Onyx guitar brand was started by a Melbourne musical instrument distributor who sold Korean made electric guitars and basses from the early 1980s to mid 1990s. They range included the usual Fender and Gibson copies but there were also some Rickenbacker and Mosrite inspired models. The higher end ones were labelled Custom Craft. The early 1990s saw the launch of Onyx superstrats. The brand was discontinued for a while in the mid 1990s but has since been revived and there is a large range of Onyx acoustic, electric and bass guitars which circa 2018 are made in China for distribution in Australia.