play a lucite Dan Armstrong with the Faces and that guitar he's playing in the photo with Rod is an old Epiphone-I believe a Crestwood-you can see the "E" insignia between the pickup and the neck.They are very cool and reasonably cheap guitars.

cool - thanks AndrewM!
here's a site about old Epiphones: [www.provide.net]
and another shot of what appears to be another old Epiphone Crestwood.
Ronnie turned up for a few gigs with Rod in 04 but i think is the Hollywood Bowl:


- aug 31 2004 maybe? (don't know who took it)

and now that you mention it the shot of Ronnie with the Dan Armstrong might also be from one of the 2004 gigs.

help yourself to some popcorn!

I had never heard of Zemaitis until reading this site. Since ron seems to use them more often than keith, this seems like a good place to ask, what's their appeal? What sort of sounds are they good for? Can ordinary mortals play them, or they specially made for rock $tar$?

You can buy a "cheap" japanese copy(say 3000 bucks) but the real thing is terribly expensive. Out of anyone's range. And the guy is dead, so the existing Zemaitis' worth will increase..

Ronnie uses quite often handmade guitars from Finnish company Versoul
[www.versoul.com]

Ronnie played a few of his Versoul guitars at his Drury Lane gig in March 2005.

way cool - thanks Gooner & Erikjjf! i've seen that Versoul Raya a lot, somewhere somehow,
but i don't seem to have any shots of Ronnie playing it. i'll keep looking.

meanwhile, speaking of Drury Lane ... what's this one?


- Drury Lane, march 13 2005 by Dave M Bennett, courtesy of Rocks Off


- likewise

we just recently talked about Ronnie's sitar/guitar a bit, and i've found some clearer pictures of it (thank you BrownEyedGirll!)
Ronnie uses it some of the time on Paint It Black, JJF and SFM.
if anyone knows (or can figure out) what make it is that would be brilliant, thanks!


- nov 30 2002, by Ethan Miller (courtesy of Corbis/BrownEyedGirll)


- feb 08 2003, by Ethan Miller (courtesy of Corbis/BrownEyedGirll)

with sssoul Wrote:
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> we just recently talked about Ronnie's sitar/guitar a bit, and i've found some clearer pictures of it (thank you BrownEyedGirll!)
> Ronnie uses it some of the time on Paint It Black, JJF and SFM.
> if anyone knows (or can figure out) what make it is that would be brilliant, thanks!

Danelectro?

i thought it was a Danelectro, Erikjjf my dear, but a Danelectro connoisseur told me it isn't.

Hmm...I wonder what it is then.
Those pics from 2003 where he is playing the Duesenberg, are from the Enmore Theatre btw )

thanks Erikjjf honey - i've also figured out who took those shots,
and updated the post.

with sssoul Wrote:
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> i thought it was a Danelectro, Erikjjf my dear,
> but a Danelectro connoisseur told me it isn't.


Sure it looks like a danelctro

[fficial%26sa%3DN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">images.google.it]

Maybe customized (+ humbucker), as a connisseur noted on an Italian forum!

C

>> Sure it looks like a danelectro <<

yeah it sure does, Liddas - thanks!
i guess that "connoisseur" didn't know what he was talkin about.

with sssoul Wrote:
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> so what is this one, please and thank you and have
> some popcorn?
>
> [img.photobucket.com]
> guitars/Ronnies_guitars/2006mar14_RCMH_ilovemjcom.
> jpg
> - Radio City Music Hall, mar 14 2006, courtesy
> ilovemickjagger.com


That is a "RKS - The Wave" guitar, developed by Dave Mason of Traffic.

Mathijs

with sssoul Wrote:
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> way cool - thanks Gooner & Erikjjf! i've seen
> that Versoul Raya a lot, somewhere somehow,
> but i don't seem to have any shots of Ronnie
> playing it. i'll keep looking.
>
> meanwhile, speaking of Drury Lane ... what's this
> one?
>
> [img.photobucket.com]
> guitars/Ronnies_guitars/2005mar13andfiends02DaveMB
> ennett_RO.jpg
> - Drury Lane, march 13 2005 by Dave M Bennett,
> courtesy of Rocks Off
>
> [img.photobucket.com]
> guitars/Ronnies_guitars/2005mar13andfiends03DaveMB
> ennett_RO.jpg
> - likewise


This is an "O.N.G." guitar, the model is "Blues".

[ong.iulnet.co.jp]

Mathijs

That is one ugly guitar in the Radio City picture.

"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."

Yep, thats it - the Blues
...hmm, btw - I like the name of the site.
its "open natural G"
allthough I can't make it to display in english