- TYM Guitars
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foundation=1997
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location=Brisbane ,Australia
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area_served=Global
industry=Musical instruments
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homepage= [http://www.tymguitars.com.au/ Offical website]
footnotes=TYM Guitars is a manufacturer of custom guitars and bass guitar based in
Brisbane ,Australia , as well as custom instruments the company also repairs, restores, refinishes vintage instruments. The line of custom guitars and basses built by TYM Guitars are influenced by manufacturers such asMosrite ,Rickenbacker ,Epiphone ,Danelectro ,Fender and other models from the 50s and 60s, with several replicas and hybrids between different models being built to fit customer demand. TYM Guitars also has a retail shop that sells new and secondhand instruments and accessories from their own line of products and other manufacturers.Guitars and basses
;The Wosrites SeriesThe Wosrite is based on the design of the famous
Mosrite Ventures model from the 1960s and features a German carved basswood body and angled neck pickup much like the original. The series includes ten different models (not counting signature models) of guitars and basses with many diffrent setups with different pickups, bridges, finishes etc. to choose from.;The Vibratone SeriesDesign based on a flipped
Jagstang body, available with a wide range of options such as with or without the German carv, different pickups, bridges, tremeloes, finishes and even Perspex bodies with aluminum necks. Also available as the Versonic a Mosriteshaped acoustic guitar.;The Mosrongs SeriesAnother
Mosrite influenced instrument designed by TYM Guitars. As with other models this is also available with different setups regarding, pickups, bridges, tremeloes, finishes etc. Also available as a semiacoustic medel.Signature models
;Nick Royale ModelDesigned with
Nick Royale fromThe Hellacopters and built in a limited run. Based on a mahognay Versatone body with a maple neck, a single humbucker in the bridge position. All guitars come with a certificate and a signature on the back of the headstock from Nick himself.;Johnny Ramone ModelA guitar based on
Johnny Ramone ofThe Ramones own arsenal of guitars. Based on a Wosrite body and available in four different models with different setups of pickups, bridges and tuners based on the late Johnny Ramones's own guitar collection.Effect pedals
;This Machine Kills FascistsHandmade distortion and fuzz pedals based on the MXR Distortion + and the classic 60s two knob fuzz, part of the name of the pedals are borrowed from folk musician
Woodie Guthrie and part of the profit is donated to charity work.;The OverdriveA handmade medium to high gain overdrive pedal with adjustable volume and gain.
;The DistortionHandmade pedal based on several vintage distortion pedals with improved circuitry, full bypass switching and a wide range of sounds available.
;The FuzzA classic fuzz based on several fuzz pedals made in the 1960s with more modern day attributes like LED and 9V power adapters.
;The BUZZriteAnother product inspired by Mosrite, the BUZZrite is a close copy of the late 60s Fuzzrite pedal also available with more moder applications just like The Fuzz.
;The Shen-ei dlx FuzzAlso a replica of a vintage pedal by Shen-ei fuzz wich also was the orginal Univox Superfuzz available as an excact replica or with more modern aplications.
External links
* [http://www.tymguitars.com.au/index.html Offical Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tymguitars Offical MySpace]References
* [http://www.guitarsite.com/newsletters/020520/5.shtml TYM article]
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