Instruments


Specialist Touchstyle Instruments

Stick Enterprises
Famously renowned for the Chapman Stick and its related two-handed tapping instruments


Warr Guitars
Manufacturers of high quality touch guitars and bass guitars


Mobius
Creators of the Megatar, an upright twelve-string touchstyle instrument. A number of models are available


Bunker Guitars
First established in 1956, the Bunker Touch Guitar was one of the very first instruments made. Double-neck guitar and bass design


Box Guitars
Designed by Stu Box of Australia, these headless touch guitars are produced in both short and long-scale models


Solene
The Solene is a seven-string tapping instrument that features a metallic tubular fretboard. Custom-built to order


Bear Guitars
Home of German touch guitar luthier Siggi Abramzik. All instruments are custom-built one-of-a-kind models


Rek Guitars
Polish luthiers specialising in custom electric instruments. Designers of Adam Fulara's 'Portato' double-neck guitar


Klein Guitars
Prolific custom guitar luthier. Designers of Scott Stenton's 17-string Double Guitar


Doolin Guitars
Custom hand-made acoustic guitars. Designer of Justin King's Double-neck guitar



Related Instruments

Novax Guitars
Unique 6, 7 and 8-string guitars with the fanned-fret system adopted by a number of luthiers


Starr Labs
Manufacturers of the Ztar, an electronic MIDI controller guitar



Accessories

Slider Straps
Dual Shoulder Straps for the ergonomic support of heavy instruments


Guitar String Dampener
Designed for six-string tap guitarists to prevent both sides of the string from resonanting



Instrument Building Supplies

Stewart-MacDonald

Luthiers Mercantile International

All Parts

Guitar Parts USA
Stockists of common electric guitar parts

Grizzly Industrial
Workshop tools retailer that also specialises in luthiers' tools and builders' kits



Related Gear

Axon

Barbetta Amps

Carvin

Johnson J-Station

Korg Pandora Bass and Guitar Effects

Line-6 Pod

Rane SP-13

Raven Labs

Roland Guitar Processors and Synths



Enthusiast Sites

Stickist
An excellent resource for Chapman Stick owners



Reviews



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