Members Sunsetcarcrash Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 So I know that many major guitar companies like Fender and Gibson are made in the good ol' USA, but are there any major companies made in the UK? Im sure there are some, I just cant think of any... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FDZ Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Burns is the classic UK mob. Also Arbiter's Italia and First Act lines. Not sure if they're actually made in the UK though, probably Asian like most cheap stuff these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Gordon Smith comes to mind. Always seem to get good reviews and praise from players. http://www.gordonsmithguitars.co.uk/ Patrick Eggle:http://www.eggle.co.uk/index.html There's a lot of good luthiers around, particularly for acoustics. In Bristol alone, Jonny Kinkead runs Kinkade guitars (http://www.kinkadeguitars.co.uk/) and I get my repairs done by a chap called Tom Waghorn who is also an excellent luthier (http://www.waghornguitars.co.uk/). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tengo Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Don't forget manson's too, Matt Bellamy and JPJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sunsetcarcrash Posted May 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Well, what the UK lacks in ultrafamous guitar makers, it definately makes up for in amp makers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 are Rics still made over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marmoset King Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I have a Patrick Eggle Vienna Plus that i bought new in 94 - nice guitar. I could've bought a PRS at the time but kinda liked the idea of a home grown guitar ... of course if i had've bought a PRS it would be a lot easier to sell for a decent price as they're much better known. Bugger. I think the Patrick Eggle electrics have nothing to do with the man himself these days and he's started a different company Patrick James Eggle making acoustics. All my other guitars are American ... well, except the Gretsch, that one's made in Japan ... but American in spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 are Rics still made over there? Rickenbackers have always been made in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Belt Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I guess that shows I'm not a Ric fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Eggle is an awesome luthier he makes some amazing stuff. You guys also have Fylde acoustics which are totally badass as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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