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#61
Doodaddy said:
To plug another Michigan builder (Canton area), Matt Kiefer for Better Mousetrap Guitars builds a beautiful instrument. He just finished mine below.

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That is awesome :) That would make a great unlined fretless
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#62
I dont know if Mørch guitars (Invalid Link Removed) qualifies as little known? He stopped advertising years back because he didn't need to. Over the years he has built basses for people like Jaco Pastorius and Victor Bailey, and he supplies pretty much everybody on the professional danish scene with stuff that is neither fender nor gibson. He is also well known for telling Stanley Clarke that if he wanted a bass he would have to wait for it, and pay for it, just like everyone else. He doesnt do endorsements, which also helps keeping prices reasonable. All pickups are made by him (so good that people hav øe often used them as retrofits, and Original hardware on other customs), he does his own quite special electronics, and oh... Opened shop before Alembic started doing basses (early 1970).

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One very special thing about Mørch is that EVERY bass is fully custom. There is only one model (the curl) which comes in several variations, and if that's not you, he will make whatever shape you specify, or work out in conjunction with him, at no extra charge.

Other nice scandinavian builders include Mattison bass of Sweden, and danish makers Valentin (who currently is only on facebook, but if modern artwork basses are something you like; check him out!) and Rahbek, who just recently introduced some great trad style models.
 
#66
It's funny to me how a misspelled word can change the topic of a thread in a second. Lots of Grammar police here pointing out every mistake you make.

If someone has an error on their post, that's their problem, not mine.

That takes the fun out of the forum.
 
#72
Jesus Christ! Drop the stupid Grammar courses! This is a forum for musicians!! not English teachers.. The dudes asking for advice and all you can do is the mock him?? Anyway... I agree with Andrew Drake Bass for sure! Very nice! But you arent just asking for Custom Shop (Bass's) dig on that grammar boys! So are you looking to buy a Bass and dont have a large budget?? Or simply asking about no name gear?? Most of whats been shown here are Custom Builds. And I'd dare say most of whats been shown is near 1000 bucks minimum. I almost never! buy by name alone. Unless its a Warwick that is ;) I look for the wood quality,pickup quality,thickness of the neck. If it feels good in my hands and has a quality build than the name means jack! In my opinion anyway.. I attend the NAMM show in L.A every year and every year we find a ton!! of no name people with quality gear. Its just cheaper because its not a known brand.
 
#73
Really?? You dont understand "Company's that have good Basses. Maybe even so pictures" because to me its pretty simple.. "Companies that have good Basses and maybe even some pictures" pretty understandable to me! But then again I'm here to talk music. Not listen to the groups English teacher laugh at the dude over and over. Go somewhere else with your negativity!!! We're talking about music! Not Grammar..
 
#76
Sozo and Waterstone are my choices for small companies with reasonably priced guitars and basses. Both have some cool models available. I own one of each and I'm happy with the overall tone, playability, and build quality of both. Customer support so far has been good from both of them.
 
#80
Certainly not "unknown" but not a huge imprint like the big boys is Gamma Basses. I've been thinking of having a custom bass made by them for a little over a year. From what I've seen, I could do it after a little saving up and without breaking the bank. I they're located in New Jersey. Joe Milstein, conveniently right here on Talk Bass, is the guy to talk to.

I've also been tempted get something from Joe Milstein. I dig Dave's fusion basses, but I don't know how much extra I'd be paying getting something shipped overseas (shipping, duties, levies, taxes, etc…).
 

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