Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Through the 1990s, Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. controlled the Ibanez name, and 3 plants built it: Chinese contractors for Ibanez GIO (unverified), FujiGen and Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
4 eras touch the 1990s across 4 lines. The version changed in 1990 and 1997. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Ibanez.
| Year | Controlled by | Built at | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] | yes |
| 1991 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] | |
| 1992 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] | |
| 1993 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] | |
| 1994 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] | |
| 1995 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] | |
| 1996 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] | |
| 1997 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified), Chinese contractors for Ibanez GIO (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6] | yes |
| 1998 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified), Chinese contractors for Ibanez GIO (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6] | |
| 1999 | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen, Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified), Chinese contractors for Ibanez GIO (unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6] |
| Line | Years | Controlled by | Built at | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibanez GIO | 1997–now | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | Chinese contractors for Ibanez GIO (unverified) | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
| Ibanez Indonesia Standard | 1990–now | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | No plant on record | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige) | 1981–now | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | FujiGen | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Ibanez Korea | 1985–now | Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | Korean builders for Ibanez (unverified) | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] |
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.
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