ANDERSON GUITARWORKS - All of my electric guitars are built by Tom Anderson.
You'd be hard pressed to find anything that plays or sounds better.
http://www.andersonguitars.com
MANLEY LABORATORIES - the stuff just sounds good. Hard to argue with that.
Plus it's made in Chino not China.
http://www.manley.com
MARTINSOUND - Their Mic Preamps and Direct Boxes are quite a revelation.
If you're into having revelations, you're in thre right place.
http://www.martinsound.com