Jared Dines is selling his custom 18-string Ormsby guitar on eBay
Funds from the sale of the massive, Tasmanian-blackwood-and-stone-top model will be used to put instruments in the hands of less fortunate children
Back in 2018, YouTuber Jared Dines introduced his Ormsby 18-string, Tasmanian-blackwood-and-stone-top electric guitar to the world.
More recently, he brought the guitar into battle against fellow video star Stevie T, who plays a 20-string black walnut model built by Chinese company 10s, in a humorous video titled Djent 2019.
Now, Dines and Stevie T have teamed up once again, this time putting their combined 38 strings to use for a good cause.
As Dines explains in the video above, he and Stevie are selling their 18-string and 20-string guitars on eBay, and the funds will be used to purchase instruments for children whose families are unable to afford them on their own.
Says Dines, “The 18-string guitar, it’s awesome and I love it. But there’s more important things than me holding on to this monstrosity of a guitar.”
He adds jokingly, “Hopefully somebody bids more than, like, $500 and we actually spend a good amount of money for kids.”
Apparently Dines has little to worry about, as the bidding on his Ormsby currently sits at $16,300.
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You can bid on Dines’ guitar here. And stay tuned to Guitar World for more information on Stevie T’s 20-string auction.
Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.

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