Ovation Guitars joins the GEWA music family of brands

Premier Guitar, 2021-01-07. Graded secondary. Open the original.

Established guitar press. Closing date of the GEWA purchase not stated. Excerpts verified verbatim against the live page 2026-10-15: C410, C411. Not archived: the Directus URL import was refused by the site on 2026-10-15; a copy is still needed.

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Fact	Years	Records	Passage
Drum Workshop, Inc. (DW) owns Ovation^[1]	2015–2020	Ovation, Drum Workshop, Inc. (DW)	In 2015 DW became owner of the legendary guitar maker as part of a multi-brand acquisition from Fender/KMC.
GEWA music GmbH owns Ovation^[1]	2020–now	Ovation, GEWA music GmbH	GEWA music has recently announced the acquisition of the Ovation guitar brand from longtime partner, Drum Workshop, Inc.

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Ovation Guitars joins the GEWA music family of brandsgraded secondary
- In 2015 DW became owner of the legendary guitar maker as part of a multi-brand acquisition from Fender/KMC.Drum Workshop, Inc. (DW) owns Ovation, 2015–2020
- GEWA music has recently announced the acquisition of the Ovation guitar brand from longtime partner, Drum Workshop, Inc.GEWA music GmbH owns Ovation, 2020–now

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