10 Guitars

10 Guitars

By James Lock

#1 Gibson

• Facts1. Gibson was found on October 11th 19022. The men who found it are Les Paul, Orville

Gibson, Seth Lover, Ted McCarty. 3. 1924 they introduced the Electric Guitar 4. They make Banjos, Acoustics, Electrics, Base5. Helped out with WW2 by supplying medal

and wood

#2 Ibanez1. is a Japanese guitar brand owned by

Hoshino Gakki.2. First Japanese musical instrument

companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States.

3. First brand to mass produce the 7 string and the 8 string guitar.

4. The Hoshino Gakki company began in 1908.

5. Now America makes Ibanez

#3 Fender1. The Stratocaster was designed by Leo Fender, Freddie

Tavares and George Fullerton in 1954.

2. The original 1954 model featured a one-piece maple neck with 21 frets. Inlays were black dots

3. The volume of the Stratocaster pickups is controlled by a single master volume knob

4. The guitar originally came equipped with Kluson machine heads

5. The three single-coil pickups installed in the guitar were originally identical in design

#4 Yamaha

1. Mitsuru Umemura, President 2. Found October 12, 18873. They only make Acoustic Guitars 4. Only made in Japan 5. Since the '70s, we have adopted a unique

dovetail neck joint.

#5 ESP

1. Found in 1975 in Tokyo 2. Makes Bass guitars and Electric 3. ESP= Electric sound Products 4. Owner Hisatake Shibuya5. ESP Standard, ESP Custom Shop, LTD Guitars

and Basses Multiple names

#6 Jackson

1. Found in 1980 2. Founders Grover Jackson 3. Headquarters Scottsdale Arizona 4. They are Global 5. Jackson is a brand of electric guitar that

bears the name of its founder, Grover Jackson.

#7 Dean

1. Found in 1977 Chicago 2. Slogan – Get your wings 3. founder Dean Zelinsky 4. 2000 versions of the same guitar 5. They also were the first to come out with

new kinds of colors like blue burst, Silver burst

#8 Epliphone

1. Found in 18732. Founder Anastasios Stathopoulos3. Headquarters Nashville Tennessee 4. Gibson is there Parent Company 5. It’s a private company

#9 Parker

1. Found in 20022. First guitars were bass guitars 3. Founder Ken Parker 4. They use Bass wood 5. Original factor Wilmington

#10 Luna

1. makes all types of guitars2. made in 2005 3. founder Yvonne de Villiers