Who made Gretsch guitars in 2001?

In 2001, Fred Gretsch Enterprises, Ltd. (Fred W. and Dinah Gretsch) controlled the Gretsch name. Its 4 lines on record were built at Terada Gakki, US custom builder for Gretsch before Fender Custom Shop (location unverified), Peerless (Korea; city unverified) and Yako (China; city unverified) (Japan, USA, South Korea and China).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

A Gretsch guitar from 2001 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Gretsch you have. The name dates from 1883^[1], 118 years before.

Line by line in 2001

What changed in 2001

Nothing changed in 2001. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Gretsch from 2001 is the same version as one from 2000.

Where Gretsch was built in 2001

US custom builder for Gretsch before Fender Custom Shop (location unverified), Peerless (Korea; city unverified), Yako (China; city unverified) and Terada Gakki. See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:

• US custom builder for Gretsch before Fender Custom Shop (location unverified)
• Peerless (Korea; city unverified)
• Yako (China; city unverified)
• Terada Gakki
• Guitars made in the USA
• Guitars made in South Korea
• Guitars made in China
• Guitars made in Japan

Other brands in 2001

• Epiphone in 2001
• Guild in 2001
• Harmony in 2001
• Heritage in 2001
• Ibanez in 2001
• Martin in 2001
• Ovation in 2001
• PRS in 2001
• Taylor in 2001
• Every brand in 2001

Gretsch, year by year

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. 1
   gretschguitars: support/historygraded primary

   • "In 1984, Fred W. Gretsch… purchased Gretsch back"Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
2. 2
   The Story of Gretschgraded secondary

   • In 1984 Fred made good on his promise when he and his wife Dinah bought the Gretsch Company back from Baldwin.Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
3. 3
   Fred #4: Fred W. Gretsch – Leading The Return Of 'That Great Gretsch Sound.'graded primary

   • His offer was accepted, and in November 1984, Fred was able to fulfill his 17-year dream of buying back the Gretsch Company.Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
4. 4
   A brief history of Gretsch guitarsgraded secondary

   • In 1984, the couple bought the Gretsch brand backGretsch in 2001: owners and plants
5. 5
   reverb: news/how to date a gretsch guitargraded secondary

   • "1995 - present: US (Custom & Masterbuilt Series)"Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
   • "Starting in 1999… budget-level Electromatic… in Korea"Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
   • "CY = China - Yako"Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
   • "1989 - present: Japan (Terada factory)"Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
6. 6
   gretsch-talk: threads/gretsch korean plants.105525graded community

   • "KP = Korea - Peerless"Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
7. 7
   gretsch-talk: threads/what year did electromatic production move from korea to china.218618graded community

   • "transitioned to China between June and July of 2021"Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
8. 8
   reverb: news/the rebirth of gretsch guitarsgraded secondary

   • "chose Terada, an experienced firm in Nagoya"Gretsch in 2001: owners and plants
9. 9
   株式会社寺田楽器 recruitment page (company-supplied 所在地)graded primary

   • 所在地: 愛知県海部郡蟹江町今西1丁目251番地Terada Gakki, location

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