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Ibanez (アイバニーズ, Aibanīzu) is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. [1] Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass-produce seven-string and eight-string guitars.
Allan Holdsworth (born 1946) was an Ibanez endorser from 1984 to 1987, when he switched to Steinberger. During the Ibanez period, Holdsworth had his own production model, the AH10 signature model. Dexter Holland (born 1965) is the rhythm guitarist of punk rock band The Offspring and has played Ibanez guitars for most of the band's existence.
1969: Hoshino Gakki Ten starts to use the FujiGen Gakki guitar factory to make most of the Ibanez branded guitars. The headstock logo on Ibanez guitars is changed from a metal logo to a more modern decal logo. 1971: Hoshino Gakki Ten starts a U.S. distribution channel named Elger, in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia
The Ibanez Jet King is the term for a family of electric guitars sold by Ibanez. The family includes: Jet King 1 (JTK1) — resembles EJ-2 by FujiGen [1] and Teisco MJ-2. [2] Jet King 2 (JTK2) — resembles Ibanez Rhythm Maker by Guyatone in 1960s. [3] [4] [5] Jet King 3 (JTK3) Jet King 4 (JTK4)
Ibanez is a well known guitar manufacturer based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, started by Hoshino Gakki.Newer models have begun incorporating more modern elements into their design, such as radical body shapes, slimmer necks and flatter fingerboards (which allowed for faster playing), higher-output electronics and colorful finishes.
The Ibanez S Series (also known as the Ibanez Saber Series) is a guitar series produced by Hoshino Gakki. Introduced in the late 1980s, the S Series is notable for being a streamlined mahogany-bodied guitar with a maple neck that plays comfortably while retaining the resonance of mahogany. Like the RG series, it also has prestige models, as ...
In 1999, daughters Vanetta Chesbro Wilson and Tana Jane Stahn, took on co-ownership of Chesbro Music. Distributing the Ibanez brand during the next decade contributed to Chesbro's growth through the 2000s. [27] [28] In 2007, Chesbro Music Wholesale was recognized in the industry as one of the 36 "dealer friendly" companies. [29]
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