• ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Also consider your local luthiers and other manufacturers, they’re often in dire need of support, yet get none because their guitars don’t have “Fender” or “Gibson” written on them.

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    6 hours ago

    My electric guitar is a Swedish Hagström Ultra Swede, I always wanted to get a genuine Gibson Les Paul but never could afford one. So I ended up with the much cheaper Ultra Swede, have been playing with it for two years and I’m more than happy with it.

    I also have two Finnish Landola acoustic guitars from the late 60’s - early 70’s, a 12-string “Colorado” model and a 6-string “Buffalo”. Both sound excellent, especially after I made new bone nuts and saddles to replace the original plastic ones.

  • SleafordMod@feddit.uk
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    7 hours ago

    Manson guitars are from the UK.

    Also there are several Japanese guitar companies - sure they’re not European, but at least they’re not American. Examples would be Ibanez, ESP, Yamaha.

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    10 hours ago

    A bit pricy, bit there is Strandberg Guitars which AFAIK are made in Uppsala, Sweden.

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      6 hours ago

      Most of the current production is made in Indonesia, some special editions in Japan. Still, great guitars.

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    10 hours ago

    Nik Huber has a great reputation. Karl Longbottom also. Oswald is a great choice too. Taran acoustics, Lowden also of course. That’s just off the top of my head.

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    16 hours ago

    I have a Lakewood acoustic, made in Germany, I’m incredibly impressed with. It’s a custom shop with a AAAA European Spruce top and Cocobolo back and sides. Lakewood Guitars