European instrument companies?

[knucklehead G]

I couldn't find a way to word this to make a search actually useful.

Besides Warwick, what other guitar / bass companies are based in Europe? Not just the headquarters or whatever, but the actual making of the instruments happens there.

[Johannes Oehl]

Germany:

Human Base
Marleaux
Ritter
Christoph Kost
Schack
Boerjes
Lefay

France:

Noguera
Leduc
Vigier

These are just the ones that instantly come to my mind, there are certainly lots more :-)

[garmenteros]

Theyre not based in Europe but spector has some of their models made there. I think Hagstrom is from Sweden but I dont know if they're still around.

[tiz1]

Also from Germany is:

Sandberg

Bassline

Clover

That´s what comes to my mind apart from the ones mentioned above...

Cheers,
Simon

[Jools4001]

Originally Posted by Johannes Oehl

Germany:

Human Base
Marleaux
Ritter
Christoph Kost
Schack
Boerjes
Lefay

France:

Noguera
Leduc
Vigier

These are just the ones that instantly come to my mind, there are certainly lots more :-)

Poland:

Mayones
GMR

Italy:

Wood & Tronics

Spain:

Jerzy Drozd

UK:

Status
Overwater
Sei Bass
Manson
GB
Enfield
Wal

OK, so some of these guys are never going to bother Fender in terms of volume, most of them are low volume or custom makers but they build some fine instruments nonetheless

[AlexanderB]

Sweden:
Unicorn basses
Mattisson basses

Sanden Guitars

Hagstrom is still in business for both guitars and basses but no longer produced in Sweden.

Vintage instruments:
Levin guitars
Bjarton guitars and (double) basses

[cnltb]

Originally Posted by Johannes Oehl

Germany:

Human Base
Marleaux
Ritter
Christoph Kost
Schack
Boerjes
Lefay

France:

Noguera
Leduc
Vigier

These are just the ones that instantly come to my mind, there are certainly lots more :-)

More Germans:
Magnusguitars
Kristallbass
Phantomguitars
Hotwire
Basslab
Auerswald

[knucklehead G]

Awesome. I assumed there would be plenty, maybe ones not so known over here. The wife asked me earlier about this and all I could picture was Warwick and Hagstom, and if I hadn't been gassing over a short-scale 8-string a few months ago I likely wouldn't have known the latter. I've seen a few of those before, I guess I didn't know where they came from.

[Dreadlocker]

Sandberg - Germany
Marleaux - Germany
Jerzy Drozd - Spain
Burns - UK
Eccleshall - UK
Gus Guitars - UK
Jay Dee Guitars - UK
Status - UK
Wal - UK
Mayones - Poland
Neuser - Slovakia

[Basdyret]

Adding a few from Denmark:

Mørch
Egholm
(and then I won't include Celinder, as he seems to be completely MIA now...)

[Dreadlocker]

I got one phone call while writing, and almost every maker on my list got mentioned before I finally had a chance to post mine.. Nice. Keep 'em coming..

[Dreadlocker]

Oops, forgot one of my favorites: Patrick Eggle - UK

[Kikegg]

Well, here in Spain there is one manufacturer (almost unknown) from which one of my bandmates bought a guitar. Frankly well done and cute.

California Música: (link for bass guitars)
http://www.californiamusica.es/site/...jos/index.html

S!

[the mojo hobo]

In the Czech Republic is Bach.

http://www.bachmusik.com/en/

[badaxe24]

Germany:

ESH
Schwarz
www.schwarz-custom.de
Börjes
www.bass-guitars.de

[putsia]

SX in spain >_>

[T2k5]

Shuker - UK

[ricca]

Italy

LAURUS
MANNE

[i_got_a_mohawk]

ACG - UK

http://www.acguitars.co.uk/

[heavyfunkmachin]

Originally Posted by the mojo hobo

In the Czech Republic is Bach.

http://www.bachmusik.com/en/

Wow, beautiful basses, its a pity that most of them are out of stock!!