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313 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.

  • Fender

    United States electric guitar maker

    Models: 56 · Sources: 2

    Fender is an American maker of electric guitars, basses, and amplifiers, founded in California in 1946. Its Telecaster, Stratocaster, and Precision Bass are among the most influential solid-body electric instruments ever built.

  • Camac Harps

    French harp maker

    Models: 46 · Categories: 1

    Camac Harps is a French harp maker producing pedal, lever, electric, and specialty harps for professional and student players.

  • Gibson

    United States guitar manufacturer

    Models: 43 · Categories: 3

    Gibson is an American guitar manufacturer founded in 1902 and based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is known for archtop, hollow-body, and solid-body electric guitars such as the Les Paul, SG, and ES-335, as well as acoustic flat-tops.

  • Moog Music

    American company

    Models: 33 · Categories: 2

    Moog Music is an American maker of synthesizers founded by Robert Moog in 1953, a pioneer of the commercial analog synthesizer known for the Minimoog and a range of modular and performance synths.

  • 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.

  • Taylor Guitars

    United States acoustic guitar maker

    Models: 21 · Sources: 2

    Taylor Guitars is an American acoustic guitar maker founded in El Cajon, California, in 1974. It is one of the largest steel-string acoustic builders and is known for consistent build quality and a bright, modern tone.

  • Lyon & Healy

    Chicago harp maker

    Models: 21 · Categories: 1

    Lyon & Healy is a Chicago harp maker associated with concert grand pedal harps, semi-grand harps, lever harps, and professional harp production.

  • Salvi Harps

    Italian harp maker

    Models: 19 · Categories: 1

    Salvi Harps is an Italian harp maker associated with concert grand, semi-grand, lever, electroacoustic, and student harps.

  • Manufacturas Alhambra S.L.

    Spanish classical and flamenco guitar maker

    Models: 18 · Sources: 1

    Alhambra is a Spanish maker of classical and flamenco guitars based in Muro de Alcoy, near Alicante.

  • Squier

    Electric guitar and basse brand

    Models: 15 · Categories: 1

    Squier is Fender's line of more affordable electric guitars and basses, reviving the historic Squier string-company name to offer budget-friendly versions of Fender designs such as the Stratocaster and Telecaster.

  • Steinway & Sons

    German-American company

    Models: 14 · Sources: 2

    Steinway & Sons is a maker of grand and upright pianos founded in New York in 1853 by Heinrich Steinweg, with a second factory in Hamburg, and is widely regarded for its concert grand pianos.

  • Hohner

    German harmonica and accordion maker

    Models: 15 · Sources: 4

    Hohner is a German musical-instrument maker founded in Trossingen in 1857, especially associated with harmonicas and accordions.

  • Buffet Crampon

    French clarinet and woodwind maker

    Models: 14 · Categories: 2

    Buffet Crampon is a French woodwind maker especially associated with professional clarinets, saxophones, oboes, and orchestral wind instruments.

  • Dusty Strings

    Seattle harp and hammered dulcimer maker

    Models: 15 · Categories: 1

    Dusty Strings is a Seattle instrument maker producing lever harps, harp accessories, and hammered dulcimers.

  • Ludwig Drums

    American drum and percussion brand

    Models: 13 · Categories: 3

    Ludwig Drums is an American drum and percussion brand known for drum kits, snare drums, marching percussion, concert percussion, and hardware.

  • Oberheim

    American synthesizer maker

    Models: 12 · Categories: 1

    Oberheim is an American synthesizer maker founded by Tom Oberheim in 1969, known for the SEM, the OB-X family of polyphonic synthesizers, and the DMX drum machine.

  • Selmer Paris

    French woodwind and brass maker

    Models: 12 · Categories: 1

    Selmer Paris is a French woodwind and brass maker associated with professional saxophones, clarinets, mouthpieces, and orchestral wind instruments.

  • C. F. Martin & Co.

    American acoustic instrument maker

    Models: 12 · Categories: 2

    A maker of acoustic guitars and related instruments, including the D-28 Standard Series dreadnought.

  • Ovation Guitar Company

    Manufacturer of guitars

    Models: 11 · Sources: 2

    Ovation is an American guitar maker founded in 1966, known for acoustic-electric guitars built with rounded synthetic 'roundback' bowls in place of traditional wooden backs.

  • Schecter

    American guitar brand

    Models: 11 · Categories: 1

    Schecter is an American guitar brand founded in 1976, originally a parts maker and now known for electric guitars and basses aimed at rock and metal players.

  • Sequential

    American synthesizer maker

    Models: 11 · Categories: 1

    Sequential is an American synthesizer maker founded by Dave Smith in 1974, known for the Prophet-5, one of the first programmable polyphonic synthesizers.

  • Jackson

    American electric guitar brand

    Models: 11 · Sources: 2

    Jackson is an American electric guitar and bass brand founded in 1980, known for pointed-body 'superstrat' designs and signature instruments built for hard rock and heavy metal.

  • ARP Instruments, Inc.

    Manufacturer of electronic musical instruments

    Models: 11 · Categories: 3

    ARP Instruments was an American maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1969, a leading synthesizer manufacturer of the 1970s known for the Odyssey, the 2600, and its string ensemble.

  • Sabian

    Canadian cymbal maker

    Models: 10 · Sources: 2

    Sabian is a Canadian cymbal maker producing crash, ride, hi-hat, effects, hand, orchestral, and marching cymbals.

  • PRS Guitars

    United States guitar manufacturer

    Models: 10 · Categories: 2

    PRS Guitars, founded by Paul Reed Smith in Maryland in 1985, is an American guitar manufacturer known for electric guitars that blend Fender and Gibson influences with figured-maple tops and proprietary hardware.

  • Rickenbacker

    United States electric guitar maker

    Models: 10 · Sources: 2

    Rickenbacker is an American maker of electric guitars and basses founded in California in 1931. A pioneer of the electric guitar, it is known for its bright, jangly tone and instruments such as the 360 guitar and 4001 bass.

  • 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.

  • Getzen Company

    Wisconsin brass instrument maker

    Models: 10 · Categories: 2

    Getzen Company is a Wisconsin brass instrument maker known for trumpets, cornets, flugelhorns, trombones, and related brass instruments.

  • Ensoniq

    American technology company

    Models: 10 · Categories: 1

    Ensoniq was an American electronics company founded in 1982, known for affordable samplers and synthesizers such as the Mirage and the ASR and SQ keyboard workstations.

  • Hammond

    American manufacturer of electric clocks and electromechanical organs

    Models: 10 · Categories: 2

    Hammond is an American maker founded in 1928, known for the electromechanical tonewheel organ, especially the B-3, and its association with the Leslie rotating speaker.

  • Arturia

    French electronic instrument maker

    Models: 10 · Categories: 2

    Arturia is a French maker of electronic instruments and software founded in 1999, known for analog synthesizers, software recreations of classic synths, and MIDI controllers.

  • Adams Musical Instruments

    Dutch brass and percussion maker

    Models: 10 · Categories: 3

    Adams Musical Instruments is a Dutch maker of brass, percussion, and related instruments, including tubas and other low-brass instruments.

  • Venus Harps

    American harp maker

    Models: 9 · Categories: 1

    Venus Harps is an American harp maker producing concert grand, semi-grand, lever, and custom harps.

  • Zildjian

    Cymbal maker

    Models: 9 · Categories: 1

    Zildjian is a cymbal maker associated with crash, ride, hi-hat, effects, marching, concert, and specialty cymbals.

  • Music Man

    American guitar and bass guitar manufacturer

    Models: 9 · Categories: 2

    Music Man is an American maker of electric guitars and basses founded in 1974, now part of Ernie Ball, known for instruments such as the StingRay bass.

  • G&L

    American guitar and bass maker

    Models: 9 · Categories: 1

    G&L is an American maker of electric guitars and basses founded in 1979 by Leo Fender and George Fullerton, building on Fender-style designs with Leo Fender's later innovations.

  • E-mu Systems

    American electronic instrument maker

    Models: 9 · Categories: 4

    E-mu Systems is an American maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1971 in Santa Cruz, California. The company pioneered affordable samplers with the Emulator series and later became widely known for its sample-based sound modules, including the Proteus family and the Vintage Keys. E-mu was acquired by Creative Technology in 1993 and ceased hardware production in the early 2000s.

  • Teenage Engineering

    Swedish electronics company

    Models: 8 · Categories: 3

    Teenage Engineering is a Swedish electronics company founded in 2005, known for the OP-1 synthesizer and the compact Pocket Operator instruments.

  • Paiste

    Swiss cymbal maker

    Models: 8 · Sources: 2

    Paiste is a cymbal maker associated with Swiss-based cymbal production and series for drum set, concert, marching, and specialty uses.

  • 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.

  • Guild

    American guitar maker

    Models: 8 · Sources: 2

    Guild is an American guitar maker founded in 1952, known for steel-string acoustic flat-tops, twelve-strings, and hollow-body electric guitars.

  • CodaBow

    American carbon fiber bow maker

    Models: 8 · Categories: 1

    CodaBow is an American manufacturer of carbon fiber bows for violin, viola, cello, and double bass, based in Winona, Minnesota. A pioneer of the composite bow, the company is widely regarded as the leading maker of advanced carbon fiber bows, offering a tiered range from student bows to master-level performance models built with proprietary materials such as its Xebony composite frog material.

  • Dean Guitars

    American manufacturer of stringed instruments and musical products

    Models: 8 · Categories: 1

    Dean Guitars is an American maker of stringed instruments founded in 1976, known for electric guitars and basses including the V and ML shapes associated with hard rock and metal.

  • Clavia

    Musical synthesizer company

    Models: 8 · Categories: 3

    Clavia is a Swedish maker of electronic instruments founded in 1983, best known for its red Nord synthesizers, stage pianos, and digital organs.

  • 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.

  • Novation

    British electronic instrument maker

    Models: 7 · Categories: 1

    Novation is a British maker of electronic instruments founded in 1992, known for synthesizers and MIDI and USB controllers including the Bass Station and Launchpad.

  • Make Noise

    Eurorack synthesizer maker

    Models: 7 · Categories: 1

    A synthesizer company associated with Eurorack modules and modular systems.

  • Kala Brand Music

    California ukulele and U-Bass brand

    Models: 7 · Sources: 3

    Kala Brand Music is a Petaluma, California company known for ukuleles, U-Bass instruments, guitars, percussion, and learning-oriented ukulele lines.