Electronic component suppliers

Electronic components
General electronic supplies including hardware, by mail order. Better to check eBay prices before assuming it is the cheapest.

Germany

 * Das Musikding
 * reichelt elektronik

Switzerland

 * Ghielmetti Maker of matrix patchboards

UK

 * Bits Box - Electronic components
 * CPC Are sometimes cheaper than Farnell for the same items.
 * Digikey USA based but free shipping for orders over £50. Like Mouser but bigger range and typically a little more expensive.
 * Farnell Has almost everything. Owns CPC and Newark.
 * Future Electronics
 * Hobby Tronics Yorkshire based well sorted mail order, sparkfun stuff, their well made own versions and components.
 * Mega Electronics PCB-making supplies. Their products are also sold by Farnell and Rapid but may be cheaper from Mega.
 * Mouser USA based but free shipping for orders over £50. Like farnell but often a little cheaper.
 * Nikko Electronics - Massive range, many rare/hard-to-find parts. Good reputation. Ships international.
 * Rapid Usually cheaper than RS or Farnell for run-of-the-mill parts. Website awkward to navigate.
 * RS Has most things, more professional, usually more expensive (especially for small orders).
 * Tayda Electronics. Thailand based hobbyist supplier. Orders must be over $5. Low cost and reasonable quality. Shipping is cheap and might take a week or two to arrive. Good customer service, by email.
 * Toby Electronics
 * CLIFF Electronic Components Ltd.

USA

 * 4 Site Electronics - Good parts supplier. Specializes in effect-pedal parts, also has an excellent selection of analog joysticks.
 * Allied - Large industrial distributor, not hobbyist-oriented. Prices tend to be much higher than other firms. Best supplier of Perkin-Elmer (now called Excelitas) Vactrols right now.
 * Deep Surplus - Excellent low-cost audio and computer cables.
 * Digi-Key - Very wide range of analog and digital ICs, including exotic types. Mostly specialized toward computer and digital electronics. Accepts small hobbyist orders.
 * Futurlec - Limited range but very good prices on many items. Occasionally very slow shipping. Ships international. Check regional sites (.au etc) for different prices on some items.
 * Goldmine - Limited range. Ships international.
 * Jameco - Hobbyist-specific distributor, has small ranges of parts needed for analog designs but a very wide range of power supplies. Accepts small hobbyist orders.
 * Micro Fasteners
 * Mammoth Electronics - Similar to 4site
 * Mouser - Probably one of the best parts distributors today for analog-electronics manufacturers. Very broad product range, excellent selection of audio connectors, capacitors, potentiometers, knobs and switches. Accepts small hobbyist orders.
 * Music From Outer Space - Includes electronic components.
 * Small Bear Electronics - Guitar pedal focus but many rare/hard-to-find parts at reasonable prices. Very fast shipping. Very good reputation. Ships international.
 * Tayda - Limited range but very good prices on many items (esp. connectors, caps, resistors.) Slower shipping sometimes.
 * Synfo / Vintage Planet - One man shop (Senso) for synth repairs & rare parts. Ships international.

Vintage synthesizer components

 * Syntaur
 * Synthparts
 * Vintage Planet

UK

 * A more extensive list of suppliers, not just for electronics, on London Hackspace wiki.
 * Suppliers listed at Nottingham hackerspace wiki