Makers

Roland

Japanese electronic and amplification instrument maker

Models: 70 · Categories: 10

Roland is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments, including synthesizers, drum machines such as the TR-808, and the JC-120 Jazz Chorus, a benchmark solid-state guitar amplifier known for its built-in stereo chorus and produced since 1975.

Korg

Musical instrument manufacturing company

Models: 29 · Categories: 6

Korg is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1963, producing synthesizers, keyboards, drum machines, tuners, and effects.

ESP

Japanese guitar maker

Models: 28 · Categories: 3

ESP is a Japanese guitar maker founded in Tokyo in 1975, known for custom and production electric guitars and basses, especially the pointed designs popular with metal and hard-rock players.

Pearl Drums

Japanese drum and percussion maker

Models: 10 · Sources: 3

Pearl Drums is a Japanese drum and percussion maker producing acoustic and electronic drum kits, marching percussion, concert percussion, hardware, and accessories.

Kawai Musical Instruments

Musical instrument manufacturer in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Models: 8 · Categories: 1

Kawai is a Japanese maker of pianos and other musical instruments founded in Hamamatsu in 1927, known for its grand, upright, and digital pianos.

Sankyo

Japanese flute and piccolo maker

Models: 7 · Sources: 2

Sankyo is a Japanese flute manufacturer founded in 1968 and based near Tokyo, known for handcrafted sterling silver, gold, and grenadilla flutes graded as the CF series (CF-201 through CF-901), along with alto and bass flutes.

Casio

Multinational electronics manufacturing company

Models: 6 · Categories: 2

Casio is a Japanese electronics company founded in 1957 whose musical division is known for digital keyboards and home synthesizers, including the CZ and VL-Tone lines.

Akai Professional

Electronic instrument and production equipment brand

Models: 6 · Categories: 2

Akai Professional is a brand of electronic music-production equipment established in 1984, known for its MPC samplers and sequencers and a range of controllers and keyboards.

Akai

Hong Kong manufacturer of consumer electronics, founded as Akai Electric Company Ltd in Tokyo, Japan, in 1946

Models: 6 · Categories: 3

Akai is a Japanese electronics company founded in 1929 and historically known for consumer audio; its name is also carried by music-production gear such as samplers and tape machines.

Altus Flutes

Japanese flute maker

Models: 6 · Categories: 1

Altus Flutes is a Japanese flute maker offering professional handmade flutes, headjoints, and flute-family models.

Pearl Flutes

Japanese flute maker

Models: 4 · Categories: 1

Pearl Flutes is a Japanese flute maker associated with Pearl Musical Instrument Company, with student through professional flute-family instruments.

Yanagisawa Saxophones

Japanese saxophone maker

Models: 3 · Sources: 3

Yanagisawa Saxophones is a Japanese saxophone maker with WO series soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, curved soprano, neck, mouthpiece, and accessory lines.

Suzuki Musical Instrument Mfg.

Japanese harmonica and music-education instrument maker

Models: 3 · Categories: 1

Suzuki Musical Instrument Mfg. is a Hamamatsu musical-instrument maker with harmonicas, melodions, educational instruments, percussion, and electronic instruments.

Takamine

Japan acoustic guitar maker

Models: 3 · Sources: 3

Takamine is a Japanese maker of acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars, established in 1959 near Mount Takamine. It is widely known for its onboard pickup and preamp systems for amplified acoustic performance.

Atelier Z

Japanese bass and guitar maker

Models: 3 · Sources: 2

Atelier Z is a Japanese instrument maker with bass, guitar, upright bass, preamp, strings, accessories, and custom-order offerings.

Tombo Musical Instruments

Japanese harmonica maker

Models: 2 · Sources: 2

Tombo Musical Instruments is a Japanese harmonica maker and the manufacturer behind Tombo and Lee Oskar harmonicas.

Teisco

Japanese company (electric guitar)

Models: 2 · Categories: 1

Teisco was a Japanese maker of guitars and amplifiers founded in 1946, known for affordable, distinctively styled electric guitars exported widely in the 1960s.

Sago New Material Guitars

Japanese guitar and bass maker

Models: 2 · Sources: 2

Sago New Material Guitars is a Japanese maker specializing in electric guitars and basses, from standard models to fully custom builds.

Miyazawa Flutes

Japanese flute maker

Sources: 2 · Categories: 1

Miyazawa Flutes is a flute maker known for handmade professional flutes, Brögger-system mechanisms, and a focused flute-family catalog.

Kiwaya

Japanese ukulele specialist and brand owner

Categories: 1 · Models: 1

Kiwaya is a Japanese ukulele specialist associated with domestic ukulele brands including Famous and other ukulele-focused retail and distribution work.

Muramatsu Flute

Japanese flute maker

Categories: 1 · Models: 1

Muramatsu Flute is a Japanese flute maker associated with handmade professional flutes and a long-running flute-making tradition.

Aria

Japanese manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars and basses

Sources: 1

Aria is a Japanese maker of acoustic and electric guitars and basses, established in 1956 and producing instruments under the Aria and Aria Pro II names.

Ace Tone

Japanese electronic instrument maker

Sources: 2 · Categories: 1

Ace Tone was a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1960 in Osaka by Ikutaro Kakehashi, who later founded Roland. Ace Tone is best known for its portable transistor combo organs and early rhythm machines, and is regarded as a direct forerunner of Roland.

Best Brass

Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments

Sources: 1

Best Brass is a Japanese maker of brass instrument mouthpieces and accessories founded in 1999, also known for its practice mutes.