Ibanez
Native name | アイバニーズ |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Musical instruments manufacturing |
| Founded | 1957 in Nagoya, Japan |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Electric, acoustic, resonator & classical guitars Electric & acoustic basses Amplifiers Ukuleles Banjos Mandolins Effects units |
| Parent | Hoshino Gakki |
| Website | www |
Ibanez (アイバニーズ, Aibanīzu) is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki was one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass-produce seven-string and eight-string guitars. Ibanez manufactures effects, accessories, amps, and instruments in Japan, China, Indonesia, and the United States (at a Los Angeles-based custom shop). As of 2017 they marketed nearly 165 models of bass guitar, 130 acoustic guitars, and more than 300 electric guitars. After Gibson and Fender, Ibanez is considered the third biggest guitar brand.
Daryl Robertson of Guitar World conferred the title of "the shredder's weapon of choice" on the Ibanez.