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UK Made Acoustics In Mainstream Retailers

SparkySparky Frets: 90
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If I was in the market for a British built guitar, where would I go on the high street? I appreciate there are bespoke luthiers in the UK that I could go to, but how many British made brands are there that sell through UK retail establishments?
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    mansons and project music in Exeter generally have a few UK builds in stock, as does Coda in Stevenage. 

    I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.

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  • WhitecatWhitecat Frets: 5078
    edited July 2018
    Lowdens seem to be everywhere now but I'm not gonna be crazy enough to call them "British" ... rather, "UK-made." Avalon will fall into that category too.

    Peach have the last couple acoustics Patrick James Eggle is ever gonna make...

    Atkin is another good one to scope out, they are carried by a few dealers.
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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24339
    Forsyth’s in Manchester stock Lowden, Aitken and a couple of others.
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  • SparkySparky Frets: 90
    edited July 2018
    Whitecat said:
    Lowdens seem to be everywhere now but I'm not gonna be crazy enough to call them "British" ... rather, "UK-made." Avalon will fall into that category too.

    Peach have the last couple acoustics Patrick James Eggle is ever gonna make...

    Atkin is another good one to scope out, they are carried by a few dealers.
    Whats is your definition of British vs UK made?
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  • Strat_a_tat_tatStrat_a_tat_tat Frets: 2758
    Sparky said:
    Whitecat said:
    Lowdens seem to be everywhere now but I'm not gonna be crazy enough to call them "British" ... rather, "UK-made." Avalon will fall into that category too.

    Peach have the last couple acoustics Patrick James Eggle is ever gonna make...

    Atkin is another good one to scope out, they are carried by a few dealers.
    Whats is your definition of British vs UK made?


     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom


    Simples!
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  • Strat_a_tat_tatStrat_a_tat_tat Frets: 2758
    Brook guitars
    https://www.brookguitars.com/

    Think they're stocked by...
    Oasis, Ringwood
    Ivor Mairants, London
    Project Music, Devon?
    Promenade Music, Lancs
    Intersound, Glos
    ... and maybe a few others.
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  • Winny_PoohWinny_Pooh Frets: 7202
    Ivor Mairants stock a couple
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  • SparkySparky Frets: 90
    Thanks chaps! 
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    Don't know what they carry these days, but in the past Ivor Mairants used to stock a few British makers.  Brook, as mentioned above, but I've also seen Moon, and David Anthony Reid in there.  Moon can vary quite a lot, but they did have one dreadnought in there that was one of the best sounding I've played.  The other Moon guitars I've played weren't as good, and I've seen one or two less than glowing comments about them, so they are definitely a try before you buy.
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  • barry2tonebarry2tone Frets: 212
    What I noticed with Fylde, who used to in the local Scayles, is that as the order book fills up there's no stock or staff to supply the retailers.

    Saw a D, A, Reid T-type in guitarguitar which looked gorgeous. But it was in the glass practise booth, with someone testing amps LOUD, and I didn't have the bollocks to ask to try it.   ;)
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