Who's Your Favorite Custom Builder???

[capnsandwich]

It could be a parts bass builder or a hand made builder who hand carves them from a stump, as long as they build custom basses. I just want to see who out there owns one and who they like the best. This also includes your experience with the build, not just the final product, you know, customer service, options, etc. Show pics of what you like if you want.

I presently own a Valenti J5 that I absolutely love. Great playability and tone along with looking mighty nice too, so I like Nino but I also like Skjold basses and Sadowsky basses too.

So who's your favorite builder?

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Roger Sadowsky and Michael Dolan.

 

[hover]

DiY Supa Dupa basswerkz.

 

[ibanezcollector]

CB Basses, Nino, and Lecompte

 

[J. Crawford]

Three cheers for Nino, hip hip, hurray, hip hip, hurray, hip hip, hurray.

Plus, what other builders allows videos of himself with a mullet playing Metallica in the 80's on YouTube? Ultimate WIN!

 

[Bassic83]

Toss-up for me. Or tossed salad...

Bud LeCompte
Carey Nordstrand
Nino Valenti

There are so many others...but those are the first 3 that came to mind.

 

[FretlessArt]

Bud LeCompte

 

[P-BASSLOVER]

Fender Custom Shop, Sadowsky, Mike Lull.

 

[Mike Shevlin]

Budman

 

[Dan Knowlton]

Ken Lawrence - ABSOLUTELY!

closely followed by Jimmy Coppolo

Dan K.

 

[Thunderitter]

Kevin Robertson - KRGuitars
Jens Ritter - Ritter Bass Guitars
Bud LeCompte - LeCompte Bass Guitars

 

[Ace Of Bass]

Jimmy Coppolo is my fave........gave me exactly what I had been looking for..........Mike Tobias is also just incredible.........Tim Cloonan at CallowHill really seems to be on fire too...... I'd have one of his bases if home repairs weren't killin' me..........:scowl:.......Kevin Brubaker is also scary good......

 

[NYCBass]

Fodera

 

[Kenny Allyn]

Kinda obvious for me ...


Fred Hammon of Dark Star pickups Bud LeCompte and myself at Summer NAMM

... Bud has built me two custom basses, both equipped with Dark Star pickups.

 

[diglo]

Brian Barrett- LowEnd Basses
Chris Benavente- Benavente Guitars

 

[Saetia]

Bud LeCompte FTW!

 

[bassteban]

Simply kills.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2573076677_3b58475c93_m.jpg

 

[X Wolf]

Pat Wilkins-I love all three of my Custom Chambered P/J's and Pat is a really great guy.

Bruce Johnson of xstrange Instruments-Absolutely amazing Scroll head basses.

George

 

[NJL]

Roscoe, not only because of quality, but service as well.

 

[Basdyret]

1) Jens Ritter - I'll receive my second one any day now...!

2) Fodera - loving my Monarch Deluxe every day

3) Cliff Bordwell - but only from looking at pics, I've never had the chance to try one.

4) Carl Thompson - someday, when I strike it rich, I'll order something like the 10 million dollar bass I love his wood color combos, and when you're a fan of Les... you just gotta have some CT...!