For Sale
Below - Zinc alloy threaded
neck insert kit significantly increases sustain and tone.
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Recent Customs
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In progress
O
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F
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custom electric guitars –
I work with customers to "spec out" their ideal
custom guitars, including 6, 7, and 12 string standards, baritones and basses,
as well as other stringed instruments such as electric ukuleles and mandolins.
Specializing in exotic woods and custom switching for active, passive or piezo
pickups. World wide shipping.
Notable Onyx Forge owners - all types
of music:
Ubbe 'Urban' Admér - Lead guitarist of the Swedish group "Saturn Girl and the Tone Heroes" plays his Onyx Forge Custom 'T'
.... HERE
He's also got a solo site .... HERE. Take a look, it's good stuff. Blues, Rockabilly
and Country music from Stockholm
Frank Baker - YouTube Onyx Forge demos - Plays his Quilt Maple DC
.... HERE, his
Baritone .... HERE,
and his new "S" Jag
....HERE
Tom Phillips - Lead guitarist for While Heaven Wept
plays a custom Onyx Forge Baritone
also loaded with a Piezo bridge and mags. Tom was looking for very wide tonal range
on a baritone (among other things) and found it here. Tom owns several O.F. guitars
Mike Brannon - Lead Guitarist for the award winning jazz quartet "Synergy Quartet" plays an Onyx
Forge Vintage style "T". Hear / buy the Synergy Quartet’s albums
"Bar Codes" or
"Later" at CDBaby.com
OTHER PAGES:
FOR SALE NOW / GUITARS BEING BUILT - What's coming down the pike
CUSTOM GUITARS / CONSTRUCTION FEATURES - More info. on the guitars shown above
REFURBISHED GUITARS - Refurbs, repairs and refinishing done on a limited basis
GUITAR SHAPES - Many shapes to choose from, or submit your own
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK - What customers think about their guitars
GUITAR LINKS PAGE - Guitar and music related sites
SITE MAP
Hand built custom electric guitars
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- Get the guitar that you always wanted but couldn't have because nobody makes one.
Hand made, top quality custom made instruments at reasonable prices -
inquire now - you won't know unless you ask
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Any shape body – including one of your own design. Left or right handed - nearly
endless combinations of body / neck / hardware choices
- Custom necks to any scale - want a short scale Tele® style guitar with stainless
steel frets? Many combinations of widths, woods, fret sizes and profiles possible
- 6, 7, and 12 string standard, baritone, fretted and fretless bass guitars to
your specifications. How about a double neck baritone / standard guitar?
- I work with clients to design the perfect instrument for them that just
cannot be bought off the shelf. Hand built, yet considerably less expensive than
the custom shops of Fender and Gibson
- Weekly progress reports with pictures are sent to you via email
- Exotic hardwoods to your spec. There's more to life than alder and ash
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Custom composite string nuts - made of laminated brass & bone (also Corian, Slipstone, etc)
for decades of durability. Outstanding playability, phrasing, sustain and tone
- Top quality OEM or aftermarket magnetic, piezo or MIDI pickups - including Fender,
Seymour Duncan, Shadow, EMG (active or passive), L.R. Baggs piezo, DiMarzio, etc.
- Custom or OEM knobs and switches
- How about installing your coveted pickups in a new axe?
- Custom dyes and paints - specializing in aniline dyes and nitrocellulose
lacquer finishes
- Custom switching & wiring
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Vintage cloth wiring a specialty
- Stainless steel hardware – Polished 18-8 Stainless Steel vintage (slot) or
modern (Phillips) hardware
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Metal threaded neck inserts on all bolt neck guitars for a rock solid body /
neck interface. Guaranteed to meet or beat set neck and neck through guitars in tone
and sustain
- One piece, neck through and set neck construction as well
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Noise reduction - all routed and drilled pockets are double coated with
conducting paint and grounded for the elimination of unwanted noise caused by
external electrical lights / equipment. The coating also includes the back of
pickguards and control plates
- Custom setups, including fret leveling /crowning / polishing, truss rod
adj., string height, nut height / cutting
- New Customs come with a limited 10 year transferable Warranty, unlike
virtually all major guitar manufacturers
- 2 week return policy on all but the most unusual instruments
CONTACT me if you have a question or are interested in
a custom electric guitar.
Thanks for visiting the site.
Roy B.
Email:
onyxforge@cox.net
Phone:
(949) 351-4108
FENDER®, NOCASTER®, STRAT® ,
TELE® , TELECASTER, ®P. BASS®, BULLET® and J. BASS® are registered trademarks of
Fender Musical Instruments Corp. (FMIC). Onyx Forge is not affiliated with FMIC.
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