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announced its acquisition of
Garrison Guitars. The acquisition was to "further Gibson's expansion in the acoustic guitar market offering a new series of Gibson brand acoustic guitars aimed at the median price point" and converted to produce the short-lived Gibson "Songmaker"-Series.
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Offering a range of instruments at all price points, Garrison's "G"-Series featured all solid woods, hard-shell cases, bolt-on necks, and UV-finishes in a variety of wood combinations. The "G"-series also included the full GAB system combining front and back braces,
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Gibson did not carry forward with the GABS in their
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Musical instrument manufacturing companies of Canada
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247:
239:
226:
224:
220:
208:UV finishing
193:
178:
144:
143:
95:Headquarters
86:Acquired by
31:Company type
1590:Del Vecchio
1458:Steinberger
1236:Del Vecchio
1210:instruments
903:Valley Arts
875:Steinberger
801:Micro-Frets
732:James Tyler
416:Del Vecchio
411:Conde Hnos.
204:CNC milling
191:, in 1999.
106:Area served
37:(1999–2007)
1951:Categories
1908:Tanglewood
1893:Silvertone
1782:D'Angelico
1691:Tanglewood
1478:Tanglewood
1453:Silvertone
1329:Duesenberg
1324:Danelectro
1319:D'Angelico
1130:Silvertone
971:Jay Turser
961:Danelectro
956:D'Angelico
667:Electrical
657:Duesenberg
642:C.R. Alsip
560:Tanglewood
522:Santa Cruz
406:Cole Clark
271:References
181:St. John's
157:subsidiary
40:Subsidiary
1929:classical
1777:Breedlove
1772:Blackbird
1575:Breedlove
1562:Mandolins
1498:Westfield
1400:Music Man
1189:Westfield
941:B.C. Rich
850:Ruokangas
824:Music Man
814:Motor Ave
788:Matsumoku
682:Fernandes
647:D'Alegria
627:Caparison
401:Breedlove
396:Blackbird
250:mandolins
235:resonance
171:guitars.
138:(2007–10)
110:Worldwide
42:(2007–10)
1927:Include
1847:National
1797:Freshman
1754:Ukuleles
1714:Epiphone
1648:National
1600:Giannini
1595:Epiphone
1580:Collings
1443:Shergold
1438:Schecter
1433:Sadowsky
1423:Reverend
1359:Guyatone
1334:Eastwood
1241:Epiphone
1199:Zemaitis
1184:Washburn
1120:Schecter
1072:Larrivée
1031:Hagström
1006:Giannini
1001:Garrison
986:Epiphone
946:Collings
922:Acoustic
865:Shergold
855:Sadowsky
837:Reverend
717:Heritage
707:Guyatone
687:Flaxwood
662:Eastwood
622:Campbell
607:Bohemian
555:Takamine
502:RainSong
487:Original
479:National
426:Freshman
254:mandolas
196:robotics
185:province
169:acoustic
165:electric
123:acoustic
119:Electric
115:Products
47:Industry
1913:Weymann
1883:Seagull
1855:Ovation
1802:Harmony
1767:Beltona
1724:Gretsch
1696:Weymann
1676:Seagull
1666:Ovation
1610:Harmony
1570:Beltona
1503:Westone
1405:Ovation
1354:G&L
1299:Antoria
1294:Alembic
1276:Weymann
1271:Tonante
1231:Deering
1179:Vintage
1172:Vester
1160:Tonante
1092:Orville
1036:Harmony
1026:Gretsch
931:Antoria
913:Westone
806:Moniker
796:Mayones
767:Lindert
727:Jackson
697:G&L
652:Diamond
637:Charvel
632:Chapman
612:Brawley
589:Alembic
573:Weymann
527:Seagull
507:Ramírez
492:Ovation
469:Maestro
391:Beltona
376:Alvarez
308:. 2003.
243:kerfing
175:History
125:guitars
75:Founder
65: (
57:Founded
35:Private
1903:Suzuki
1873:Petros
1865:Parker
1837:Martin
1827:Lichty
1822:Ibanez
1812:Hohner
1807:Höfner
1739:Martin
1719:Gibson
1686:Tacoma
1638:Martin
1625:Ibanez
1615:Hohner
1605:Gibson
1531:Martin
1526:Gibson
1493:Vigier
1483:Tobias
1473:Tagima
1468:Tacoma
1410:Parker
1384:Jolana
1379:Italia
1374:Ibanez
1369:Hohner
1364:Höfner
1349:Gibson
1344:Fender
1339:Farida
1286:Basses
1251:Ibanez
1246:Hohner
1218:Banjos
1194:Yamaha
1145:Taylor
1140:Tagima
1051:Ibanez
1046:Hohner
1041:Höfner
1011:Gibson
996:Fender
991:Farida
908:Vigier
890:Teisco
870:Squier
860:Samick
829:Parker
775:Line 6
757:Kramer
747:Kiesel
737:Jolana
722:Italia
594:Bigsby
565:Walden
550:Tacoma
545:Suzuki
537:Stella
497:Petros
474:Martin
459:Lichty
386:Babicz
381:Avalon
361:Guitar
206:, and
161:Gibson
153:Canada
147:was a
136:Gibson
131:Parent
88:Gibson
1898:Stagg
1888:Sigma
1878:Regal
1842:Maton
1729:Guild
1681:Stagg
1671:Regal
1630:Levin
1549:Levin
1541:Lutes
1488:Tokai
1463:Supro
1448:Sigma
1304:Blade
1266:Stagg
1165:Valco
1150:Tokai
1135:Stagg
1125:Sigma
1102:Penco
1077:Maton
1064:Klira
1021:Greco
1016:Godin
885:Supro
842:Robin
819:Roman
780:Lotus
712:Hamer
617:Burns
602:Blade
532:Sigma
517:Regal
451:Levin
431:Furch
421:Dobro
1931:and
1832:Luna
1817:Hora
1792:Dean
1762:Aria
1620:Hora
1585:Dean
1309:Cort
1226:Dean
976:Dean
951:Cort
936:Aria
880:Suhr
762:Lado
752:Koll
742:Kent
677:Fano
464:Luna
436:Hora
252:and
167:and
121:and
83:Fate
67:1999
60:1999
1937:(†)
1868:(†)
1850:(†)
1734:Kay
1651:(†)
1633:(†)
1552:(†)
1508:Zon
1418:PRS
1413:(†)
1174:(†)
1168:(†)
1110:PRS
1105:(†)
1067:(†)
1059:(†)
1056:Kay
981:Eko
898:TYM
893:(†)
845:(†)
832:(†)
809:(†)
791:(†)
783:(†)
770:(†)
692:FGN
672:ESP
597:(†)
568:(†)
540:(†)
482:(†)
454:(†)
446:Lâg
187:of
159:of
1953::
1935:–
290:.
279:^
202:,
198:,
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353:e
346:t
339:v
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