Orville Gibson Born Orville H. Gibson Chateaugay, New York, United States Died August 19, 1918 Ogdensburg, New York, United States Occupation Inventor and company founder Orville H. Gibson (May 1856 – August 19, 1918) was a luthier who founded the Gibson Guitar Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1902, makers of guitars, mandolins and other instruments. …
Stromberg Guitars Stromberg Guitars was an American company producing guitars, mainly for jazz musicians, between 1906 and 1955. They produced only around 640 guitars, and are noted for their craftsmanship, similar to the high standards of John D’Angelico. Stromberg’s guitars are praised for their superb sound quality and for their contribution to the development of …
National String Instrument Corporation Former type Private Industry Musical instruments Successor National Reso-Phonic Guitar Founded 1927 in Los Angeles, California Founder John Dopyera George Beauchamp Defunct 1932; 86 years ago (merged to Dobro) Headquarters Los Angeles, California, USA Products Resonator guitars The National String Instrument Corporation was a guitar company that formed to manufacture the …
D’Angelico Guitars Industry Musical instruments Founded 1932 (relaunched in 2011) Founder John D’Angelico Headquarters Manhattan, New York Area served Worldwide Key people Brenden Cohen, President and CEO Products Guitars, Archtop, Electric, Acoustic, Basses D’Angelico Guitars is an American musical instrument manufacturer and guitar brand based in Manhattan, New York. The brand was initially founded by …
Y.M.C.A. (song) Released November 13, 1978 Format 7″ 12″ CD reissue Recorded 1978; Sigma Sound Studios (New York City, New York) Genre Disco Length 4:47 Label Casablanca Songwriter(s) Jacques Morali Victor Willis Producer(s) Jacques Morali “Y.M.C.A.” is a song by the American disco group Village People. It was released in 1978 as the only single …
Tiger (guitar) Body type Solid Neck joint Set-Neck Woods Body “Hippie Sandwich” of Cocobolo, Maple, Vermillion, Flame Maple, Vermillion, Maple, and Cocobolo, with brass binding and inlay. Neck Western Maple with Padauk “skunk stripe” Fretboard Ebony with pearl inlay and brass bindings; 25-1/2″ scale Hardware Bridge Brass Schaller tune-o-matic style Pickup(s) One jerry vincent SDS-1 …
Burns London Industry Musical instruments Founded 1959; 59 years ago Founder James Ormston Burns, Alice Louise Farrell Headquarters London, England Area served Global Products Electric guitars Bass guitars Burns is an English manufacturer of electric guitars and bass guitars, founded by Alice Louise Farrell (1908–1993) and James Ormston (Jim) Burns (1925–1998) in 1959. The company …
Gibson Hummingbird The Gibson Hummingbird is an acoustic guitar model/series produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Unlike the other flat-top Gibson acoustics, the Hummingbird was Gibson’s first square-shoulder dreadnought, similar to the dreadnoughts produced by C.F. Martin & Company. Introduced in 1960, the Hummingbird was Gibson’s second-most expensive acoustic guitar, behind the Gibson J-200, until …
Premier Guitar PremierGuitar logo.png Editor in Chief Shawn Hammond Categories Guitar magazines Frequency Monthly Publisher Gearhead Communications, LLC First issue February 2007 Country United States Based in Marion, Iowa United States Language English Premier Guitar was founded in February 2007. Premier Guitar is published by Gearhead Communications, LLC, a privately owned company that is headquartered …
Above: The Woodstock Stratocaster, played by Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock Festival List of famous played guitars This list of guitars details individual guitars which have become famous because of their use by famous musicians; their seminal status; their high value; and the like. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Guitars The 0001 Strat – David Gilmour …