Epiphone guitars in the 2010s

Through the 2010s, Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024) controlled the Epiphone name, and 7 plants built it: Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), Gibson Qingdao, PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically), FujiGen, Terada Gakki and Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}

16 eras touch the 2010s across 5 lines. The version changed in 2018. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Epiphone.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
2010	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), FujiGen, Terada Gakki, Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), Gibson Qingdao^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 10, 15]}
2011	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), FujiGen, Terada Gakki, Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), Gibson Qingdao^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 10, 15]}
2012	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), FujiGen, Terada Gakki, Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), Gibson Qingdao^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 10, 15]}
2013	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), FujiGen, Terada Gakki, Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), Gibson Qingdao^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 10, 15]}
2014	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), FujiGen, Terada Gakki, Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), Gibson Qingdao^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 10, 15]}
2015	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), FujiGen, Terada Gakki, Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), Gibson Qingdao^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 10, 15]}
2016	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), FujiGen, Terada Gakki, Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), Gibson Qingdao^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 10, 15]}
2017	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), FujiGen, Terada Gakki, Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), Gibson Qingdao^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 10, 15]}
2018	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Terada Gakki, Gibson Qingdao, FujiGen, Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 10, 15, 14]}	yes
2019	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified), Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, Terada Gakki, Gibson Qingdao, FujiGen, Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 10, 15, 14]}

Eras in the 2010s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Epiphone China	2002–2018	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}
Epiphone China	2004–2018	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Gibson Qingdao	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}
Epiphone China	2018–now	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Chinese contract factories for Epiphone (Daewon, Muse, Saein, Zaozhuang Saehan)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 10]}
Epiphone China	2018–now	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Gibson Qingdao	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 10]}
Epiphone Indonesia	1995–2018	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}
Epiphone Indonesia	2018–now	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 10]}
Epiphone Japan	1987–2018	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	No plant on record	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}
Epiphone Japan	2018–now	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	No plant on record	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12]}
Epiphone Japan special models	1987–2018	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically)	unverified^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14]}
Epiphone Japan special models	1998–2018	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	FujiGen	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 10]}
Epiphone Japan special models	2002–2018	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Terada Gakki	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15]}
Epiphone Japan special models	2018–now	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Terada Gakki	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 10, 15]}
Epiphone Japan special models	2018–now	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	FujiGen	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 10]}
Epiphone Japan special models	2018–now	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically)	unverified^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14]}
Epiphone Korea	1995–2018	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13]}
Epiphone Korea	2018–now	Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024)	Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13]}

Other brands in the 2010s

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Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

1
Wikipedia: wiki/Gibson (guitar company)graded community
- "acquired by a group led by Henry Juszkiewicz and David H. Berryman"Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
2
Gibson Brands requested court protection from its creditors (May 1, 2018)graded secondary
- "Gibson Brands requested court protection from its creditors"Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
3
Gibson Brands chapter 11 docket: Notice of Effective Dategraded secondary
- "November 1 2018 Effective Date - Notice of Effe[ctive Date]"Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
4
Epiphone history 1957-present (Gibson era) - Blue Book of Guitar Valuesgraded secondary
- When Gibson was sold to Henry Juszkiewicz, David Berryman, and Gary Zebrowski in 1986Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
5
Docket index, In re Gibson Brands, Inc. (Notice of Effective Date)graded primary
- Notice of Effective Date Notice of (I) Entry of Confirmation Order, (II) Occurrence of Effective DateEpiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
6
Gibson Brands Plan of Reorganization Confirmedgraded primary
- the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has confirmed the Company's plan of reorganization.Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
7
Gibson Guitars Names New Leadership And Exit From Bankruptcygraded secondary
- the investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) will assume majority ownership control of Gibson.Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
8
TTAB Cancellation No. 92084591, filing 4 (Delaware certificate of amendment, Gibson Brands, Inc. to Gibson, Inc.)graded primary
- CHANGING ITS NAME FROM "GIBSON BRANDS, INC." TO "GIBSON, INC."Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
9
Gibson Guitar Corp. Company Historygraded secondary
- new owners took over in 1986, Henry Juszkiewicz and David Berryman, who bought the company for $5 million.Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
10
guitarinsite: epiphone factoriesgraded community
- "Several Chinese factories have produced Epiphone guitars"Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
- "In 2004, Gibson opened a factory in Qingdao… owned by Gibson"Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
- The company has produced guitars for Epiphone under an OEM agreement since 1995.Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
- In 1998, the company received a full license to produce Epiphone guitars.Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
- In 2002, Terada signed an OEM agreement with Epiphone.Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
11
Gibson emerges from bankruptcy (Oct 23, 2018)graded secondary
- "Nov. 1, when… KKR assumes majority ownership control"Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
12
Gibson Brands Emerges from Chapter 11graded secondary
- an ad hoc committee of Gibson Brands, Inc. noteholders, led by KKREpiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
13
fandom: wiki/Epiphonegraded community
- "a few special models still made in Japan"Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
- "Epiphone began contracting out to a number of different manufacturers"Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
14
Wikipedia: wiki/FUJIGENgraded community
- and from then on have made Epiphone Japan solid body guitarsEpiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants
15
Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphonegraded community
- In 2002, Epiphone began producing a range of higher quality instruments under the "Elite Series" moniker which were built by Terada and FujiGen in Japan.Epiphone in the 2010s: owners and plants

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