rhoads56 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I didn't have a client for this one when I started, but pretty much as soon as it was finished Toby came through and purchased it. Body: Tasmanian Blackwood Neck: Tasmanian Blackwood Fretboard: Ebony Electronics: Ormsby Handwound Nunchucka Humbucker, and Old School pickups, splittable Hardware: Gotoh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Thank you sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Six strings. I didnt get many pictures of this one being built, it happened really quickly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 wow nice looking guitar, how long did it take you to make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Very nice, an Explorer with the features that I like! TOM string thru, a 24 fret neck. How's the neck joint? What scale Perry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 This one is 25" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Lookin' great, keep the pics coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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!!METAL MATT!! Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hey Perry do you have any more pics of this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Very nice. The finish really made that wood look sweet. The black limba one in the spray booth looks really sweet as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 (edited) Man that wood is lush! Edited October 25, 2008 by Slabbefusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Im really geting in to these guitars!! I just got templates for the explorer style body and Im really looking forward to building them, This and That 8 string you just posted are some of my favs man, Good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 That top got me fooled from the get go! I thought it was going to be a solid color! Without the clear it looked like a plain old piece of wood. From what I can tell you have been and are very busy lately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Actually, some of these guitars are from early this year. I just decided they should be out there a bit more I have started three and finished two guitars in the last 4 weeks, one will be done within a week or so, and started another yesterday which will be ready in less than a month. A bass was already started, but that should be done within a couple weeks. Ive got three flying v's that just need one more coat of lacquer. Its funny, i dont have my 'apprentice' any more, but im getting so much more work done. By the end of the year, I should meet my dream target which is 25 guitars, in fact, i might even exceed that by a couple. This year has definately been the busiest, and in the last two months some amazing opportunities have opened up.... not to mention Ive had my guitars in the hands of George Lynch, Opeth, Dragonforce and Meshugah... plus some opportunities have presented themselves to take my business to a much higher level... but, more on that later when Im allowed to discuss it I went and read through the threads on MIMF where nearly everyone says they are struggling to survive even after 20 years in the business, just for a reality check. Id love to reply to some of those threads, but they banned me I ended up finishing this one with chrome hardware, and then Toby asked me for black. This was Toby's second Ormsby, although he has two more now, and another three on order. Great loyal client I actually got him into the workshop last week to help me out with some stuff, so he could say he had a hand in building his own guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae3 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Was this one in Australian Guitar? Or am I imagining things? 24 fret explorers don't come along very often, especially ones as good looking as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I might have used a photo of it in reply to the "win an Ormsby dream guitar" entry, but I dont remember. Here is Opeth, with two Ormsby's I took some guitars down to show them a month or two ago. Unfortunately, both guitars were already sold, and I had to borrow them off the owner to at least have some work to 'demo'. In the end, a small bidding war started over the Explorer, with Toby refusing to sell. Perfect They ended up starting to write a song whilst doing soundcheck. THAT was amazing. The speed at which the two guitarists could follow each others complex chord riffs when improvising new ideas was mind blowing. This photo was the day after it was finished. Since then Toby had me replace the duncans with some of my handwound pickups, which werent ready at the time. HERE is the review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I wish you the best right now! Opeth is one of my favorite bands right now along with Trivium. Opeth complexity on their playing is what draw me to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Michael A. playing an Ormsby. That's truly a good day. How does the blackwood rate on the tonal scale? It's certainly beautiful. Are the pickups still tappable? push/pull pot, I assume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Damnit, that makes me want to build an explorer. *stick with the V, stick with the V, stick with the V* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Michael A. playing an Ormsby. That's truly a good day. How does the blackwood rate on the tonal scale? It's certainly beautiful. Are the pickups still tappable? push/pull pot, I assume. Crappy camera mic, but you get the idea. Its very similar to Mahogany, without the mud. Pickups are splittable, its no harder to make them with that feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Wow, I'm proud of ya man, great job, and glad to see your still building those killer guitars!! Just had to check in to see how everyone is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Wow, I'm proud of ya man, great job, and glad to see your still building those killer guitars!! Just had to check in to see how everyone is doing. WOW Matt is alive!!! Sweet sounding guitar Perry, no wonder Opeth wanted to acquire it! Perfect for their sound and style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Wow, I'm proud of ya man, great job, and glad to see your still building those killer guitars!! Just had to check in to see how everyone is doing. WOW Matt is alive!!! Sweet sounding guitar Perry, no wonder Opeth wanted to acquire it! Perfect for their sound and style! hahaha.. Yeah I'm still alive, just been playing guitar is all, I've done work on guitars for people, like refretting a 1961 Telecaster, etc... but other than that, just playing in the band, and writing songs. How's life for ya bro? Good to hear from you again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidlook Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 I might have used a photo of it in reply to the "win an Ormsby dream guitar" entry, but I dont remember. Here is Opeth, with two Ormsby's I like how you seem to have your guitars tested by Swedes lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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