Absolutely Sick KILLER Hand Crafted O'Donnell From NAMM!

[Robotechnology]

Among the many cool new people I met at NAMM, I befriended Australian Luthier, Craig O'Donnell:

I absolutely fell in LOVE with the particular guitar he is holding in that pic... so much so, that it followed me home

O'Donnell Fusion guitar. Specs:

Mahogany body/Quilted Maple Top/Mahogany Cavity Cover
Flamed Maple neck/Ebony fretboard/Paua Inlays (including side markers)
Ebony headstock overlay
Recessed neck to body joint
Recessed Master Volume & Master Tone
3 Position Mini-Switch pup selector
Grover Tuners/Hipshot Bridge/Seymour Duncan Pickups

Pics:

If you are looking for a custom made guitar, you owe it to yourself to consider this man's offerings!

www.odonnellguitars.com

Tell him Ivan sent you!

 

[fusionbear]

+1 I tested a 22 Fret model and it absolutely smokes!

 

[XKnight]

Looks great! Reminds me of a McInturff except for the flamed bolt on neck.

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Ivan, welcome to the club

 

[bilbal]

Those are some sweet axes guys. Congrats on your new one Robo...

b

 

[Vegas Bob]

How bout some clips...
Looks great!

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

How bout some clips...
Looks great!

Clcik on the Dog house excerpts...
http://eddegenaro.com/html/ed_s_store.html

 

[procos]

They look nice. Hopefully PRS won't try and sue them for the headstock design.

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

They look nice. Hopefully PRS won't try and sue them for the headstock design.

How do I put this nicely? As far as I'm concerned the headstock is the least of their worries.

 

[AnthonyL]

Cool Stuff. Kinda reminds me of a PRS meets Briggs meets Schroeder...

 

[tedm]

The first image below. It's a "Fusion" model, supposedly, but flat radius neck, and I think Brazilian tonewoods throughout. Also, set neck, not bolt-on.

Ivan, welcome to the club

 

[tedm]

What's up with O'Donnell? Is he still building guitars? Was he at namm?

 

[rickmebe]

What's up with O'Donnell? Is he still building guitars? Was he at namm?

i didn't see him there this year. didn't realize at first that this was an old thread. i was bummed thinking i had missed him this year. met him there last year and loved his stuff. nice guy, too.

looks like he's still around. here's a link to his myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/odonnellcustomguitars

 

[stashman]

I miss my O'Donnell

 

[Darklight]

Nope and I didn't see THD this year either, though they may have been there.

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Nope and I didn't see THD this year either, though they may have been there.

We didn't do a booth, but spent some time in the Jet City booth since we designed an amp for them.

 

[tedm]

I wonder if ODonnell gave up on the guitar business and is just doing repairs? His guitars are the best out there, but making a successful business out if it in a competitive market and economic downturn could be a significant challenge.

 

[tedm]

Ed - where can I find links for the Pico? (other than vid clips)? Thanks!

We didn't do a booth, but spent some time in the Jet City booth since we designed an amp for them.

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Ed - where can I find links for the Pico? (other than vid clips)? Thanks!

Dunno...I don't do anything for Jet City.

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

I wonder if ODonnell gave up on the guitar business and is just doing repairs? His guitars are the best out there, but making a successful business out if it in a competitive market and economic downturn could be a significant challenge.

Nope, he's working his butt off and still doing it.