Guitar hardware
manufacturer RISINGGUITAR — OEM and wholesale guitar and bass hardware since 1998
Rising Guitar designs and manufactures the tuning machines, bridges and hardware behind instruments built around the world — CNC-machined, hand-assembled, and plated in our own shop. OEM and wholesale guitar hardware programs since 1998.
Product classification
Explore 8 featured families on this page — tuners, bridges, pickups and electronics — 14 categories in the full catalog
GUITAR MACHINE HEADS
BASS MACHINE HEADS
CLASSIC MACHINE HEADS
BUTTON & SHAFT OPTIONS
BRIDGES & TAILPIECES
HEADLESS BRIDGES
PICKUPS
ELECTRONICS
1035 parts across 14 categories
Full product index →Start with the highest-intent product topics
Four OEM catalog entries for machine heads, tuning pegs, bridges, and pickups — each routes high-intent searches into the right product family.
Quality, service, and OEM support
Explore how we control quality, support custom projects, and serve manufacturers worldwide
Six finishes
One plating line
We run our own surface-treatment center — color, consistency and corrosion resistance controlled from raw casting to final buff
Polished Chrome
Mirror · ASTM-grade Selected ●Satin Nickel
Brushed · warm grey Selected ●Black Chrome
Gloss · deep graphite Selected ●Cosmo Black
Satin · gunmetal Selected ●Antique Gold
Aged · low-gloss Selected ●Aged Copper
Hand-relic · patina Selected ● 30 board colors
Photo-matched swatches
Colors sampled from factory stock for accurate selection
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2.0mm sheet Selected ● Six shops
One building
Tooling, machining, forming, plating and assembly all happen under one roof — tolerance held and samples turned in days
CNC Machining
10+ multi-axis centers for standard and custom parts to drawing
Tooling & Mold
In-house die-cast, plastic and fixture molds by our engineers
Die-cast & Injection
Robotic tending for stable, repeatable volume production
Precision Stamping
High-speed presses producing tens of millions of parts a year
Electroplating
Chrome, nickel, gold, copper and gunmetal — color-matched and tested
Assembly & QC
Hand-assembly, lubrication and inspection on every set
Trusted by builders worldwide
Fender 
Gibson 
Yamaha 
Ibanez 
Martin 
Taylor 
PRS 
ESP 
Schecter 
Cort 
Music Man 
Gretsch 
Jackson 
Charvel 
Rickenbacker 
Guild 
Godin 
Takamine 
Alvarez 
Epiphone 
Squier 
Suhr 
Strandberg 
Eastman 
Collings 
D'Angelico 
Samick 
Washburn 
Breedlove 
Warwick From sketch to
shipping pallet
Bring a drawing, a sample, or just a problem. We develop 50+ new products a year and turn most first articles inside a month
Start an OEM project →Spec & engineering
Drawing, CAD or sample into a manufacturable spec and DFM review
Tooling & first article
In-house molds; plated and assembled first article for sign-off
Production & finishing
Dedicated cells, in-house finishing, set-by-set inspection
Pack & private label
Your branding, blister or bulk — shipped worldwide
Tell us what you're building
Leave an email and a line about your project — we reply within 24 hours