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TYM Guitars is a manufacturer of custom guitars and bass guitar based in
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, 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 as
Mosrite Mosrite is an American guitar manufacturing company, based in Bakersfield, California, from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Founded by Semie Moseley, Mosrite guitars were played by many rock and roll and country artists. Mosrite guitars were ...
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, Fender and other models from the 1950s and 1960s, 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.TYM article
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Guitars and basses

;The Wosrites Series The Wosrite is based on the design of the famous
Mosrite Mosrite is an American guitar manufacturing company, based in Bakersfield, California, from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Founded by Semie Moseley, Mosrite guitars were played by many rock and roll and country artists. Mosrite guitars were ...
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 different setups with different pickups, bridges, finishes etc. to choose from. ;The Vibratone Series Design based on a flipped Jagstang body, available with a wide range of options such as with or without the German carved basswood body, different pickups, bridges, tremeloes, finishes and even Perspex bodies with aluminum necks. Also available as the Versonic a Mosriteshaped acoustic guitar. ;The Mosrongs Series Another
Mosrite Mosrite is an American guitar manufacturing company, based in Bakersfield, California, from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Founded by Semie Moseley, Mosrite guitars were played by many rock and roll and country artists. Mosrite guitars were ...
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 model.


Signature models

;Nick Royale Model Designed with
Nick Royale Nicke Andersson (born 1 August 1972), also known as Nick Royale, is a Swedish musician best known for his work as the singer and guitarist for the rock band The Hellacopters and drummer for the death metal band Entombed. He was also briefly th ...
from
The Hellacopters The Hellacopters are a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson (vocals and guitar), Andreas Tyrone "Dregen" Svensson (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass) and Robert Eriksson (drums). Andersson (sometimes known as Nick R ...
and built in a limited run. Based on a mahogany 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 Model A guitar based on
Johnny Ramone John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American musician who was the guitarist and a founding member of the Ramones, a band that helped pioneer the punk movement. ...
of
The Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...
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 Johnny Ramones's own guitar collection.


Effect pedals

;This Machine Kills Fascists Handmade distortion and fuzz pedals based on the MXR Distortion + and the classic 1960s two knob fuzz, part of the name of the pedals are borrowed from folk musician
Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...
and part of the profit is donated to charity work. ;The Overdrive A handmade medium to high gain overdrive pedal with adjustable volume and gain. ;The Distortion Handmade pedal based on several vintage distortion pedals with improved circuitry, full bypass switching and a wide range of sounds available. ;The Fuzz A classic fuzz based on several fuzz pedals made in the 1960s with more modern day attributes like LED and 9V power adapters. ;The BUZZrite Another product inspired by Mosrite, the BUZZrite is a close copy of the late 1960s Fuzzrite pedal also available with more moder applications just like The Fuzz. ;The Shen-ei dlx Fuzz Also a replica of a vintage pedal by Shen-ei fuzz which also was the original Univox Superfuzz available as an exact replica or with more modern applications.


See also

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List of acoustic guitar brands This is a list of Wikipedia articles about brand names under which acoustic guitars have been sold. A-F * Aria * Alvarez * Breedlove * Cort * D'Angelico * Dean * Dobro * Eko * Epiphone * ESP * Fender * First Act * Framus * Furch G ...
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List of electric guitar brands This is a list of Wikipedia articles about brand names under which electric guitars have been sold. A * Alembic * Tom Anderson * Aria C * Caparison * Carvin * Chapman * Charvel * Cort D * Danelectro * D'Angelico * Dean * ...


References


External links


Official Website
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