AMFISOUND - COMPANY

"Even though I have always built guitars for metal music, I have done my homework regarding basic guitars including acoustic and jazz styles, too. This is something you always have to do. Without knowing the basics, it's impossible to even think about doing anything better."

-Tomi

AMFISOUND:

The word "amfi" means two-sided. The name refers to "the combination of traditional craftsman values and of modern revolutionary guitar constructions."

We have made it our purpose to build the best new-generation guitars made of highest-quality materials, including traditional craftsmanship values and a Northern attitude! Our simple goal is to create modernized guitars that feature innovative and better constructions. Even though our guitars are made with modernized constructions and utmost visuality, we build our guitars in a traditional way by using "old school" machines that are operated by hand. This makes our work really unique and gives endless possibilities for shaping the wood.

We concentrate on detail by making special shapes and finishes which are used in combination with beautiful woods. This is our philosophy which we follow in constructing, designing and building better and especially meaningful guitars.

I have always wanted to keep our guitars updated for today's demands. This also means thinking about what kind of world we leave to our kids.

Ever since I started building guitars, I have asked myself why everyone should follow the old standards when, in fact, they don't go well together anymore with today's musical demands. I have always been a big fan of neck-thru guitars: they just have something - the sound, the stability - it's one package full of energy! Over the years I have tried to find out what are the actual weak features of this construction when using it in metal music. My policy in guitar designing is to see the reality without any detour! If you want to make something better, you first have to dig out the basics. And I am speaking about the actual construction and shape, not about the woods which anybody can buy, glue together, color, and impress people with with their beauty.

It's not a big deal to build a basic neck-thru instrument. But knowing how to shape and fit it perfectly to a certain music type is a challange that calls for innovative and know-how professionalism. This means constantly testing and developing our creations, following the developments in the guitar and guitar parts industry, and - equally important - following what's happening in the music scene, what sounds are in demand, what future trends are shaping up. By considering musician AND music, we aim for the ideal when building an instrument.

-Tomi