Name instrument companies that only make basses.

[Bar Band Bassman]

Marleaux?

The Bar Band Bassman

 

[dkelley]

Spector?

 

[dkelley]

Spector made Arc and NS-6 guitars.

I may need to avoid this thread. I might start to look annoying here soon.

made, but long gone... and nobody liked them. not sure if that helps or hinders my support of the brand, but I love 'em LoL

 

[Wyrdlow]

Status?

 

[prowla]

Rickenbacker.

(Oh, they do guitars too????)

 

[prowla]

Jaydee (RIP).

 

[ardgedee]

Ned Steinberger's current company, NS Design, makes bass guitars and electric violin family instruments but no guitars.

 

[Naigewron]

I don't think Dingwall currently makes anything but basses.

Bones

Not currently, but they used to.

 

[J Gold]

Ken Smith?

 

[ardgedee]

Phil Kubicki was known for his guitars when he was at Fender, but as far as I can tell there are no Kubicki Factor guitars, only basses -- whether made by Fender or Kubicki.

(What confuses this a little is there are one or two guys out there who've made their own Factor tribute six-string guitars -- Factor form factor, one might say.)

 

[ardgedee]

Sims only makes basses and bass pickups.

 

[KB5]

Wal

 

[ardgedee]

Status?

Status had guitars as a regular item in their catalog before going on hiatus. Now that they've resumed they're only making a limited line of basses.

 

[SteveCS]

As far as I know, Wal only made basses

Correct. - it was even explicitly stated on Ian's business card from the mid '80s:

 

[B-Mac]

I was going to start with Lakland, but it looks like they have a two models of guitars. :-(

Chowny

Only basses.

Test Front Page | Chowny Bass

although they have been dabbling with pedals.

 

[ardgedee]

Lakland
Zon
Dingwall
Elrick

...I'm probably wrong on all counts, just guessing

Well, at best you're 3 for 4, and maybe another point off for not reading the first post in the thread.

Zon Stiletto

Dingwall Custom I

Elrick MVS-64

(edit: To be fair, the Zon and Dingwall are old models, both companies only make basses now as far as I can tell. But Elrick currently builds a pretty extensive range of guitars, both Fender tributes and their own designs.)

 

[ahbass2500]

Correct. - it was even explicitly stated on Ian's business card from the mid '80s:
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Not saying Wal makes guitars with this comment so do not read this wrong.

This business card reminded me that I forgot to call out something on the Warwick electric guitar I linked earlier. The branding on the control cavity of that 6-String Guitar says "Handcrafted in West Germany by Warwick Bass-Guitars".

 

[el murdoque]

Le Fay.

Carl Thompson?

 

[SteveCS]

Not saying Wal makes guitars
...

Obviously Wal made the Roger Newell / Chris Squire triple-neck, but AFAIK that was it.

It is even arguable that the triple-neck was a guitar - it looks like 3 in two courses rather than an actual 6-string:

 

[ardgedee]

Not saying Wal makes guitars with this comment so do not read this wrong.

This business card reminded me that I forgot to call out something on the Warwick electric guitar I linked earlier. The branding on the control cavity of that 6-String Guitar says "Handcrafted in West Germany by Warwick Bass-Guitars".

Obviously Wal made the Roger Newell / Chris Squire triple-neck, but AFAIK that was it.

From my own time as a freelancer I can say that sometimes what you put on your business card is what you aspire to do full-time, not what makes most of your income.

With that aside, I'm inclined to believe Wal only made basses.