Last Of The Pearl Tops

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:58 pm

This is the last Pearl Top Made by Tony Zemaitis (Ebay Link)

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:35 pm

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:36 am

Having scraped shell out of the binding channel of a Gretsch I do not envy anyone who uses that material to any large degree.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:42 pm

You still got this one?

...I'm guessing not, btw.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:48 pm

DAT TAILPIECE

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 4:40 pm

Looks like the tile floor in a coke dealers bathroom

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:06 pm

Funny you should say that as the only guitarists I've ever seen play these things were surely deep in blow at the time they bought them.

http://www.zemaitis.net/zemaitis-players.htm

Diamond-encrusted Sidekick phones, Louis Vutton handbags, Zematis guitars, it's all good. Not for me, but to each their own.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:35 pm

NickS wrote:You still got this one?

...I'm guessing not, btw.

No,I sent it back to place I bought it from. It was not a real "Shelltop" just a single pre-printed plastic sheet glued on the top.

I wouldn't mind having a Deviser

Or an Xavier cus they are much cheaper

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:43 am

no its awful and bound to be v heavy dont encourage this stuff

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:14 pm

stupid heavy. tacky as shiiiiiit.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:04 pm

I think they are kewl

James · Post by **James** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:36 pm

I feel like I shouldn't like these but I actually really like they way they look. They should be gaudy but there's something simple and classy about them. As long as they weigh less than about 4.5kg I'd play one.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:29 pm

This is going to sound stupid, but I think I hate them but think I would quite like them if it wasn't shell or pearl or anything half as flash. If it were pieces of terracotta tiles or something I think I would like it. That would be a completely different sort of aesthetic, though.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:39 pm

I think the original ones looked and sounded fantastic, although I've only seen them played by people who were pretty great at guitar anyways. I liked them ever since I saw an old video of James Honeyman-Scott playing one in The Pretenders. Greco re-issued these in several price ranges.

This dude however seems to be the spiritual successor.

http://teye-guitars.com/

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:56 pm

Those are nicer.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:54 pm

A friend of mine knows a friend of Tony's who has a couple. My friend says they play really well.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:29 am

Check out Kris Dollimore's Pearltop

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JohnnyTheBoy · Post by **JohnnyTheBoy** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:36 pm

This one looks like Jack Sparrow would play it...Aaarrrrrrrr.....

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:42 pm

jcyphe wrote: This dude however seems to be the spiritual successor.

http://teye-guitars.com/

Just when i think I've seen every shape of guitar-

I actually love it.

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:54 pm

I want to know what the mood control does