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Ellis Guitars

quality Australian luthier in Perth

About Me


The WORLD FIRST newest addition to the Ellis Family
Owned and played by Australian bluesman
James Michael Thompson
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Ellis Guitars has made instruments for some of the worlds leading players, such as Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Jamie Cullum (UK) Jeff Martin (x Canadian band The Tea Party), Canadians Harry Manx and Don Alder, Bill Dutcher, Tony Joe White, Andy McKee and Stephen Bennett - USA, Luka Bloom - Ireland, Aussies Sarah McLeod, Ash grunwald, Josh Pyke, Dave Mann, Nathan Gaunt, Andrew Winton, Michael Thompson, Craig Sinclair, Khin Myint and Nathan Kaye.
Ellis Guitars has been written about in some of the best music publications in the world such as Guitarist Australia and Australian Guitar (AUS) Guitar Buyer and Guitar and Bass (UK), Akustik Gitarre (Germany), Guitar One (USA) Blues Art Studio (Austria).
Ellis Guitars has over 60 music stores selling their instruments and international dealers in Germany, The Netherlands, South Africa, UK, Singapore, Norway and Sweden. Ellis Guitars have sold instruments direct to Canada, USA, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Nowway, Finland, New Zealand and Japan.
.....as a quality Australian luthier in Perth, Western Australia Andrew Ellis of Ellis Guitars blends traditional old-fashioned handcraft with the latest technology to produce sweet sounding custom hand made guitars. Steel string dreadnought, 000, jumbo, OM, small jumbo, L1, Weissenborn and Lap Steel models, wood body and metal body resonators and custom wood and timber stomp boxes are all hand crafted and handmade. A combination of international solid timbers renowned for acoustic and sound-producing qualities, temperature and humidity controlled environments, attention to colour matching and design, and patient awareness of the delicate processes of manufacture including wood tuning, thicknesses, bracing and finishing techniques guarantee beauty and quality......
Andrew Ellis plays one of his hand crafted acoustic guitars
the OM Wedged guitar - "Amy" by Tommy Emmanuel
Dave Mann playing his custom Ellis acoustic guitar
Jeff Martin (x Canadian band The Tea Party) playing his custom Ellis acoustic guitar
Custom ellis 8 String Baritone, Tricone Resonator Guitar played by James Michael Thompson
Arun Demonstrating the Ellis Stomp Box
Bjørn Berge playing the Ellis Stomp Box
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The Ellis Stomp Box is a hand crafted amplified solid timber box which you tap with your foot to provide a rhythm to accompany your stringed instrument playing both in the Studio and in a live situation.

ELLIS GUITARS BIOGRAPHY

UNITED KINGDOM
Review, March 2006

AUSTRALIA "Hot Gear"
December 2005

GERMANY AKUSTIK GITARRE
ELLIS STOMPBOX - 2006

UNITED KINGDOM GUITAR and BASS UK
ELLIS STOMPBOX - 2006

AUSTRALIAN GUITAR - JEFF MARTIN - 2006
the Ellis 7 String Harp Resonator

WORLD FIRST 7 String Harp Resonator
Custom built for Jeff Martin from the Tea Party
The seventh string is a drone string,
making this custom a certified harp guitar!

WORLD FIRST 8 STRING BARITONE RESONATOR
Custom 8 String Baritone, Tricone Resonator Guitar
Built for James Michael Thompson - Blues singer/songwriter
Perth, Western Australia

Nathan Gaunt NG000
Signature Series 000
Solid Sitka Spruce Soundboard
East Indian Rosewood back and sides
Signature inlays
AER Pickup

SIGNATURE SERIES 12 STRING
NEW 12 String 000
Signature Series
Built for Nathan Gaunt
Singer/Songwriter, Perth, WA

ERGONOMIC 000 Wedge Contour
Solid striped East Indian Rosewood back and sides
Solid Sitka Spruce Soundboard 12 Fret Neck Join with Slotted Headstock
AER Pickup

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