BarnacleBob Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Prompted by Janspeelbass' thread on Wilkes guitars I got to thinking........... This info is probably somewhere on the forum in one form or another but I was hoping to compile a list of British Bass builders past and present. I once had a cunning plan to try and collect at least one nice example from each one but now wonder how many that would result in. I would say the 'biggies' currently are Overwater, Status, Sei, Jaydee, GB and Wal (whatever is happening there) but there are probably loads more than I think. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bythesea Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 ACG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Burns (early days, not now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnacleBob Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) [quote name='bythesea' post='552341' date='Jul 27 2009, 09:30 AM']ACG![/quote] Ooh, nice one! Cheers BB Edited July 27, 2009 by BarnacleBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Iceni Zoot - Mike Walsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) Gordon Smith, (but they don't build Basses any more). Ged Green does his own range of Basses/Guitars as well as repairs. Edited July 27, 2009 by BassBunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnacleBob Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 There is a London based luthier called J & S ...something( I think). Make cracking neck through basses - they have put a couple direct onto eBay and they do have a website but cant recall it if anyone has any idea. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj5string Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Manson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnacleBob Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 I'm going to need a bigger boat......... ..or I may just write a book BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 No Shuker or RIM yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 And Enfield... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnacleBob Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Cheers! Keep 'em coming, Lads (and Ladies) BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Les Evans, Chris McIntyre, Siggery, Prose Past builders: Shergold, Ned Callan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Chris Eccleshall,Sei,Kevin Chilcott (Royal),Jimmy Moon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadBass Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 sei? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Crimson Guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='BigBadBass' post='552383' date='Jul 27 2009, 10:12 AM']sei?[/quote] Based in London ain't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) Chris Larkin EDIT: he's irish. Edited July 27, 2009 by Toasted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 My list of currently operating UK bass manufacturers and luthiers. By no means exhaustive. But with links. [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/index.php"]ACG[/url] [url="http://www.eccleshallguitars.co.uk/"]Eccleshall[/url] [url="http://www.enfieldguitars.com/"]Enfield[/url] [url="http://www.fret-king.com/greenlabel_series.htm"]Fret-King Green Label[/url] [url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/"]GB[/url] [url="http://www.gusguitars.com/"]Gus[/url] [url="http://www.jaydeeguitars.com/"]Jaydee[/url] [url="http://www.jimfleetingguitars.com/"]Jim Fleeting[/url] [url="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.carling1/"]John Birch[/url] [url="http://www.lodestoneguitars.com/"]Lodestone[/url] [url="http://www.mansonguitars.co.uk/"]Manson[/url] [url="http://www.overwaterbasses.com/"]Overwater[/url] [url="http://www.rimcustombasses.co.uk/"]RIM[/url] [url="http://www.seibass.com/"]Sei[/url] [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/index.htm"]Shuker[/url] [url="http://www.simonleeguitars.com/"]Simon Lee[/url] [url="http://www.status-graphite.com/"]Status[/url] [url="http://www.streetguitars.co.uk/"]Street Guitars[/url] [url="http://www.walbass.co.uk/"]Wal[/url] [url="http://www.zootbass.co.uk/1.html"]Zoot[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) Goodfellow for goodness sake!!!!!!!! Awww, you slipped the GB link in while I was writing my post BigRedX. Nice to see so many still going by the way. Edited July 27, 2009 by henry norton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I think that Les Evans is now a past bass manufacturer not present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='henry norton' post='552393' date='Jul 27 2009, 10:20 AM']Nice to see so many still going by the way.[/quote] +1 There's been a fantastic bass-making tradition in this country that's worked in tandem with some of the most innovative bass players of the last 30-40 years to help push bass guitar to the fore in popular music, and long may it continue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bythesea Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='552343' date='Jul 27 2009, 09:33 AM']Burns (early days, not now)[/quote] Must increase the size of the fonts on my PC - keep reading this as "Bums" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Links for those that are missing... [url="http://www.chrislarkinguitars.com/"]Chris Larkin[/url] [url="http://www.crimsonguitars.com/"]Crimson Guitars[/url] [url="http://gedgreen.co.uk/"]Ged Green[/url] [url="http://www.kevinchilcott-luthier.co.uk/"]Kevin Chilcott[/url] [url="http://www.mcintyreguitars.com"]McIntyre Guitars[/url] [url="http://www.moonguitars.co.uk/"]Moon Guitars[/url] [url="http://www.prosebass.com/"]Prose Bass[/url] [url="http://www.siggeryguitars.co.uk"]Siggery[/url] It would be useful if everyone who's suggesting luthiers could post a link as well. While the presence of a web site is by no means a guarantee that the company/individual are still in business, the absence of one would suggest that they are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnacleBob Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 I really like these..... [url="http://jchamiltonguitars.com/"]http://jchamiltonguitars.com/[/url] BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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