Company
brand owner
USAno source
6 eras under this owner. One owner can span several plants, so “owned by Fred Gretsch Enterprises, Ltd. (Fred W. and Dinah Gretsch)” is not one thing either.
| Years | Line | Plant |
|---|---|---|
| 1988–1990[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | Gretsch Traveling Wilburys (Korea) | Korean builder of Traveling Wilburys guitars (unverified) |
| 1989–2003[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8] | Gretsch Professional Collection (Japan) | Terada Gakki |
| 1995–2003[1, 2, 3, 4, 8] | Gretsch Custom Shop | US custom builder for Gretsch before Fender Custom Shop (location unverified) |
| 1999–2003[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9] | Gretsch Electromatic | Peerless (Korea; city unverified) |
| 1999–2003[1, 2] |
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.
| Gretsch Synchromatic/Historic |
| Peerless (Korea; city unverified) |
| 2000–2003[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10] | Gretsch Electromatic | Yako (China; city unverified) |
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