Scott French is a custom guitar and bass builder based in Grass Valley, California. After studying at the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery and apprenticing at the First Act Studio for Artists, French began building under his own name, focusing on lightweight, ergonomic electric instruments with an emphasis on responsibly sourced and unusual tonewoods such as California claro walnut, wenge, and red gum eucalyptus.

The shop's catalog centers on a small line of numbered models — including the SF2, SF3, SF4, and SF6 — covering both six-string electrics and four-string basses. The SF4 bass combines elements of the SF2 and SF3 into a single-cut body with a deep cutaway for upper-fret access, often paired with Nordstrand pickups and a Noll parametric preamp. Builds typically feature multi-piece laminated necks and one-piece bodies, and French frequently documents in-progress work in a public journal.

French cites builders such as Leo Fender, Semie Moseley, Rick Turner, Alembic, Ned Steinberger, Philip Kubicki, Ulrich Teuffel, and Michael Spalt as influences on his approach to design. Alongside instrument building, he develops custom pickups and electronics and writes software tools aimed at guitar enthusiasts. Notable players who have commissioned instruments include Ian Hill of Judas Priest, who received a custom SF4 bass.

Scott French has 2 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Solid Body Electric Guitars. Their gear is featured by 1 artist, with the strongest followings in Electronic and Rock. Notable users include Spencer Seim.