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GALLERY OF GUITARS
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Legend: Name, body style - Top, back, fretboard, neck, neck joint (Country)
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Finished Guitars Finished, recorded, and delivered :) |
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Series Perry's Carved top "Vine" Quilted Maple/African Mahogany, Ebony, Mahogany set neck, "Vine" inlay (AUS - Perth) |
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1st
Place "Guitar Of The Month"
October 2003 (Project Guitar Lutherie Competition)
The first "Ormsby" branded guitar |
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Series Andy's Seven String Baritone African Mahogany, Maple, Ebony (AUS - Perth) |
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1st
Place "Guitar Of The Month" December 2004 (Project Guitar
Lutherie Competition) Andy plays with 'KIN' and '12" Shifter'. Andy has since ordered two more guitars that will be real lookers. |
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Series Henry's "Randy Rhoads" Polka Dot Flying V Replica Mahogany, Ebony, Maple through neck (USA) |
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First international order | |
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Series Ben's Headless Telefreak Alder, Ebony, Maple bolt on neck (AUS - Melbourne) |
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All headless hardware, very cool project | |
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Series Frank's Superstrat Quilted maple/Mahogany, Rosewood, Maple set neck. (SWEDEN) |
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2nd
Place "Guitar Of The Month"
August 2005 (Project Guitar Lutherie Competition) First European order |
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Series Workshop "sample" Carved top Superstrat Flame Oak/Mahogany, Ebony, Mahogany set neck (USA - Hawaii) |
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Prototype for a few different ideas. This is the guitar you see in the adverts featuring the headstock profile. Sold to Kirk in Hawaii! | |
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Series Dan's Camoflage Superstrat Alder, Ebony, Maple set neck (AUS - Brisbane) |
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1st
Place "Guitar Of The Month"
November 2005 (Project Guitar Lutherie Competition) Ultra cool concept. Had a heap of fun with this one. Dan pretty much let me do whatever i wanted. |
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Series Graham's GG6 Flame Maple veneer/Alder, Ebony, Maple bolt on neck (AUS - Perth) |
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Ormsby Endorsee, Graham Greene | |
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Series Graham's GG7 Tiger Myrtle veneer/Alder, Ebony, Maple bolt on neck (AUS - Perth) |
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Ormsby Endorsee, Graham Greene | |
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Series Mitch's "Randy Rhoads" Polka Dot Flying V Replica Mahogany, Ebony, Maple through neck (AUS - Sydney) |
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Second Polka Dot Vee replica, with a twist. This was originally being built for me as my own guitar. Now owned by local glam cover band, Glamnation | |
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Interesting ideas guitar. Prototype of the new "R" feature. R = Recording, designed especially for tone to blow the others away :) Update April 2006: Used for recording new albums by 'The Burning', 'Pyromesh' and 'Graham Greene'. Sold to Toby | |
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Ultra cool "Metal" design. Had a heap of fun with this one. Nick just told me to go for it, and this is what i come up with. | |
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Series Prototype VS Prototype Black Limba body, Rosewood fretboard, Birdseye Maple neck. Nitro cherry sunburst |
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My take on a classic design. The Black Limba really gives this guitar a bluesy feel, and it just looks so damn cool. Its currently my Standard Series Demo guitar, but it is for sale. POA | |
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Series 001 Leon's SS 001 Alder body with 5A Birdseye Maple neck. Floyd Rose (AUS - Perth) |
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Leon fell in love with the finish on Nick's Baritone, and who can blame him! The birdseye in this neck has to be seen to be believed. First guitar finished in the new factory. | |
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Series 002 Cameron's Star Alder body with 5A Birdseye Maple neck. Floyd Rose (AUS - Perth) |
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This was originally being built for me as my own guitar, for a new band i was forming. Cameron took one look at the half completed guitar and reserved it immediately. Cameron works for one of the largest music stores here in Perth. | |
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Series 003 Dan's SS Alder body with Ebony on a Maple neck. Floyd Rose (AUS - Perth) |
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Dan plays with the band War Daemonic. They are black as black can be! | |
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Series Toby's 'Shark' SC Quilt Top Laminated Flame Maple set neck with chambered Brazilian Mahogany body and Quilt Maple top. Carribean sunburst (AUS) |
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1st Place "Guitar Of The Month" November 2008 (Project Guitar Lutherie Competition)Another guitar I built for myself, with the intention that i wasn't going to sell it. Some plans never last! The 'Shark' sold to Toby only hours after being completed. One of my favourites. | |
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Series DC 'Flame' set neck One piece Brazilian Mahogany Body and neck, with a perfect Flame Maple top. Ever so subtle '59 Burst' and Ormsby Shark inlays. Ormsby Handwound 'Old School' Humbuckers with coil split push/pull (AUS - QLD) |
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This
guitar was featured in the six part series 'Build Your Own Axe' in Australian
Guitar Magazine. Awesome guitar. Sold to Michael. |
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Series Ross's SC set neck One piece Brazilian Mahogany Body with a Flame Maple top.Rock Maple neck and Ebony fretboard. Blood red stain and dot inlays. (AUS - WA) |
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Although we finished this one second, it was actually the first SC shaped guitar we started on. Great guitar, and I love the colour. |
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Series Derek's 'Taylor Louise' set neck One piece Brazilian Mahogany Body and neck, with a bound Quilted Maple top. Mother of Pearl inlays and a two part stain and candy finish. (AUS - WA) |
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Finished in early 2008, this guitar was commissioned as a tribute to Taylor Louise. A lovely dark purple colour which changes to a dark blue and violets under strong lights. |
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Series Brutal's through neck bass Demonic styled Alder body with Rock Maple and Walnut laminated neck through. Indian Rosewood fretboard with Tahitian black Pearl and Mother of Pearl inlay. (AUS - WA) |
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Built for Brutal from the black metal band Naetu. The fretboard inlays are inverted burning crosses with a pearl shell lightning bolt running down the entire length of the neck. Evil! |
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Series Andy's Explorer set neck Black Limba body and Indian Rosewood neck, with an Ebony fretboard. 'Devil's Hand' inlay, on an extended scale length neck (26.18"). Seymour Duncan pickups, and an LR Baggs piezo bridge. (AUS - WA) |
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Built for Brutal from the black metal band Naetu. The fretboard inlays are inverted burning crosses with a pearl shell lightning bolt running down the entire length of the neck. Evil! |
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Series Saxon's Multiscale SX set neck Alder body, Wenge neck, and an Ebony fretboard. 'Sydney Girl' inlay, on an Multiscale neck. Handwound Wenge pickups. (AUS - WA) |
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This is the end result of five years of planning and theory... the Multiscale SX. Built for Saxon after a discussion on scale lengths and problems with existing guitar models, Saxon pretty much let me go to town on this one. |
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Series Toby's Explorer set neck Tasmanian Blackwood body and neck, with an Ebony fretboard. Ormsby Handwound Humbucker pickups, with coil split. (AUS - WA) |
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Toby's third guitar. Originally built as a factory demo model to show off our pickups and build quality. Toby snapped it up not long after being finished. |
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Series Rick's DC set neck Solid one piece Maple Burl body, and Indian Rosewood neck and fretboard. Ormsby Pimpin' P90 prototype pickups and TonePro bridge. (AUS - QLD) |
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I remember when we first recieved this piece of timber from a US supplier. As soon as I saw it, I knew it had to be a full one piece body, and not cut up into numerous top caps as first planned. |
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Series Graham's GG6-FG Korina (White Limba) body with Birdseye Maple neck and fretboard bound with Wenge. 'GG' inlay, and Floyd Rose tremelo. (AUS - WA) |
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Graham's third Ormsby. The GG6-FG is based on the GG6 model, with some changes: Korina body, Birdseye Maple neck with Wenge binding, and a single coil neck pickup. |
Note: all sound samples are recorded by Graham
Greene. Please check out his website for more amazing guitar shenanigans
:)
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Simon's SS -Finished Oct '08 (awaiting gallery insertion)- Swamp Ash, Birdseye Maple fretboard, Birdseye Maple bolt on neck (AUS
- Perth)
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Phil's
SX Multiscale - Quilt Maple/Brazilian Mahogany, Ebony, Maple set neck (AUS - Perth)
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