Ruben Guitars

21/08/2026

An all Aussie Affair - The Ruben Distinction True Jumbo.

A few years ago we had the privilege of inviting a handful of our clients on a trip to the Otway Ranges here in Victoria to witness the skill and effort it takes to fell a Blackwood tree for use in guitar making. Murray and James from Otway Tonewoods were gracious enough to take us all out into the forest to show us how they harvest these timbers sustainably and with the greater good of the forest firmly in mind. This guitar was built from that very tree that we watched fall. From a tree nearly at the end of it's life cycle - given a second lease on life as a beautiful, bespoke instrument.

Not only are the Blackwood back and sides from the Otways, the soundboard is Otway Ranges Redwood (also from OT), the fingerboard and bridge are crafted from Mulga (another native timber) and the Nautilus Ammonite fossils used for the inlays are also from our coastline. This guitar will be very much at home with it's new owner in Port Fairy.

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31/07/2026

Apex Predator - Subcategory Bengal Tiger 🐅

Straight out of the jungle and ready to rock with Seymour Duncan APH-1 pickups, Graph Tech Guitar Labs Floyd and eye catching orange finish on swamp ash - it's an absolute weapon of a guitar.

See more of our Apex Predator range here - rubenguitars.com.au

15/07/2026

The last in the trio of guitars we recently built for Melbourne original musician Toby Travis. This guitar features the king of tonewoods - Brazilian Rosewood. Toby chose a stunning set - full of interesting patterns and chocolate tones. We then paired this with a beautiful dark one piece 500 year old Sinker Redwood top. This is a tried and tested tonewood combination here at Ruben Guitars and it never fails to impress with it's deep richness, sparkling highs and sustain that goes on forever. We topped of the build with Toby's signature 'Crown and Stars' fingerboard inlays in Paua and Mother or Pearl as well as our spalted maple asymmetrical rosette. This guitar is a feast for the eyes as well as the ears.

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02/07/2026

Showcasing the next guitar in the triplets we made for Melbourne artist - Toby Travis Music. This mid-sized Jumbo features beautiful Black and White (or aka Pale Moon) Ebony chosen from our collection at The Woodbank Melbourne. Toby chose to pair the stunning back and sides with pale Adirondack Spruce for the soundboard, black African ebony for the fingerboard and solid mother of pearl blocks as inlays. We also enhanced the beauty of this guitar again with an ornate abalone shell rosette and and purfling. To top it all off we used gold Gotoh 510 machine heads and added bespoke bone tuning buttons. Eye catching, elegant not not to be underestimated in tone, clarity and sustain - the hallmark of a Ruben Guitar.

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30/06/2026

A look at the first of three sisters - all equally beautiful in their own unique way...

'Storytellers' is the first guitar we are delighted to show you from our triplet of builds for Melbourne singer/songwriter Toby Travis. This traditional cutaway dreadnought with our signature 'Whisky Barrel' finish is comprised of Old Growth Honduran Mahogany x Adirondack Spruce. There are a few tasteful bespoke details like the Gold Mother Of Pearl 'Storytellers' inlay, the ornate Gotoh 510 tuners and those smaller finer details that brig the whole guitar together.

Stay tuned - the next of the triplets will be showcased soon 😉

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21/05/2026

With autumn nearly over, it's high time we share our latest seasonally themed hand rubbed stain creation - Liquid Amber Burst.

We love having our clients with us in the paint studio to witness their bespoke colours come to life on their builds. This is the second time has engaged us for a guitar bespoke journey and we all cannot wait to see the results under a shiny gloss finish.

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12/05/2026

One of the best! Support local music anyway you can - by listening to local music like Jason Resch (who is fantastic btw) and buying local like Jason has with his Ruben Junior pictured here.

To find something to stand for.

📷: Ian Ritter

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28/04/2026

Summer is over - and that means it's probably time for a guitar service. Changes in humidity, temperature and all of those summer gigs can affect your guitar's playability and intonation. So if you guitar isn't playing as well as you remember book in an appointment to see Ruben and get it sorted before that Melbourne winter sets in!

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23/04/2026

A few snapshots from around the grounds this past month. Full steam ahead on acoustic builds, electric builds, repairs, servicing and refrets. Looking forward to showing you all some very unique acoustics each with their own bespoke touches very soon!

Will 2026 be the year you start your bespoke journey? Contact us to find out how to get started - rubenguitars.com.au