Guitars made in the USA

31 plants in the USA on record built for Epiphone, Gibson, Gretsch, Guild, Harmony, Heritage, Ibanez, Martin, Ovation, PRS and Taylor.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]}

“Made in USA” on a label tells you the country, not the factory. Several brands can share one plant, and one brand can move between plants in the same country. Below is every USA plant on record and what it built.

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Brands built in the USA

Plants in the USA

Other countries

• Made in Cameroon
• Made in China
• Made in Indonesia
• Made in Japan
• Made in Mexico
• Made in South Korea
• Every plant on one globe

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.

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   NY Epi Reg - The Unofficial New York Epiphone Registry (timeline)graded community

   • Epiphone Banjo Corporation, 35–37 36th Street, Long Island City, NYEpiphone NYC factory, location
   • Factory address: Main & Rector Streets, Manayunk, Philadelphia.Epiphone Philadelphia factory, location
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   Fender Announces Free Public Visitor Center and Factory Toursgraded secondary

   • The Visitor Center is located at 301 Cessna Circle, Corona, Calif. 92880Fender Corona, location
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   Gibson guitars manufacturing expansion, Bozeman, Montanagraded secondary
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   Gibson, Inc. (Kalamazoo local history)graded secondary
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   Gibson to sell downtown Memphis factorygraded secondary
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   Gibson FedEx Memphis factorygraded secondary
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   Gibson walking from Memphis as hollowbody production moves to Nashvillegraded secondary
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   Wikipedia: wiki/Gibson (guitar company)graded community
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   Gibson to move HQ to Cummins Stationgraded secondary
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    Gretsch Historygraded community

    • In 1916, Fred Sr. moved operations to 10-story building at 60 Broadway in the Williamsburg section of in Brooklyn, N.Y.Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway), location
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    Guild - Acoustic Music (large shop guitar builders)graded community

    • 300 Observer HighwayGuild Hoboken, location
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    mmone: guild guitarsgraded secondary

    • 536 Pearl Street in ManhattanGuild NYC workshop, location
    • "opened in 1967 in Westerly"Guild USA at Guild Westerly
    • "moved to Fender's headquarters in Corona… until 2004"Guild USA at Fender Corona
    • "2004, when Fender acquired Tacoma"Guild USA at Guild Tacoma
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    Tacoma Guitarsgraded community

    • close the 44,000 square foot Frederickson plantGuild Tacoma, location
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    Westerly Guild forum thread (post by Jim McConkey)graded community

    • the building currently known as the Jonnycake Center on Industrial Drive in Westerly, RIGuild Westerly, location
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    The Harmony Company, est. 1892graded secondary

    • 4600 S. Kolin Ave.Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified), location
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    Heritage Guitars - About Us (site footer)graded primary

    • 225 Parsons St Kalamazoo, MI 49007Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building), location
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    National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: C.F. Martin & Co.graded primary

    • the company’s 1964 facility at 510 Sycamore StreetMartin 510 Sycamore Street, location
    • 10 W. North Street and 201 N. Main StreetMartin North Street plant (NRHP), location
    • opened a guitar shop at 196 Hudson StreetMartin NYC shop, location
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    OVATION INSTRUMENTS - Superfund Site Profilegraded primary

    • OVATION INSTRUMENTS 37 GREENWOODS ROAD NEW HARTFORD, CT 06057New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant), location
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    Factory Tour of PRS Guitarsgraded secondary

    • PRS Guitars factory at 380 Log Canoe Circle, Stevensville, MD 21666PRS Stevensville (Kent Island), location
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    Sound Projects Co. (Lectrolab); Chicago / Cicero (IL)graded community

    • Lectrolab Products by Sound Projects Company, 2410 S. Central Ave., Cicero 50, Ill. (1961)Sound Projects Co., Cicero, location
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    Taylor Guitars Contact pagegraded primary

    • Taylor Guitars 1980 Gillespie Way El Cajon, CA 92020Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way), location
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    Wikipedia: wiki/C. F. Martin %26 Companygraded community

    • "relocated to Nazareth… in 1839"Martin USA (Nazareth) at Martin NYC shop
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    bluegrasstoday: original martin factory added to national register of historic placesgraded secondary

    • "primary site… until 1964 when a new plant was opened… on Sycamore Street"Martin USA (Nazareth) at Martin North Street plant (NRHP)
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    guitar: features/martin guitar historygraded secondary

    • "62,000-square-foot Sycamore Street facility… That was in 1964."Martin USA (Nazareth) at Martin 510 Sycamore Street
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    themunicipal: 2023/12/stringing along at the martin guitar factory and museumgraded secondary
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    Harmony history threadgraded community

    • "Between 1945 and 1975, the Chicago firm mass-produced about ten million guitars… peaked in 1964-1965, selling 350,000"Harmony Chicago at Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)
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    Harmony Companygraded community

    • "USA made Harmony Guitars are built in Kalamazoo, Michigan by the Heritage Guitar Company"Harmony USA (BandLab/Vista) at Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)
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    fandom: wiki/Guild Guitar Companygraded community

    • "manufactured by 'Sound Projects Company' of Cicero"Harmony amps at Sound Projects Co., Cicero
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    acousticmusic: guitar music research/guitar information/large shop guitar builders/gretschgraded secondary

    • "Manufacturing continued for 3 years at the 60 Broadway factory"Gretsch Brooklyn at Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway)
    • "Baldwin re-acquired control… in 1978"Hagner Musical Instruments ran Gretsch Booneville AR
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    guitarinsite: gretsch factoriesgraded community

    • 60 Broadway, Brooklyn (1916)Gretsch Brooklyn at Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway)
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    craveguitars: brands gretsch six-string synopsisgraded community

    • in 1916, manufacturing and offices moved to larger premises, still in BrooklynGretsch Brooklyn at Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway)
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    chicagomusicexchange: blogs/news/the evolution of the gretsch soundgraded community

    • "moved to Booneville, Arkansas in 1970"Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas at Gretsch Booneville AR
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    jedistar: gretsch 2/ampgraded secondary

    • "Production continued in Arkansas until 1981"Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas at Gretsch Booneville AR
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    reverb: news/how to date a gretsch guitargraded secondary

    • "1995 - present: US (Custom & Masterbuilt Series)"Gretsch Custom Shop at US custom builder for Gretsch before Fender Custom Shop (location unverified)
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    gretschguitars: 2014/01/ten years of the gretsch custom shopgraded primary

    • Gretsch Custom Shop is now located in the rolling hills of Corona, Calif.Gretsch Custom Shop at Fender Corona
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    fender newsroom: gretsch celebrates 15 years of the gretsch custom shopgraded primary

    • With Stern tied up with Benedetto, Fleming and Fender’s George Blanda were tabbed to build the first-ever custom U.S.-made Gretsch models, which debuted at the 2004 winter NAMM Show.Gretsch Custom Shop at Fender Corona
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    Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphonegraded community

    • In 1951, a four-month-long strike caused a relocation of the company from New York City to Philadelphia.Epiphone New York/Philadelphia at Epiphone NYC factory
    • "relocated Epiphone's manufacturing… from Philadelphia"Epiphone New York/Philadelphia at Epiphone Philadelphia factory
    • where production of both ranges took place until 1969Epiphone Kalamazoo at Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)
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    fandom: wiki/Epiphonegraded community

    • "made beside the Gibson factory at 224 Parsons"Epiphone Kalamazoo at Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)
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    bluebookofguitarvalues: guitar amplifiers/manufacturers/guildgraded secondary

    • "New York City from 1952 to 56"Guild USA at Guild NYC workshop
    • "moved to Westerly… in 1969"Management/investor group incl. George Gruhn (legal name unverified) ran Guild Westerly
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    bluebookofguitarvalues: electric guitars/manufacturers/guildgraded secondary

    • "larger workshop in Hoboken… late 1956"Guild USA at Guild Hoboken
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    acousticmusic: research/guitar information/large shop guitar builders/guildgraded secondary

    • "By the end of 1971, all factory operations had been transferred to Westerly"Guild USA at Guild Hoboken
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    Wikipedia: wiki/Guild Guitar Companygraded community

    • "began production in early 2009, starting with the top-end D-55 and F-50"Guild USA at New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant)
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    guitar: features/a brief history of guild guitarsgraded secondary

    • "begin making acoustics in its Oxnard facility in 2015"Guild USA at Guild Oxnard
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    Fender to close Ovation factory in Connecticutgraded secondary

    • "built Ovation… for the last 47 years"Ovation USA (New Hartford) at New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant)
    • "Work… will end by June"Fender Musical Instruments Corporation ran New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant)
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    Fender to cease US production of Ovation guitarsgraded secondary
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    glencampbellforums: viewtopic.php?t=341graded community

    • "the factory will resume production in October, 2015"Ovation USA (New Hartford) at New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant)
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    GEWA purchases Ovation Guitarsgraded secondary

    • "Custom Shop will focus on… Adamas models"Ovation USA (New Hartford) at New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant)
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    ranchandcoast: people/taylor guitars celebrates 50 yearsgraded secondary

    • "American Dream… in Lemon Grove"Taylor USA at Taylor American Dream / Westland (Lemon Grove)
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    assemblymag: articles/98037 hand craftsmanship meets high tech at taylor guitarsgraded secondary

    • "4,700-square-foot factory in Santee, CA, in 1987"Taylor USA at Taylor Santee
    • "In 1992, Taylor moved to a 25,000-square-foot factory in El Cajon."Taylor USA at Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)
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    kpbs: podcasts/the finest/how taylor guitars changed the guitar industry and helped revitalize agraded secondary

    • "102 guitars per day… Tecate… about 700 per day"Taylor USA at Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)
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    chicagomusicexchange: blogs/news/inside heritage guitarsgraded community

    • "During the spring of 1985, they purchased space at the iconic factory along with its original guitar-making equipment."Heritage USA at Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)
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    crutchfield: learn/prs guitars usa factory tour.htmlgraded secondary

    • "in 1985 he opened the first PRS factory in Annapolis"PRS Core and Private Stock at PRS Annapolis
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    PRS staff post: moved into the Stevensville factory in January 1996graded community

    • "PRS moved into the Stevensville factory in January 1996"PRS Core and Private Stock at PRS Annapolis
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    Wikipedia: wiki/PRS Guitarsgraded community

    • "In 1996, the company moved to its present facility in Stevensville on Kent Island"PRS Core and Private Stock at PRS Stevensville (Kent Island)
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    PRS S2 Series launch release (July 9, 2013)graded secondary

    • "Stevensville, MD (July 9, 2013) -- PRS Guitars' new S2 Series instruments – the S2 Mira, S2 Starla, and S2 Custom 24"PRS S2 at PRS Stevensville (Kent Island)
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    Wikipedia: wiki/Ibanezgraded community

    • "a Los Angeles-based custom shop"Ibanez LA Custom Shop at Ibanez LA Custom Shop
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    fandom: wiki/Epiphonegraded community

    • "a four month long strike forced a relocation… to Philadelphia"Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) ran Epiphone NYC factory
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    bluebookofguitarvalues: acoustic guitars/manufacturers/gretschgraded secondary

    • "Bill Hagner formed the Hagner Musical Instruments company"Hagner Musical Instruments ran Gretsch Booneville AR
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    Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphone Texangraded community

    • "until 1970"Norlin Corporation (ECL) ran Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)
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    moravianmusic: topics of interest/martin c f guitarsgraded secondary

    • "In 1838… purchased an eight-acre tract"C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family) ran Martin Nazareth homestead tract
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    Ovation New Hartford reopeninggraded secondary

    • "officially reopened its doors"GEWA music GmbH ran New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant)