G&L vs Squier

G&L and Squier share 2 plants and 0 companies on record. Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given) built for both at the same time.

Two names on two headstocks can come out of the same building. When they do, the difference between them is the badge, the spec and the price, not the factory. When they share an owner, one company decided what each name stood for. Here is everything G&L and Squier have in common, from the records.

Side by side

	G&L	Squier
Founded	1980^{[1, 2, 3]}	1890^{[4, 5]}
Eras on record	4, from 1980	26, from 1982
Owners	2	3
Plants	3	8
Countries built in	USA, South Korea and Indonesia	Japan, South Korea, China and Indonesia

Plants that built both

Plant	G&L	Squier	Both at once
Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given) South Korea^[6]	G&L Tribute series (import) 2003–now^{[1, 7]}	Squier Korea 1992–now^[6]	2003–now
PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro Ngoro, Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia^[8]	G&L Tribute series (import) year unknown^{[1, 7, 3]}	Squier Indonesia 1998–now^{[9, 10]}	never

More comparisons

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
G&L Musical Instrumentsgraded community
2
Legendary Leo Fender-founded guitar brand G&L reportedly shutting downgraded secondary
3
The end of G&L Guitarsgraded secondary
4
Squiergraded community
5
Squier Historygraded community
6
Serial numbers Stratocaster Koreagraded community
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Tribute Series by G&Lgraded secondary
8
PT Cort Indonesia (Panjiva supplier profile)graded secondary
- Kawasan Berikat Ngoro Industri Persada Blok G, 5-6, Desa Ngoro, Kecamatan Ngoro, Kabupaten, Mojokerto, Jawa TimurPT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, location
9
Squier Affinity / Tradition Seriesgraded community
10
Serial numbers Stratocaster China and Indonesiagraded community

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