Ormsby Guitars - 'Flame' DC CustomShop guitar

Hand built in 2007 by luthier Perry Ormsby.

Solid one piece Brazilian (Honduras) Mahogany body, and set neck. AAAAA Flame Maple carved top.
'Shark' inlays are cut from white Mother of Pearl shell and inlaid into an Indian Rosewood fretboard. Jumbo fretwire and Grover locking machineheads.
Pickups were handwound by us. Old School humbucker style, with the bridge slightly hotter than the neck. Tonepros locking studs and bridge.
This one came in at around $3380 Australian dollars ($2850 USD, £1550 UK).

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Soundtrack recorded by Saxon Smith (using this very guitar), using an Ormsby Dynamo 36 for both clean and dirty sounds.


www.ormsbyguitars.com
www.myspace.com/rhoads56

Saxon's myspace:
myspace.com/saxonsolo

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[slapitman]

Perry, you do build a beautiful guitar no two ways about. I do wish though that you'd do something that really was totally original in style, rock music needs this man. The typical Jackson/PRS etc, etc is great but really done to death. Man I'll do you some designs if you like...Australia needs to be put on the map.

[rhoads56]

@slapitman Mate, I build custom guitars. These designs are what people are ordering. You would be surprised how many people DONT want something different, and I have to convince most people just to trust me and add a few extra special touches as it is.

[rhoads56]

@slapitman

Having said that, what do you think of the Multiscales? We are really working hard to be in a position where we can sell those through stores. Its hard when everything we do is a one off though, but we are looking at automated machinery at the moment which will assist.

[smithers115]

i didnt say become the next epiphone company pumping out the same crappy LP copies. With solids works and a cnc, one can have there basic layouts, and very quickely change and customize the guitars to there liking. How do you think PRS custom shop guitars are made? CNC, can you tell me they are any inferior to a guitar who was cut on a band saw and shaped by hand, or inlays that were put in by hand, cause they are like 4 grand? no, infact the tolerance would be higher and more precise.

[rhoads56]

I think you should start a business and show us how it should be done!

[smithers115]

ya i agree, if you were just building yourself a guitar, thats how youd do it, but business is business, and he could sell in higher volume, make more profit and ,most likely because of this growth produce more and more differant guitars, which would beenfit the consumer

[rhoads56]

Why do you think more profit, and higher production is the answer? How is pumping out the same old guitars over and over benefiting the consumer? Isn't offering a totally unique, one off experience to commission a dream guitar of your own design, a better consumer benefit, than trying to become the next Epiphone mass production factory where guitars are offered in 'one of three options' to 'increase production'?

[snakev10v5]

@rhoads56 see thats where I differ from most people, if I was to have enough cash to buy a guitar evary week I would get one diffarent each time ^_^ and each would be my own style, a true custom guitar, not a copy O_o but you make awesome guitar.

[Adamisarocker09]

better than PRS maybe?



[beatoangelico128]

WONDERFUL GUITAR!!!!

[bolijack]

Very, very interesting discussion here! I would not repeat topics, but perhaps one should consider the Guitar Player as a musician who wants basically two things: high playability, great sound. I was surprised as I tested some "axes" of exciting looking shape and appearance, BUT: playing most of them was a great disappointment. So I returned happily to my PRS and will barely look for "something different". There are reasons, why certain shapes and models are so successful. Just my humble opinion

[afoustic]

I really enjoyed watching this video and the insight it has given me into how you build your awesome guitars. Thanks so much for sharing this.

B.t.w. the end product looks and sounds great!!! And who cares if it's similar to a PRS. PRS's are good guitars and so are Ormsby's. There's plenty of room in the guitar world for well built and great sounding/playing instruments as far as I'm concerned.

Keep up good work and thanks for continuing to do Australia proud!!!

[withcy1]

not very original .............................p­rs........

but still very nice and you take alot more care in making your guitars then them they use a lot of mechines to carve and cut ,very nice

[belowaveragejoe2]

@81mrmusicman i think that Kerranz guy told me man, when i do im just gonns use a spokeshave and rasps and a palm sander