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#87
Great suggestions all. I'm working my way through checking out each and every suggestion I haven't heard of before, and there are definitely some fantastic builders out there. Highly recommend.
 
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#88
Bob_Ross said:
That's pretty much the big difficulty in answering this sort of question in an internet forum that is by definition a bubble of enthusiasts: The names we TB'ers think of as commonplace are probably completely under the radar in the Real World; the names we TB'ers think of as under the radar are simply invisible almost anywhere else.

But for the hell of it, some invisible names:
- Tom Clement
- ACG (Alan Cringean)
- Linc Luthier
- A Basses (Albey Balgochian)
- Michael Dolan
- Hugh Manson
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I'm surprised it took until post #80 before Tom Clement got a mention. This is my Ergo:-
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One of my favorites. Known by some, but still not by many - Atlansia
Hayashi-san is a genius, in my humble opinion.

Atlansia
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#94
calypsocoral302 said:
Esh Basses, based in Berlin, have a good reputation..."
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Esh basses have been manufacture in Czech Republic for many years now, since 2015 or '16 if I recall correctly. As far as the brand being obscure, they did it to themselves. They latest owners cheapened the brand by using le$$er-quality components and re-marketing old catalog basses that are continuations or copies of the previous German ones.
Their low-budget perpetually-incomplete website shows the owners' investment in marketing: it's simply re-hashed ad copy from the previous German owners and uses the same models & pictures of them that were on the previous websites for a long time too. In reality, the only basses the "current" Esh company had at one point a few years ago were NAMM showoff pieces, but no other inventory. They'd make a cheaper bass for a customer if necessary, but only using the stock templates et cetera, no custom work for the money.

The only way to find a genuine original high-quality German Esh bass is on the used market.
 
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Not Again said:
Esh basses have been manufacture in Czech Republic for many years now, since 2015 or '16 if I recall correctly. As far as the brand being obscure, they did it to themselves. They latest owners cheapened the brand by using le$$er-quality components and re-marketing old catalog basses that are continuations or copies of the previous German ones.
Their low-budget perpetually-incomplete website shows the owners' investment in marketing: it's simply re-hashed ad copy from the previous German owners and uses the same models & pictures of them that were on the previous websites for a long time too. In reality, the only basses the "current" Esh company had at one point a few years ago were NAMM showoff pieces, but no other inventory. They'd make a cheaper bass for a customer if necessary, but only using the stock templates et cetera, no custom work for the money.

The only way to find a genuine original high-quality German Esh bass is on the used market.
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Interesting, I wasn't aware of that, and, admittedly, I hadn't really kept up with them for quite a while. Your mention of the perpetually-incomplete website definitely rings true, which is why I don't doubt the rest of your assessment. It's a shame to see.
 
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Brad Maestas said:
One of my favorites. Known by some, but still not by many - Atlansia
Hayashi-san is a genius, in my humble opinion.

Atlansia
Atlansia

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