I have a picture book: The Rolling Stones on Tour which is from the post Exile days and Ron Wood's first tour. Lots of great pics of Ronnie's sunburst Stratocaster(s). Bought the book in '77. Don't know if you can find it or not. Great pictures all around.
Zemaitis didn't build his guitars on an assembly line, they were always custom made on a commission basis to the artists specifications, the wood was exotic, the electronics, etc. plus the silver on the front had artwork etched into it. He was the English equivalent to Alembic
william harvey In the 1970s Tony Zemaitis was the finest luthier in the world, and hand made guitars for celebrity clients - people like Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton. He only made about 30-40 and hence they're very rare and insanely valuable. Ronnie Woods Zemaitis is probably worth about 400k dollars. And that's not the celebrity ownership inflating the value. They're just incredibly rare, and incredibly sought after👍
Dsennack Really??? Can't anyone even express their kind thoughts without somebody jumping on to compare players??? People who do that remind me of children saying, "No, me, me. Pick me, Mommie."
Absolute and one of the most killer collections I’ve ever seen. Wish he’d had his les Paul yo talk about. Would give a kidney for that. His hi watt that he used with the faces was on reverb not to long ago for only 10,000$ what a treasure.
That's NOT his collection just what's on this tour. Some of it. Cause I've seen him playing a Tele and he didn't show a Tele. Alco some more acoustics behind him and when you think about the Stones and guitars, they're just tools to do a daily job. So I would bet that while Keef owns this 1 and Ronnie owns that 1 they just pick up whatever suits there mood. And Mick plays ever once in a while also.
I played Ronnies Tony Zemaitis twice in '75 in Sydney. The first time was when he was with "The Faces', and a couple of months later when he toured with The Stones.
a 1955 AND a 1954 Strat? Sheesh - that's about $50,000 worth of guitars just there, not to mention that Ronnie Wood owns them! and that Zamaitis and Firebird, and... dang! thanks for posting!
After seeing "Shine a Light" last year, I have much greater regard for Ronnie's lead playing. While I would agree that M. Taylor was the finest lead guitarist the Stones ever had, Ronnie is no slouch; I've also seen him w/the band (in `75, `78, `81, `89 & `97), and can attest that he grooves as well as anyone.
In '75 I sat in the Kingsgate Hotel in Kings Cross with Ronnie and played his Tony Zemaitis black and silver beastie when he toured with The Faces; two months later I sat in the same room playing the same guitar because he'd returned to tour with The Stones!
I was sad when Woody joined the Stones, because I felt it would be the end of his writing and making a real mark. He would as I suspected graciously bow to the brilliance of Jagger and Richards. He has made many solo records and that was good but in the stones he's spent his time politely complementing the others and never over stepping his bounds. In the Faces he was the man multi-tracking guitars and mandolins and composing. In the stones he's a compliment to Richards and a safeguard.
I think he was brought in to actually bolster Keith's playing; i.e., to fill the holes Keith leaves. Have you ever really sat and listened to Ronnie's playing on the stuff from Black & Blue onward? 'Grow as a player?' This guy was touring with the Jeff Beck Group in '68 [on bass]. Did you hear what he just played on that acoustic lap-steel on this post? He's one of the most capable players on the planet earth.
Ronnie was like the KOOLEST Rock Star I ever met, We where Backstage at a Chuck Berry thing in Anahiem/LA area . Next night again in Beverly Hills at his Lawyers place in Beverly Hills . He gave me his private phone line in NYC an all. I would call all the time he offered to give me some guitar tips, his kid would pick up the line a say "Daddy it's Teddy from Hollywood" and we would chat and then I lost his phone number !!! Fuuuuuuuuccccckkkkk!!!!!!$
Brian Jones was an all rounder, but at the end he wasn't touching the guitar and trying to play everything else instead. Mick Taylor never realised how brilliant he was. Ronnie is amazing.
He's so influential! Stones guitar parts are never what they seem, always have a little trick up the sleeve. When I'm in the studio laying down tracks for people, I often channel Keith and Ron and just let it be, works out great.
It's awesome to hear Ronnie. I knew he had talent. But wow. I researched him and he is a real pro. A genius in his own way. A true gentleman. My utmost respect to you sir.
totally agree with you, mate, and I agree had he not joined the stones he'd probably be one of the most interesting and briliant guitarists ever, as it is he's currently a very solid guitarist
Man.could watch this kind of stuff all day.what a collection.sure he has loads more.ahh to have money.i think he's great by the way.specially the slide n pedal steel stuff.
They spent the last week rehearsing in Adelaide before Saturday's concert. Ronnie signed a few autographs dashing out of the hotel to the car on most occasions. Chuck and Mick Taylor the same. The others a bit more elusive. Ronnie played most of the guitars shown in the clip. They were brilliant.
I Luv the Pot Leaf Shirt! Also I think Ron's a great guitarist and would have liked to see him do more work outside the Stones! Still cool guitars though and I would love to have seen more of a proper interview with the ol' gent!
They're usually on telecasters or tele- style guitars. The back of the guitar is routed out for a mechanism that works when you pull down on the strap, the b- sting is raised either a whole of half a tone. I've been able to play only one on a Custom Shop Tele and it's pretty fun! Stonecrazy's right, it's used primarily by country guys, but Jimmy Page used one on In Through The Out Door by Zeppelin. You can hear it on "All My Love" and "Hot Dog"
You're absolutely right, he did. I have a video somewhere of him playing that at the first night in Knebworth in '79. That's what I played when I tried that Tele out. lol
Oh my God, I have a bunch of guitars, but A FEW SPARE 50's strats .....by the way, he has now a beautiful J200 Gibson signature that sounds VERY WELL,good old Ronnie, he doesn't play like Mick Taylor but e v e r y b o d y LOVES HIM !!!
I gotta say that I didn't see any Spinal Taps moments in this clip whatsoever. I'm sure that he (and Keith) have had their share of ST moments, but this isn't one of them. He's just showing us his axes, which is very, very cool footage for any Stones fans or guitar players out there. I happen to be both and thought the clip was fantastic. Thanks for sharing it!
i am envious as well. i have a telecaster, but thats nothin compared to wood. admittedly, though he is not from the original line-up, hes definitely my favorite of the stones. get yer ya-ya's out!
@stonecrazy Yeah basically it's connected to the strap button. Pull on the strap and it bends the B string to make the guitar sond somewhat like a pedal steel. It was in fact modeled after a pedal steel. Ronnie woods uses one. Jeff Martin a more modern guitarist also uses a B-Bender.
@PacquiaoEPO The Zemaitis "Disc Front" is actually a 1971 model. I belive Ronnie was the 4th person to get his hands on an electric Zemaitis. You're right about the price though. A copy (built by TZ in 1981) of Keith Richards 1975 "Macabre" Zemaitis (lost in a fire in the 70's) recently sold for $US175'000.
I honestly wish i had just one of those works of art !! I am a shit player but just love perfection of any kind and if its not perfect then i like anything that's made for all the right reasons with folk that care .. I care but sometimes i just don't get it right but not from the lack of trying If some one has done their best then that's good enough for me and yes Mr Wood is a nice chap that's for sure Thank You !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone threw a rose on stage, when I saw the Stones, and Ronnie strolled over to it, got it between his shoes, kicked it up into the air and caught it with his teeth, playing his guitar the whole time, and then swung his head sending the rose airborne, and then side kicked the rose back into the audience..
I just love the way he casually browses through about £600,000 pounds worth of guitars backstage. A great guy. Keep Rockin Ronnie.
and the rest lol
I've got his ESP Signature guitar and it's a freaking marvel. Plays like heaven, resonates like a dream and has an incredible craftsmanship.
Gotta love it…His "spare" guitar for his 1955 Stratocaster is a 1954 Stratocaster…Amazing! :)
I have a picture book: The Rolling Stones on Tour which is from the post Exile days and Ron Wood's first tour. Lots of great pics of Ronnie's sunburst Stratocaster(s). Bought the book in '77. Don't know if you can find it or not. Great pictures all around.
And the Zemaitis is worth more than both Strats combined. Much more
That's just the guitar market. It's also Ron Wood's Zemaitis.
Zemaitis didn't build his guitars on an assembly line, they were always custom made on a commission basis to the artists specifications, the wood was exotic, the electronics, etc. plus the silver on the front had artwork etched into it. He was the English equivalent to Alembic
william harvey In the 1970s Tony Zemaitis was the finest luthier in the world, and hand made guitars for celebrity clients - people like Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton.
He only made about 30-40 and hence they're very rare and insanely valuable.
Ronnie Woods Zemaitis is probably worth about 400k dollars. And that's not the celebrity ownership inflating the value. They're just incredibly rare, and incredibly sought after👍
Beautiful Guitar Collection..Thanks for Sharing
One of my favorite guitar players. So understated and so tasteful. Brought some much needed vitality to the Stones when he joined. Legend.
Ronnie plays with so much feel, so much heart. That's why he's so good.
Madeleine Hague oh boy ...., have you ever heard about a man called mick taylor ?
Dsennack
Really??? Can't anyone even express their kind thoughts without somebody jumping on to compare players??? People who do that remind me of children saying, "No, me, me. Pick me, Mommie."
@@frankiebutler2894 👍
@@frankiebutler2894well said. Brian Jones, Taylor, Woody, all very different great musicians for very different Stones eras
I like the sound of that acoustic slide guitar from California. Beautiful.
He seems like a very nice person.
Went shopping for a 1940 to1950's guitar shop assistant said " Sorry, Ronnie Wood's got 'em all ! " Ha
It's because he's a very nice person!
...just read his book. Ronnie is a class act, non judgemental, creative , caring....a true artist.
I sold Ronnie a 59 Les Paul Special, mint condition, the night he got signed to the Stones. It was one hell of an all night party! Nice guy...
Absolute and one of the most killer collections I’ve ever seen. Wish he’d had his les Paul yo talk about. Would give a kidney for that. His hi watt that he used with the faces was on reverb not to long ago for only 10,000$ what a treasure.
Getcha a warrior and be done. His touring guitars are like museum peices really! Wow
great rhythm and slide player
ROCKIN" RON WOOD !!
This living legend showing us his guitar collection, OUTSTANDING.
That's NOT his collection just what's on this tour. Some of it. Cause I've seen him playing a Tele and he didn't show a Tele. Alco some more acoustics behind him and when you think about the Stones and guitars, they're just tools to do a daily job. So I would bet that while Keef owns this 1 and Ronnie owns that 1 they just pick up whatever suits there mood. And Mick plays ever once in a while also.
I played Ronnies Tony Zemaitis twice in '75 in Sydney. The first time was when he was with "The Faces', and a couple of months later when he toured with The Stones.
That’s fucking cool man ! How was it
a 1955 AND a 1954 Strat? Sheesh - that's about $50,000 worth of guitars just there, not to mention that Ronnie Wood owns them! and that Zamaitis and Firebird, and... dang! thanks for posting!
Your The Bomb Ronnie. Luv ya. Thanks for showing us your guitars and the little chat. Very Cool. Keep on Rockin.
Dan in NY NY
After seeing "Shine a Light" last year, I have much greater regard for Ronnie's lead playing. While I would agree that M. Taylor was the finest lead guitarist the Stones ever had, Ronnie is no slouch; I've also seen him w/the band (in `75, `78, `81, `89 & `97), and can attest that he grooves as well as anyone.
o my lord..that was a sick collection..ron wood is bad ass
In '75 I sat in the Kingsgate Hotel in Kings Cross with Ronnie and played his Tony Zemaitis black and silver beastie when he toured with The Faces; two months later I sat in the same room playing the same guitar because he'd returned to tour with The Stones!
Genuinely nice bloke, great guitarist and guitars. Can't fault the man. Long live Ronnie!
this guy is really talented, people need to know.
Love it how his “spare” is a 1954 strat!?
Most people would beat up their gran, to own that guitar
Great Guitars! Groovy !
Always awestruck and amazed by great guitar playing like Ronnie Wood. Cool!
@Ronnie Wood Is this your 2nd Account? If I email you, can you send me a photo please.
I was sad when Woody joined the Stones, because I felt it would be the end of his writing and making a real mark. He would as I suspected graciously bow to the brilliance of Jagger and Richards. He has made many solo records and that was good but in the stones he's spent his time politely complementing the others and never over stepping his bounds. In the Faces he was the man multi-tracking guitars and mandolins and composing. In the stones he's a compliment to Richards and a safeguard.
scotty
Your comment is expressed EXACTLY as I have always thought. I don't expect you'll ever see my reply, but thank you for putting it this way..
I agree guyz,I would have loved to see the faces go on a few more yrs
Always loved his sound. Such a great guy
Very underated guitar player. Love him, absolutely love him
What a cool guy!
Wow... excelent collection👏👏👏👏👏
I think he was brought in to actually bolster Keith's playing; i.e., to fill the holes Keith leaves. Have you ever really sat and listened to Ronnie's playing on the stuff from Black & Blue onward? 'Grow as a player?' This guy was touring with the Jeff Beck Group in '68 [on bass]. Did you hear what he just played on that acoustic lap-steel on this post? He's one of the most capable players on the planet earth.
Saw him with Jeff Beck.
Jeff introduced him as 15 years old.
He's the counter-point guitarist.
Keith is the riff master, and ronnie gets to "paint" around keith's riffs
agreed...I wouldn't put him a "back seat" to Keith by any stretch...just a different style, and yes, he does know how to fill in the gaps.
this was a great video--it is interesting to see how all of the different sounds are made wow great stuf
I like Ronnie Wood... Good guy.
you're right! A great man and a really really great guitarist!
Respect! Although he prefers several guitars, it's obvious the magic is you Ronnie! Thanks 💕🎸Rolling Stones 🥀💋
Ron woody knows about guitars
It's always interesting to see what the great guitarists use and a bit of background on each.
Ronnie was like the KOOLEST Rock Star I ever met, We where Backstage at a Chuck Berry thing in Anahiem/LA area .
Next night again in Beverly Hills at his Lawyers place in Beverly Hills .
He gave me his private phone line in NYC an all. I would call all the time he offered to give me some guitar tips, his kid would pick up the line a say "Daddy it's Teddy from Hollywood" and we would chat
and then I lost his phone number !!! Fuuuuuuuuccccckkkkk!!!!!!$
Tadeo Ted Wlizlo saddest story I've ever heard man 😥
"...!!!$"
Brian Jones was an all rounder, but at the end he wasn't touching the guitar and trying to play everything else instead. Mick Taylor never realised how brilliant he was. Ronnie is amazing.
He's so influential! Stones guitar parts are never what they seem, always have a little trick up the sleeve. When I'm in the studio laying down tracks for people, I often channel Keith and Ron and just let it be, works out great.
It's awesome to hear Ronnie. I knew he had talent. But wow. I researched him and he is a real pro. A genius in his own way. A true gentleman. My utmost respect to you sir.
Nice post! Thanks
A man who plays his vintage guitars and not just a collecter of them nice!
totally agree with you, mate, and I agree had he not joined the stones he'd probably be one of the most interesting and briliant guitarists ever, as it is he's currently a very solid guitarist
Man.could watch this kind of stuff all day.what a collection.sure he has loads more.ahh to have money.i think he's great by the way.specially the slide n pedal steel stuff.
They spent the last week rehearsing in Adelaide before Saturday's concert. Ronnie signed a few autographs dashing out of the hotel to the car on most occasions. Chuck and Mick Taylor the same. The others a bit more elusive. Ronnie played most of the guitars shown in the clip. They were brilliant.
Most Haters biggest Gig was proberbly in front of their Bedroom Mirror
Kevin McVann there are no haters?
@@Gretev1 Except me, I hate that robotic text that purports to be Ronnie responding to each comment
Ronnie’s awesome.
he had great taste-MUSIC AND ART WHAT ELSE YOU NEED?
Love you Ronnie💚👌👌👌🎸🎸🎸
I Luv the Pot Leaf Shirt! Also I think Ron's a great guitarist and would have liked to see him do more work outside the Stones! Still cool guitars though and I would love to have seen more of a proper interview with the ol' gent!
Happy Birthday Ronald 🎂
He must love his guitars. Look at how he talks about them... Good Job! I love the Rolling Stones.
Agreed totally . You got it man.
They're usually on telecasters or tele- style guitars. The back of the guitar is routed out for a mechanism that works when you pull down on the strap, the b- sting is raised either a whole of half a tone. I've been able to play only one on a Custom Shop Tele and it's pretty fun! Stonecrazy's right, it's used primarily by country guys, but Jimmy Page used one on In Through The Out Door by Zeppelin. You can hear it on "All My Love" and "Hot Dog"
muy bueno ! gracias por subirlo Thank for uplading (esta presentado las guitarras que usa para cada tema)
You're absolutely right, he did. I have a video somewhere of him playing that at the first night in Knebworth in '79. That's what I played when I tried that Tele out. lol
Love his guitars and....his shirt
oh shit, these Faces are incredible! Thanks man!
I LOVE Woody!
Happy Birthday Ron
He is just fantastic, he looks like he really enjoys life...so he should, he does earn millions! But he has no ego, same with Keef!
Ronnie is a extremely talented guitar player his slide on faraway eyes really best guitarist the stones have
hes like stop right there! its my guitars😅 fully understand him so rare guitars
i have never been much of a stones fan, but ron seems so cool.
He seems like a good bloke!
Amen to that, brother!
I just love Ronnie. What a fine human being. And DM me, Ronnie, if you need to get rid of any of your spares!
Cheers
Thank you very much stonecrazy.. That helped! :)
Hell yeah.....rockin' an ESP!
Great guitars,waaaw,BRAVO Ron:))
Good ol' ronnie :)
I like how no expectations is playing even tho Ronnie was not close to being a stone at that time
Oh my God, I have a bunch of guitars, but A FEW SPARE 50's strats .....by the way, he has now a beautiful J200 Gibson signature that sounds VERY WELL,good old Ronnie, he doesn't play like Mick Taylor but e v e r y b o d y LOVES HIM !!!
This guy had quite some range of expertise on various string instruments. He’s quite a versatile artist.
Ronnie was also a great bass player,with Beck(Truth).
" many spares " yes I'm jealous
I gotta say that I didn't see any Spinal Taps moments in this clip whatsoever. I'm sure that he (and Keith) have had their share of ST moments, but this isn't one of them. He's just showing us his axes, which is very, very cool footage for any Stones fans or guitar players out there. I happen to be both and thought the clip was fantastic. Thanks for sharing it!
55, 54 STRATS SWEET,,, THANKS FOR THE MUSIC,,,
ronnie makes the stones man :D
It's "No expectations" from the album Beggars banquet (1969)
oh man i like that firebird. badass.
I’ve always wondered what year his Firebird might be. He has some real gems in his tour batch.
genuis
Ol' Ronnie Backstage.
i am envious as well. i have a telecaster, but thats nothin compared to wood. admittedly, though he is not from the original line-up, hes definitely my favorite of the stones.
get yer ya-ya's out!
@stonecrazy Yeah basically it's connected to the strap button. Pull on the strap and it bends the B string to make the guitar sond somewhat like a pedal steel. It was in fact modeled after a pedal steel.
Ronnie woods uses one. Jeff Martin a more modern guitarist also uses a B-Bender.
@PacquiaoEPO The Zemaitis "Disc Front" is actually a 1971 model. I belive Ronnie was the 4th person to get his hands on an electric Zemaitis. You're right about the price though. A copy (built by TZ in 1981) of Keith Richards 1975 "Macabre" Zemaitis (lost in a fire in the 70's) recently sold for $US175'000.
RW guitar legend
Master craftsman and his tools.
$$$$$$$
The playing at 2:00 was SICK!
right on.
That's some nice guitars, man!
I honestly wish i had just one of those works of art !! I am a shit player but just love perfection of any kind and if its not perfect then i like
anything that's made for all the right reasons with folk that care .. I care but sometimes i just don't get it right but not from the lack of
trying If some one has done their best then that's good enough for me and yes Mr Wood is a nice chap that's for sure Thank You !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone threw a rose on stage, when I saw the Stones, and Ronnie strolled over to it, got it between his shoes, kicked it up into the air and caught it with his teeth, playing his guitar the whole time, and then swung his head sending the rose airborne, and then side kicked the rose back into the audience..
Wow, you nailed it! Woody was amazing with the Faces, and he seemed to get wasted being a Stone....in a number of ways. Still love him though.
50s strats, priceless.
"...and all these fabulous guitars can be yours! If the price is right!"
AHHH i want that firebird!
----Лучший,добрейший,Не жаднейший-------Любимийшейший.......!!!!!!