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QUICK GLANCE LIST *****Bass Guitar, & Amp Manufacturers. Luthiers************
17th Street Guitars
A Basses
Custom and limited production basses.
AC Guitars
Custom basses and guitars
United Kingdom.
Acacia Instruments
Custom, exotic wood electric basses.
AccuGroove
Bass cabinet manufacturer.
Acme Sound
Bass speaker enclosures.
Acoustic Image
Acoustic amps.
Aguilar Amplification
DB 680 bass preamp.
Alembic
Basses, but also offers bass preamps, and pickups.
Alter Ego
Double basses, as well as violins, violas, and cellos.
Alvarez
Ampeg
Amptramp Industries
Speaker cabinets and custom amp chassis.
Analog Bros.
All tube rack preamps, power amps, and combos.
Andrews Guitars
Aquilina Basses
Aria USA
ART
Effects and amps.
Artinger Guitars
Handcrafted hollow, semi-hollo, and solid body instruments.
Ashdown Engineering
Handmade bass amps from England.
Aslin Dane
Guitar, bass, amplifier manufacturer and distributor.
Aspe Guitars
Electric guitars and basses made in the Netherlands.
Auerswald Instruments
Avatar Speakers
Guitar and bass cab.
AYS Basses
Chilean-made electric basses.
Azola Basses
Electric upright, acoustic upright, and acoustic electric basses.
Bag End
Bass cabinets and loudspeakers.
Barker Musical Instruments
Fretted vertical basses.
BassCulture
German make of electric basses (including uprights), strings, and pickups (in German)
David King Bass Guitar Systems
Custom basses.
Bassfabrik
Builder of Vincent Bassguitars, handcrafted in Germany.
Basslab Guitars
Instruments built with new materials and unique shapes.
Basson Sound
Bass cabinets.
B.Bo Basses/Bass Guild
Electric bass luthier that also sells used/vintage Guild basses.
B. C. Rich Guitars
Ken Bebensee Guitars
Hand crafted instruments.
Beck Guitarworks
Stainless steel guitars and basses. Also sells stainless steel knobs separately.
Bee Basses
Custom bass guitars.
Behringer
Amps and amp modelers.
Belman Guitars
Solidbody electrics, hollowbodies & basses.
Benavente Guitars
Hand-crafted guitars and basses.
Benedict Guitars
Bergantino Audio Systems
Speaker cabinets.
Bezalel Instruments
Handcrafted electric guitars and basses from Singapore.
Birdsong Guitars
Short scale instruments.
Black Dog Guitars
Electric guitars, acoustic guitars, and electric basses.
Bolin Guitars
Bolin NS series and custom guitars and basses.
Boogie Body Guitars
(The owner is also the inventor of the 2Tek Bass Bridge)
Born to Rock
Aluminum basses.
Bravewood Guitars
Custom guitars and basses, pre-aged parts, restoration work, and vintage replicas.
Brawley Guitars
Briarwood Guitars
Hand-made by luthier Brian Goode at the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix, AZ.
Brubaker Guitars
Handmade guitars and basses.
Bruno Traverso Guitars
Italian-made guitars and basses.
Buckdancers Choice
Upright electric basses.
Bunker Guitars
Burns London
Reissues of 60's Burns instruments plus some new models.
Burris Engineering
Hand-wired tube amps and preamps.
Butcher, The
Custom Bass & Guitars
"Sonic MEAT "
Oregon
United States.
CA Guitars
Applies aerospace composite material technology to acoustic musical instruments.
Canvas Guitars
Carl Thompson Basses
Custom electric basses and guitars as well.
Carvin
UK Distributor
The Carvin Museum
A historical look at Carvin's instruments and amps.
Cauble Custom Amps
Hand-wired PTP tube amps amd cabinets.
CB Basses
Custom handcrafted basses.
Celinder Basses
Handmade electric basses from Denmark.
Charles Cote Basses
Christof Kost Bass
Unique European handmade basses.
Harvey Citron - Handcrafted Guitars and Basses.
Clevinger
Solid body electric upright basses.
Clover Bass Guitars
the state of bass.
Conklin Guitar Company.
Cort Guitars.
Crate.
Crook Custom Guitars
Builds custom electric guitars and basses, plus repairs and finishing work.
C-tech/Pocket Rockit
Headphone amps with effects that plug right into your instrument.
Curbow String Instruments
Cyr Custom Guitars and Basses
Formerly called SMCTek Guitars.
Dame Guitars
Dammann Basses
Electric basses designed to hang nearly upright when played.
Danelectro
Dart Instruments
Acoustic instruments including guitars, basses, mandolins, and Hawaiian Steel Slide guitars.
Dave Maize Acoustic Bass Guitars
Dean Guitars
Dean Markley
Amps, strings, and accessories (some areas under construction). There's also a contest to win a year's supply of strings!
DeArmond Guitars
DeGennaro Guitars
Custom guitars, basses, and mandolins.
Delano
provider of high-end bass pickups.
Demeter Amplification
Devon Guitars
Custom electric basses.
Diego Pons Custom Guitars and Basses
Luthier in Spain.
Dillion Guitars
Dingwall Designer Guitars
Basses with a fanned fret system.
D. M. Guitars
Handmade guitars and basses from the UK plus repairs and refinishing.
DNG
Dobro
Dodge Guitars
Guitars that allow for easy exchange of pickups and electronics.
Michael Dolan Custom Guitars
Custom guitars and basses.
DP Custom Guitars and Basses
Dr. Bass
Speaker cabinets for bassists.
Duesenberg USA
Eagle Instruments
East-UK
On-board electronics for bass.
EBS Sweden
Pedals, amps, cabs, and strings.
Eden Electronics
Egholm Bass Guitars
Handmade basses from Denmark.
Eleca
Ellio Martina Guitars
Handmade guitars and basses.
Elrick Bass Guitars
Hand made basses with 4 to 8 strings.
Eminence
Acoustic, portable upright basses.
Epifani Custom Sound Systems
Bass cabinets.
Epiphone
Ergo Instruments
Electric uprights.
Erickson Design Associates
Ernie Ball, Inc./Music Man
esh Basses
Electric bass manufacturer in Germany.
ESP Guitars
Eugen Guitars
Hand-crafted Norwegian electric guitars and basses.
Euphonic Audio
Bass cabinets.
F Bass
Hancrafted basses.
Fairbanks Amplification
FenderWorld
On-line version of their Frontline magazine, some discussion forums, ways to date your guitar, and find a dealer near you.
Fender
guitars, Basses & amps
Fernandes Guitars
Fichter Electric Upright Basses
Flite Sound
Lightweight speaker enclosures.
Fodera Guitars Inc.
Hand-made electric basses and strings.
Forshage Custom Instruments
Specializes in acoustic archtops and hollowbody electrics, but does electric basses too
Framus
Electric guitars, basses, and amps.
Frankinstein Guitar Works
Fret-King Guitars
Frudua Guitar Works
"Italian style, worldwide technology custom guitars"
Fury
Electric basses.
RR Gadow Guitars
Electric Guitars and Basses.
Gallien-Krueger
Gardner Guitars
Custom basses, as well as repairs and restorations.
Garnet Amps
Gazer Guitars
Custom basses.
GB Guitars
Hand made basses.
Gecko Guitars
Handmade guitars and basses from Australia
G&L Guitars
Guitars by Leo
A G&L Guitars and Basses tribute page.
The G&L 8-String Bass Initiative
A user created site created in effort to persuade G&L to build an 8-string bass.
G. Edward Lutherie
The Eminence portable upright bass.
Garside Guitars
Genz Benz
Speaker cabinets.
G. Gould Music
Electric basses and strings.
Gibson USA
Pictures and product information for many instruments and product listings for Dawn, Epiphone, Oberheim, Orange Amplifiers, Red Bear, Tobias Guitars, and Zeta.
Giffin Guitars
Electric guitars and basses.
GIM Custom Guitars
Malaysian guitar/bass luthier that also offers classes.
Glockenklang
Bass amps and cabs from Germany.
Godin/Seagull Guitars
Golini Guitars
Handcrafted classical, steel string, jazz, and electric guitars/basses.
GR Basses
4- and 5-string electric basses.
Kamil Greben
Handmade guitars and basses from Slovakia.
Grendel Basses
Hand made electric basses. (The distributor's web site.)
Guild
Guitar Factory
Electric/acoustic guitars and electric basses.
Gus Guitars
Halo Guitars
Hamer Guitars
Hanewinckel Guitars
Hand crafted bass guitars.
Harper Amplifiers
Swiss-made tube and solid state amps.
Hartke
Haze Guitars
Custom guitars and basses made in Dublin, Ireland
Heins Guitars
Handmade custom guitars and basses from the Netherlands.
Hembrook Custom Basses and Guitars
Heritage Guitar Inc.
HEVOS
Based in the Netherlands.
Hill Custom Guitars
Solid-body guitars and basses.
Hoag Light Beam Guitars
Guitars and basses with optical pickups.
Hofner
A divsion of Boosey & Hawkes.
Hohner USA
Hot Wire Bass
High-end custom basses made in Germmany.
Hughes and Kettner
Hulse Bass Systems
Bass enclosures. Also distributor for Eminence speakers.
Human Base
Handmade electric basses from Germany.
Ibanez
Ibanez Vintage Page
Pics, specs, and catalogs, covering older Ibanez instruments.
IbanezTalk.com
Discussion forums for Ibanez instruments and amps.
Italia Guitars
"Inspired by the 60's with 21st Century Technology"
Jacaranda Guitars
Handmade Italian instruments.
Jay Turser Guitars
JB Player
Jerzy Drozd Basses
Art basses.
Jim Reed Guitars
Italian-made electric guitars and basses.
JJ Helms
Custom basses.
Joe's Guitars
Custom electric guitars and basses.
Joella Basses
High-end electric basses, as well as parts and accessories for uprights.
John Birch Guitars
Electric guitars and basses.
J. T. Hargreaves Bass Guitars
Acoustic bass guitars.
Kania
Hand made EUB and bass guitars from Poland.
Ken Smith Basses, LTD.
Hand-made electric basses.
Kennedy Audio
Kern Engineering
IP-777 tube preamp.
Kimex Trading
Kix and Kimberley brand acoustic and electric guitars and amps. OEM for export.
Kinal Guitars
Kitty Hawk
Tube guitar/bass amps, MIDI audio switchers, and custom flight cases.
Knooren Handcrafted Instruments
Upright and electric bass builder in the Netherlands.
Koch Guitar Electronics
Tube amps made in the Netherlands.
Koll Guitars
Kona
Amps.
Kramer Krazy
Some history about Kramer guitars, classifieds, and other tidbits.
Kritz Custom Guitars
Belgian guitar and bass maker that makes use of smile frets, asymmetric neck, and more.
Kubicki
Electric basses.
Kustom
Kydd Basses
Compact electric uprights.
L.A. Kidwell Musical Instruments
Custom electric basses.
Labsystems
Australian bass amp manufacturer.
Lado Musical
Electric, acoustic guitars and electric basses.
Lag
French maker of guitars and basses.
Lakland Basses
Laney Amplification
Laurus Basses
Handmade electric basses.
Lava Cable
Hand-made cables with high-quality components.
LDM Electronic
Guitar/bass amps and cabs.
LeCompte Electric Bass
Hand-built basses.
Leduc Guitars and Basses
Manufacturer in France.
LeFay
Basses from Germany.
L.E.G.G. Guitars World
Italian handmade basses and guitars.
Legra Guitars
Levin Guitars
Acoustic and electric basses.
Lieber Instruments
Custom guitars
Little Guitar Works
Custom ergonomic guitars and basses.
Longbow Guitars
M Basses
Custom handmade bass guitars.
Malden Guitars
Manne Guitars
Handcrafted instruments from Italy.
Mari by RediVivus
Electric basses made in Italy.
Markbass
Bass amps.
Marleaux Bass Guitars
German bass builder
Marshall
Martin Guitar Company
Makes some acoustic basses.
Matt Pulcinella Guitars
Handmade electric basses.
Mega Amplifiers
Guitar and bass amplifiers, for electrics and acoustics.
Merchant Bass
makes upright electric basses and repairs/restores acoustic uprights.
Mesa/Boogie
Messenger Upright Electric Bass
Mayones
Largest electric, bass, and acoustic guitar maker in Poland.
Michael Kelly Guitar Company
Acoustic basses.
Michas Custom Guitars
Mike Lull's Guitar Works
Custom basses.
Miller Instruments
Carbon fiber guitars and basses (including upright).
Monterey Guitars
Moses, Inc.
Upright basses and replacement necks.
MTD (Michael Tobias Design)
Hand made basses (electric and acoustic).
Modulus Guitars
Mollerup Basses
Mr. Potato
Music Man/Ernie Ball, Inc.
Music Man Amps
A user created site with history on the now defunct company, product info, schematics, and more.
Musicvox
Naked Guitar
Oil-finished, "Naked" electric guitars and basses.
Neubauer Guitars
Custom made guitars and basses from Germany.
Neuser Basses
Nevborn Guitars
Custom guitars and basses from Sweden.
New York Bass Works
Hand crafted 4,5 & 6 string bass guitars.
Nobels Electronics
Practice amps.
Nordstrand Guitars
Electric basses.
Novax
Fanned-fret instruments.
NS Design (Ned Steinberger)
Odyssey Guitars
Handmade electric basses.
OLP Guitars
Officially licensed Music Man-style guitar and basses.
OnBoard Research
Makes the Intellitouch Tuner, which works by 'feeling' the vibrations of the instrument, rather than using a mic or cable.
Orange
Amps and enclosures.
Overwater Basses
Handmade electric basses from the UK.
Peavey
Pedulla
Pentasystem
Specializes in 5-string electric instruments.
Petillo Guitars
Handmade guitars and basses. Also strings, repair and restoration.
Petros Guitars and Basses
Phantom Guitarworks
Electric guitars and basses utilizing some bygone body shapes like the Teardrop.
Phil Musical
Acoustic guitars, electric guitars, electric basses and combo amps.
Powerstate Amplifiers
Hungarian amp and cab manufacturer.
Predaina Custom Basses
Handmade custom basses
Pritchard Amps
RainSong Graphite Guitars
Randall Amplifiers
RavenWestGuitar Co.
Ray Ramirez Basses
Standard and upright basses.
Raezer's Edge
Speaker cabs.
Read Custom Instruments
Handcrafted electric basses and guitars.
Renaissance Guitars
Handmade guitars and basses from Santa Cruz, CA. Won First Place in Harmony-Central Golden Axe Award "Best Value" Category
Reverand Musical Instruments
Rick Turner Guitars
Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker Registration Page
A user site with instrument photos with polls and data on owners.
Björn Eriksson's Rickenbacker Page
User site with history and info on many models, links, and more.
alt.guitar.rickenbacker
A newsgroup for Rickenbacker owners.
Ritter Bass Guitars
Electric basses and custom designs.
AbeRivera.com
A user run site with information on Abe Rivera instruments.
RKS Guitars
Instruments with interchangeable body shells and easy access to electronics.
Robin Basses
RockBass by Warwick
Official site for Warwick's new RockBass line.
Roscoe Guitars
4, 5, 6 and 7 string electric basses.
Roy Guitars
Canadian-made electric basses.
Sabrafen
Electric guitars, basses and archtops from Spain
Sadowsky Guitars Ltd.
Makes basses and a bass preamp. Based in New York.
Sadowsky Tokyo
The Japan-based workshop. Dells worldwide except for the US.
Samick
Acoustics, electrics, and amps.
Sandberg Guitars
Guitars, basses, and custom work.
Sandy Sanderson Guitars
Electric guitars, basses, and other stringed instruments from New Zealand.
Schecter Guitar Research
Guitars, basses, 7-strings, and Diamond Series instruments.
Schroeder Cabinets
Sei Bass
Custom bass builder in London with Axon MIDI option.
Selsam Hellrazor Tarantula
Sever
Standard and custom basses from Slovenia.
SGD Lutherie
SGL Guitars
Custom guitar maker in the UK. Also does repairs.
Shergold Guitars
Electric guitars, including uprights, made in London.
Shuker Bass Guitars
4-, 5-, and 6-string electric and acoustics basses.
Skillet Handcrafted Instruments
Custom guitars and basses in Germany.
Skjold Design Guitars
Custom electric basses.
Soller & Sivcak
Hand-made electric guitars and basses from the Slovak Republic.
Songworks
Little Lanilei miniature tube amps.
Sonic Loudspeaker Systems
Speaker cabinets.
Soundsmith, Inc.
Tube preamp.
Spalt Instruments
Specht Guitars
Custom instruments.
Specimen Products
Custom guitars and tube amps.
Spector Basses
Hand crafted basses.
Spencer Guitars
Custom solid body guitars, basses, and other stringed instruments.
Spirit Musical Products
Spruce Hill Guitars
Aluminum bodied instruments.
Starr Labs
Makes bass MIDI controllers.
Status Graphite
Steinberger
Wood and composite basses.
Steinberger World
A user site with tech info, parts sources, photos, serial number database, links and more.
Stellar Guitars
Stevens Guitars
Electric guitars/basses and mandolins.
Stewart Basses
Hand made bolt-on electric basses.
Sthac Guitars
Electric guitars and basses with a Custom Shop.
Billy Stuart
Handmade electric basses.
Sukop Electric Guitars
Sunn Amps
Surf City Instruments
Acoustic and electric guitars/basses.
Switch Music
Switch and Drive brand instruments and amps.
SWR
Tech 21
Creators of SansAmp technology and producers of amps, cabinets, effects, and more.
Tech Soundsystems
Bass amps and cabinets.
Thorndal Guitars and Basses
Electric guitars and basses handmade in Germany (German only)
Timtone Custom Guitars
Tobias Basses
A division of Gibson.
Tokai Guitar Company
Traben Bass Company
Trace Elliot
Travis Bean
Treker Guitars
Instruments with patented neck designs guaranteed not to warp.
Tube Works
Unique Guitars USA
Handmade custom guitars and basses. Started by Joey Rico, son of BC Rich founder.
U.S. Masters Guitar Works
UVA Instruments
Custom guitars, basses, and violins with unique body shapes.
Vaccaro Guitar Co.
Aluminum neck instruments.
Vahala Amplifications
Solid state and tube amps.
The Valve Amplifiers
Peak performance tube amplifiers.
Vantage
A division of Samick.
Versoul
Baritone and bass guitars.
Vigier Guitars
Vintage Vibe Guitars
Custom guitars/basses, bodies, necks, pickguards, and a line of vintage-style pickups.
Vox Amplification
Official site of Vox amps
The VOX Showroom
Some product info with pictures, and a little history.
Wal Basses
4, 5, and 6 string basses from the UK.
Warrior Instruments
Warwick
Some basic information on their basses. Under construction.
Waterstone Musical Instruments
Wayne Jones Amplification
High-end bass cabs designed by a bassist.
Washburn Guitars
WaZoo Custom
Custom guitars and basses.
Wendler electroCoustic
Unique carved cedar acoustic/electric guitars and basses.
Wild Stringed Instruments
Custom guitars and basses.
Wilkat Guitars
Custom electric guitars and basses.
Wilson Bros.
Ventures model guitars and basses.
Wittman-Spins
Wood Musical Instruments
Brazilian manufacturer of guitars and basses.
Yamaha Guitars
Zebaoth
German hand built basses
Zeta Musical Instruments
Makes a cross-over bass for upright or electric playing, as well as solidbody violins/cellos (some with MIDI capability).
Zon Guitars
Makers of fine handcrafted basses with graphite necks.
ZZRyder
Electric basses.
************PICKUPS************
Actodyne General Inc.
Maker of the Lace Sensors.
AERO Instrument
Barbera Transducer Systems
Pickups for upright bass.
Bartolini
Pickups and preamps.
BassCulture
(in German)
Basslines
Seymour Duncan's line of bass pickups.
Custom Rewind
Rewinds pickups to your specifications.
DiMarzio
EMF Acoustics
Acoustic pickups.
EMG Inc.
EMG UK Site
Fishman
Acoustic instrument pickups.
Haeussel Pickups
Hammon Engineering
The Dark Star bass pickup.
Highlander Musical Audio Products
Pickups and preamps for acoustic basses.
Kloppman Electrics
Hand-wound guitar and bass pickups.
LightWave Optical Pickups
Lindy Fralin
Bill Lawrence Design
LR Baggs
Acoustic instrument pickups and preamps.
Pure-Tone
Q-Tuner
Rio Grande Pickups
Schaller
Schatten Design
Piezo transducer pickups for acoustic instruments.
Schertler
Transducers for a variety of acoustic instruments, preamps, and portable loudspeaker systems.
Villex
High-end passive pickup systems.
************STRINGS************
BassCulture
(in German)
Curt Mangan Strings
D'Addario Strings
D'Aquisto Strings
Dean Markley Strings
DR Strings
Elixir Strings
Long lasting strings.
Ernie Ball, Inc./Music Man
Everly Music
G. Gould Music
GHS Strings
Ken Smith Basses, LTD.
La Bella Strings
Pure-Tone
Pyramid Strings
Rotosound
SIT Strings
Stringer Industries, Inc.
Thomastik-Infeld
Wyres Strings
************CASES/GIG BAGES/COVERS/RACKS************
Ameritage Carrying Cases
High quality instrument cases.
Austin Custom Cases
Heavy duty ATA flight cases.
ClimateCase -Thermal/humidity protective case covers for instruments.
Colorado Case Company
Soft cases and insulated case covers.
Custom Amp Covers
Dragon Cases
Custom flight cases and padded bags for gear, lights, or whatever you need protection for.
El-Com Hardware
Guitar and bass road cases
Father's Woodcraft
Flight and shipping cases for rack gear and instruments.
Flight Form Cases, Inc.
Protective cases, including custom designs.
Galaxy Guitar Products
Instrument racks, primarily for touring.
Gator Cases
Kangaroo Covers
Amp covers that also add pokets for carrying extra gear.
Kitty Hawk
Custom flight cases.
Le Cover
Custom fit covers for your gear.
LM Engineering
Flight and shipping cases for instruments and rack gear.
MKS Professional Stage Products
Maker of the Pedalpad, a portable pedalboard which can accomodate some rack units as well as pedals.
NGM Pedalboard Systems
NYC Pedalboards
Paul Lenders Guitar Systems
Makes custom pedalboards and bass/guitar rack systems in the Netherlands.
Personalized Covers
Custom instrument case and amp covers.
Protection Racket
Instrument cases from the UK.
Rack Release
A quick release fastener for use with rack gear to easily remove components without any tools.
RakTrap Storage Systems
Makes doors that fit into rack lids to give you some extra storage space for smaller items.
Reunion Blues
Gig bags and straps.
Road Ease
Saddle-style bags that hang on your instrument case for extra storage.
S.A.M. Cases
Custom flight cases. Also sells other brands.
SKB Cases
Racks and instrument cases.
Stompin' Ground Pedalboard Systems
Pedalboard/case systems for guitar and bass players.
Studio Slips
Amp covers.
Summit Guitar Pack
Gig bags that have a rigid, protective frame and a detachable gear bag.
TKL Products Corp
Instrument cases.
Tuki Covers
Instrument and amp covers.
Ultracase
Instrument stands and a tech box/tool holder.
UniTec
Cases for instruments, rack gear, and mixers.
************PARTS & ACCESSORIES************
Actodyne General Inc.
Maker of the Lace Sensors and McIntyre Amplification products.
Action Custom Straps
Advantage Tube Services
Sells tubes.
AG Kustoms
Custom guitar/bass finishes.
Allparts
Instrument and amp parts.
AllThingsMusic.net
Custom guitar picks and buttons.
Amplitrex Audio Products
Tube testing equipment.
Autoplayer
Windows software for guitar, bass, ukulele, and mandolin for learning scales, chords, and writing music with the ability to save as a tab file.
AXON
Pitch-to-MIDI converters for guitar and bass.
Azden Corporation
Wireless systems.
BandPasses.com
Sells custom back-stage passes to use for your concerts.
BassLine
Acoustical treatment for speaker enclosures to improve bass response.
BBE Sound
DI boxes and preamps.
B. Hefner Company
Body parts, necks, and other components
Castalia Publications
Instructional posters.
Castle Guitar Works
Custom finishes and inlays.
chicipick
A pick/trigger system to allow new control over effects.
The Chordal Approach
Clayton Guitar Picks
Picks, slides, and other accessories.
ColorRiffic Pickguards
Pickguards with images and artwork.
Cord-Lox
Cable wraps, with option custom printing.
C-tech/Pocket Rockit
Headphone amps, effects, digital recorders for slowing down riffs, and more.
Custom Audio Japan
Makes an assortment of switching/loop systems as well as power supplies and cables.
Custom Luthier
Ready-cut and custom inlays, as well as product development services.
Custom Shop Parts
Guitar, bass, and mandolin parts, including pickups and accessories.
Double Treble
Custom straps.
Double Whammy
Dunlop
Picks, slides, and other accessories.
EBow
Emulate string instruments and synths.
Edition MJN
Publishes a new book, 'The Repertory of Chords for Electric Bass'. A sample page is available.
El Dorado Guitar Straps
Leather straps, including hand-tooled models.
Ernie Ball, Inc./Music Man
Strings and accessories.
Etymotic Research
Earphones and hi-fi ear plugs.
Everly Music
Strings, cables, and picks.
Evidence Audio
High-end instrument cables.
E.W. Bridge
Pocket-sized digital recorders.
Exotic Woods Company
Parts for instrument building.
Eyeland Enterprises
Instrument straps.
EZWrap
Cable fasteners.
George L's
Steel guitar pickups and accessories, strings, and cables.
Gilbert Wooden Guitar Pick
Grover Musical Products
Tuning machines.
Gruven Music Products
Guitar and amp stands.
GuitarBuilder
Guitar and bass parts. Also builds custom instruments.
Guitar Jones
Guitar parts and components.
Guitar Parts Resource
Sells all sorts of instrument parts.
Guitar Parts USA
Repair and replacement parts.
HAS Sound
Instrument wiring/tone control kits.
Herc Fede's Custom Shop
Offers multi color swirl and standard instrument finishes.
Hipshot Products
Extender keys, bridges, and tuning hardware.
Homespun Tapes
Instructional material available in cassette, CD, and video tape formats.
Hudson Music
Instructional and entertainment videos featuring some well-known artists.
In Tune Guitar Picks
Custom guitar picks.
Italia Leather Straps
Jazzbacks
Jazz backing tracks.
Kahler
Tremolos and bridges
Kellar Bass Systems
Makes a system that allows guitarists to play MIDI bass at the same time.
Kepur Guitar and Bass Straps
Jimy
Custom picks.
Lathon Bass Wear
Clothing for bass players.
Lead Tidy
Cable management tool.
Legend Picks
Custom picks.
LockOn
Tuners.
Make Your Own Electric Guitar
A book that guides you through the construction of three different guitars.
Maranita
UK firm offering silver and gold plectrums.
Marshall Electronics/Mogami
Cables.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Instructional books.
MIT Cables
High-end cables.
MJS Music Instruction
Sells several instructional books on scales and theory.
Monster Cable
Moody Leather Straps
Leather guitar and bass straps.
Moses, Inc.
Manufactures graphite/composite replacement necks.
Nady Systems
Wireless transmitters.
Nashville Guitar Pattern
An instructional book for creating scales and modes from only one fret pattern.
Neutrik USA
Audio connectors.
Northern Illusion
Custom pyrography (woodburning).
On-Stage Stands
Musical instrument and mic stands.
Pedalboard.com
Pedal power supplies, true bypass switch boxes, and battery simulators.
Pedal-Racks
Pedalboards.
Peterson Tuners
Professional strobe tuners.
Pickboy Picks
Actually the distributor's web site.
Pick Factory
Custom guitar picks.
PlayPro Software
Instructional software with real-time effects and hard disk recording.
Pork Products
4-, 5-, and 6-string bass tremolos.
ProCo Sound
Manufactures a variety of cables.
Proel
Cables, connectors, and pro audio accessories.
Prostage
Footswitches and MIDI controllers.
Quick Cord Systems
Rackmount, retractable instrument, mic, speaker, and AC cord reels for quick rig setup.
Quik Lok
Stands and accessories.
Rack Release
A quick release fastener for use with rack gear to easily remove components without any tools.
Rapco
Instrument/mic/speaker cables, snakes, and related accessories.
Real Rock
Gemstone guitar and bass picks.
Reed Kotler Systems
Software and hardware for slowing down recorded audio while preserving the pitch.
RePlay Technologies
CD looping software that can also slow down music for transcription.
Reunion Blues
Gig bags and straps.
Rock Block
A simple device to let you play with a CD or other device with headphones.
Rock n Roller Cart
Folding multi-function equipment cart.
Roxy Guitar Finish
Performs a variety of body and neck finishes.
Russian Dragon
Products for measuring timing accuracy between two signals.
Schaller
Pickups, tuning heads, bridges, and more.
Schatten Design
Piezo transducer pickups for acoustic instruments, plus some luthiery tools and technical books.
ShadowStand
Modern, unobtrusive instrument stand. Also makes a version designed for the outdoors.
Shark Inlay
Custom inlay work for instruments or anything else made of wood.
Sher Music
Jazz and Latin music books.
Slider Straps
Straps with a patented 'X' design supports instrument across back and over both shoulders.
Sound Sculpture
Switching systems for working with multiple amps and effects, with gain controls and continous controller capability.
Spectraflex
Braided cables.
Sperzel
Tuning machines.
Straps Plus
Strapture Guitar Straps
Straps with one end that slides behind the body for better balance.
String Swing Mfg.
Guitar stands and hangers for instruments.
Stringer Industries, Inc.
Strings, pedals, and chord computers.
Svetlana
Tubes.
Terrapin Guitars
Guitar and bass pickguards with a variety of designs, plus you can submit your own art to use.
Texas Music and Video
Lessons on video.
Thermidor Music
Publishes Essential Bass Technique, and instructional book.
Twanger, Inc.
Makers of the PraxAx, a portable practice and strength building tool.
Ugly Bass Player
Hats, shirts, and stickers for bass players.
Ultimate Support Systems
All sorts of stands.
USA Custom Guitars
Sells parts and raw materials for guitar builders.
Vintage Vibe Guitars
Custom guitars/basses, bodies, necks, pickguards, and a line of vintage-style pickups.
Vision Music
Lessons by Mail service covering a variety of playing styles and topics.
Vintage Paper
Sells reprints of older catalogs from Fender, Vox, Gretsch, Danelectro, Supro, and National String Instruments.
The Virtual Accompanist
Sells piano sccompaniments in MIDI file format or audio tape. Aimed primarily at string bass players.
Walking Jazz Lines for Bass
Warmoth
Parts including bodies, necks, pickguards, and other hardware.
WD Music Products
Sells a variety of guitar parts and will even build a guitar for you.
Weber Vintage Sound Technology
Maufactures and sells vintage style speakers.
Whirlwind
Cables, mixers, adapters, and accessories.
WholeARTS
The Harmonic Metronome for Windows.
Wiedenman Custom Inlay
Custom inlay work for instruments and other items.
Wittman-Spins
On-board tuners and the Spinstrap.
World Wide Custom Paint
Performs basic and custom body finishes as well as inlays.
Xwire
Digital wireless systems.
Y Strap
An ergonomically designed strap.
Do-Music
Labels that you can put on your bass to show the notes.
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Pedals/Rack Gear Manufacturers
3ms Pedals
Accutronics
Spring reverbs.
Alesis
AMS Neve
Studio effects.
Analog Man
Manufactures Chorus pedals, Compressors, Fuzzes, Boosters, Overdrives, and performs many pedal mods.
AnalogPro
Antares Systems
Auto-Tune processor.
Anthony DeMaria Labs
All tube studio gear.
Aphex Systems
Studio effects.
ART
Asonix Corporation
Makes the Nite-Owl, a distortion pedal with built-in effects loop.
Audiotech
Guitar audio switchers - A/B/Y boxes, A/B/C boxes, etc. - and effects.
Auralux
Home of the KingTrem and ClearGain pedals.
Axess Electronics
Guitar audio switchers, audio buffers/splitters, control function switchers, and MIDI footcontrollers.
Axis Research
Makers of the Fuzz Faze Plus pedal.
Ayan Enterprises
Manufactures the Smooth & Slim, a signal conditioner for improving tone.
Backline Engineering
The RiffBox looping pedal.
Bad Cat Amps
Hand-made tube amps and tube pedals.
Banzai
Effects pedals and routers/switchers.
Barber Electronics
Makers of the Burn Unit and Tone Pump.
BBE Sound
Makes DI boxes, preamps, and sonic maximizer processors.
Behringer
Mostly studio effects.
Big Briar
Mooger Fooger pedals designed by Bob Moog.
Bixonic
Expandora fuzz pedal
Blackbox Music Electronics
Blackstone Appliances
Mosfet overdrive pedal.
Boomerang Musical Products
Phrase sampler
Boot-Leg
Hand made effects from Japan.
Boss
Bruce Bennett Music Labs
Brown Sound pedal and wah conversion kits.
BSM
BSS Audio
Dynamics processors, EQs.
Budda Amplification
Burkey
Provider of pedalboard power supplies and other guitar electronics
Carl Martin
Carvin
Cat's-Eye E.S.P.
Custom analog effects.
Catalinbread
Custom effects and audio electronics design.
Chandler Musical Instruments
Chicgo Iron
Hand-made reproductions of the Tycobrahe Parapedal and Octavia.
chicipick
An interesting pick/trigger system to allow new control over effects.
Chunk Systems
Effects pedals from Down Under
CIOKS
Power supplies for effects pedals.
Collier Electronics
Manufactures a combination 2x3 parametric EQ/Premp/Mixer.
ClinchFX
Maker of the Blue Classic distortion pedal
Coopersonic
Dual-tube overdrive pedal.
C-tech/Pocket Rockit
Headphone amps with effects and pedals.
Cusack Music
Custom pedals and electronics.
Custom Audio Electronics
Custom Audio Japan
Makes an assortment of switching/loop systems as well as power supplies and cables.
Damage Control
Tube preamps/distortion units and effects.
Danelectro
The Danelectro Discussion Board
dbx
Mostly pro audio/studio gear.
Death by Audio
Diago
Pedals and pedalboards.
Dialtone Electronic Effects
Handmade guitar effects from Canada.
Diamond Pedals
DiamondWare
Makes a pedal for restoring dynamic range when using heavy distortion plus a noise gate.
Diaz
Handmade amplifiers and effects pedals
Digital Music Corp.
MIDI foot controllers.
DigiTech
DOD
Drawmer
Hardware and software studio effects.
Dredge-Tone Audio
Overdrive pedals for guitar and bass.
Dunlop
Information covers the MXR line of effects as well.
DW Labs
Makes a multi-distortion pedal, buffering preamp, and an effects switching box.
Dytone
Hand-made effects from Germany.
EBS Sweden
Bass effects.
Effectrode
Tube-based effects.
Eleca
Electrix
Effects geared towards DJs as well as musicians, including a vocoder and analog filter bank.
Electro-Harmonix
Big Muff, Small Stone, Deluxe Memory Man, Deluxe Electric Mistress, Microsynthesizer, Q-Tron, Frequency Analyzer, Bassballs, Polychorus.
ElectroKraft Pickups
Empress Effects
builds custom music effects for the little guy/robot.
eowave
Analog effects.
Euthymia Electronics
Eventide Inc.
Makes Harmonizer (R) Brand Effects Processors.
FJA Mods
Amp and effects mods, as well as repair and restoration work.
FMR Audio
Focusrite
Studio signal processing products.
Frantone
Peachfuzz, Creampuff, Glacier, Thunderhead, Sweet, and more.
Frostwave
Analog effects pedals.
Fulltone Custom Effects
Furman
EQ and studio effects.
Fuzzmite
Handmade guitar pedals.
FX Doctor
Effects pedals and modifications.
G2D Guitar Pedals
George Dennis Pedals
HipKitty
Homebrew Electronics
Homebrew Electronics (Arizona)
Hand-wired pedals.
Hot Chili Tube Company
Hughes and Kettner
Ibanez
Ilitch Electronics
Analog effects pedals.
IndyGuitarist
Effect pedal mods, pedalboards, jam tracks, and custom pedals.
ISP Technologies/Waller Amplification
Noise reduction pedal.
Jacques Stompboxes
Effects pedal manufacturer, also with information on other classic pedals and amps.
JAMS Audio
Direct recording devices (US Distributor's site).
Jersey Girl
Homemade guitars and effects.
J. Everman
Custom analog effects
Joemeek
Analog studio gear.
Junger Audio
Digital dynamics processors.
Justin Philpott Effects
Hand-made pedals for sale or trade.
Robert Keeley
Ross compressor clone and Tube Screamer mods.
Kern Engineering
Tube wah pedal.
Kitty Hawk
MIDI audio switchers.
Klark Teknik
Equalizers, dynamics processors, delay lines, and other pro audio gear.
Klon
Kmc Music & Sound
Effects pedalboards and roadcases.
Korg
KR Musical Products
Vintage pedal recreations.
Kuciel Electronics
Hand made, point-to-point wiring effects for guitar and bass.
Labsystems Amplification
Guitar and bass effects hand-built in Australia.
LBC Effects
Hard Eight overdrive/fuzz.
Legendary Tones/Time Machine Boost
Lehle Switches
European Musical Imports (US/Canadian distirbutor) - Guitar and amp switchers.
Lexicon
Line 6
Lock and Rock
Pedals designed to lock together to create a single unit.
Lockhart FX
Loop-Master
Handmade A/B, A/B/C, A/B/Y, True Bypass, and other pedals. Echoplex tape cartridge rewinding services available.
Love Pedal
Custom pedals and mods.
Lovetone
LucidTone
Hand-made amps and effect pedals for the real musician.
Magitec
A UK company that makes a vintage style tube, tape echo unit.
Maxon
Menatone
MI Audio
The Tube Zone hand-made overdrive pedal.
Mill Hill Creations
MindStorm Effects
Pedal boards and true bypass mods for wah pedals.
MKS Professional Stage Products
Maker of the Pedalpad, a portable pedalboard which can accomodate some rack units as well as pedals.
Mode Soundworks
The Chimera upgradeable and customizable multi-effects pedal.
Morley
Musician Junkyard
Junkyard Screamer pedal.
Mutronics Ltd.
Makers of the Mutator.
Nelsound Guitar Effects
Maker of the Apexfuzz pedal.
NGM Pedalboard Systems
Nick Greer Exp. Designs
Handwired effects and selector pedals.
Nobels Electronics
Noise Custom Guitar Systems
The Dirt Box distortion with multiple channels and effects loops, plus custom work.
NYC Pedalboards
Oram
Pro audio EQ.
Orion Effects
Owen Electronics
Guitar and bass effects pedals.
PAiA Electronics, Inc.
Kits for building your own effects.
Paul Lenders Guitar Systems
Makes custom pedalboards and bass/guitar rack systems in the Netherlands.
Peavey
Pedalboard.com
Pedal power supplies, true bypass switch boxes, and battery simulators.
Pedalman
Rare and vintage effects dealer that also produces some of its own pedals.
Pedal-Racks
Pedalboards.
Pedaltrain
Pedalboards with protective carrying case.
Pete Cornish
Pharaoh Amplifiers
Custom effects pedals and amps.
Pigtronix
Analog pedals.
Power Technology
Audio processing hardware and software for Windows computers.
Prescription Electronics
PreSonus Audio Electronics
ProCo Sound
The RAT line of pedals.
Prophecysound Systems
Effects pedals, some also sold in kit form.
Prostage
Footswitches and MIDI controllers.
Quantec
Makers of the Yardstick reverb processor.
Radial Engineering
Audio and optical cables, snakes, and direct boxes.
Rane Corporation
Pro audio gear like compressors, crossovers, EQs, mimxers, etc.
Rastop Designs and Music
Effects pedals and custom design services.
Real McCoy Custom
Tunable wah pedals and some other effects as well.
Red Witch Analog Pedals
Hand-made analog effects. Also does custom designs.
Retroman
Retro-Sonic
Hand-made effects.
Roadrunner Custom Guitars
Also makes effects.
Rock Hard Inc.
Makes The Plex, a modern day reincarnation of the Echoplex
.
Rocktek
Rocktron
Product info and user manuals.
Roger Linn Design
Roger Mayer Effects
Rolls, RFX, Bellari
Roland
Vintage Roland Effects
Images and information on some classic Roland pedals and rack gear.
Samson Audio
EQ.
Scott's Crispy Cream
A treble boost pedal.
Seekers
Analog vocoder.
Shannon Effects
Hand-made guitar effects.
Sherlock Amplifiers
Sherman Productions
Filterbank.
SIB
Overdrive/distortion pedals.
Siegmund Guitars
SKB Cases
Racks and instrument cases. A pretty complete catalog, including prices.
Skrydstrup R&D
Custom audio switchers, foot controllers, and more.
Snarling Dogs
Sound Sculpture
Switching systems for working with multiple amps and effects, with gain controls and continous controller capability.
Spatializer Audio Labs
3D audio processors.
Startouch Pedals
New company debuting with a double-grounded, steel A/B pedal.
Stereoscope Effects
Stinkfoot Electronics
Custom effects, mods, switchers, etc.
Stompin-Ground Pedalboard Systems
Pedalboard/case systems for guitar and bass players.
SustainPunch
Repairs and modifies effects pedals to enhance tone or add full bypass.
SwAMP
Sweet Sound Electronics
Symetrix
T. Miranda Custom Effects
Effects pedals.
T-Rex Engineering
Effects pedals and switching systems.
TAL Audio
Armadillo Blues Preamp with Roadkill Fuzz.
TC Electronic
T.C. Jauernig Electronics
Tech 21
Telegun Amplifiers
Boutique tube amps and pedals.
ThroBak Electronics
TOA Electronics
ToadWorks
The Mr. Ed distortion pedal.
Tonebone
Tube-based distortion pedals.
Toneczar
Tone Zone
Troubled Variance
Custom effects pedals.
Tube Works
V-Stack
Guitar pedal preamp for direct recording.
Vaughn's Mods
Offers a variety of Ibanez TS9 modifications.
VerbaTone
Vibro World
Tube electronics, parts, and effects.
Vintage Tone Project
Hand-crafted, limited edition effects with custom graphics.
VintageFX
Hand-made effects
Visual Sound
Vodka Mods
Modded pedals and kits for the DIY types.
Voodoo Lab
The VOX Showroom
Some product info with pictures, and a little history.
Wake Me Up Music
A hand-made overdrive pedal.
Watkins Electric Music (WEM)
Copicat echo unit.
Way Huge Electronics
Weiss
Digital studio effects.
WOBO Guitar Electronics
Loopers and switching systems.
Xotic Guitars & Effects
AC & RC Booster, Robotalk pedals.
Yamaha
Zebranalogic
Handmade effects and synthesizers.
Zinky Electronics
Amps, cabs, and pedals.
ZOOM
Z.Vex Effects
Software/Plug-Ins Manufacturers
Abyss Studios
Free VST PC plug-ins.
Antares Systems
Auto-Tune plug-in.
ANWIDA Soft
Audio processing software for Windows.
Arboretum Systems
Makes software for real-time effects processing on your Mac
Azymute
Pulsar/SCOPE devices, focusing mostly on effects.
BGtech
Dynamics processing VST plug-ins.
BIAS
Makers of Peak, a program for digital editing and processing.
Cakewalk Music Software
Celmo.com
Free and for-sale Pulsar/SCOPE plug-ins.
Clone Ensemble
Free and shareware DirectX/VST Windows plug-ins.
DARTECH
Noise removal software/plug-ins.
De-Vice
Makes Pulsar/SCOPE devices.
delaydots.com
DirectX/VST plug-ins for sound design and electronic music.
Drawmer
Hardware and software studio effects.
DSPDEV
Effects plug-ins for Creamware
Huicholity
SCOPE/Pulsar devices, including some freebies.
Human Machine Interfaces
Real-time software effects for Windows.
Kind of Loud Technologies
Makes a TDM surround sound panning plug-in.
Leafdigital
CuteFX.
McDSP
TDM and AudioSuite plug-ins.
Mdevice
Free devices for the SCOPE Fusion Platform.
Neutron DSP Devices
Free and for-sale devices for the Pulsar/SCOPE platform.
Obsidian Software
Produces devices for CreamWare's Pulsar.
Ohm Force
Multiplatform VST and DirectX plug-ins, as well as WinAmp.
Power Technology
Prosoniq
Effects and some very powerful audio processing software.
reFX
Free and shareware plug-ins, including SID chip emulators.
Sonic Engineering
PanHandler surround sound plug-in.
Sonic Foundry
High end digital sound editing software for Windows (3.1, '95, and NT)
Sonic Timeworks
DirectX plug-ins.
SpinAudio
DirectX/VST plug-ins.
Steinberg
Symbolic Sound Corporation
Kyma, a high-end sound processing system.
Synchromesh Software
VST PlugIns.
TC Works
U & I Software
MetaSynth
Virsonix
Makers of the DirectX version of the BBE Sonic Maximizer.
Virtos Audio
Noise reduction and audio restoration DirectX plug-ins.
Wavelength Devices
Pulsar/SCOPE device maker, include some free downloads.
Waves Inc.
Audio processing software
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