There are some exceptions such as the left-handed Affinity Stratocaster that is produced in China. Most guitars in Squier’s Classic Vibe, Affinity, Bullet and Contemporary ranges are made in Indonesia. The vast majority of Squier guitars are produced primarily in China and Indonesia. There are very few exceptions such as the USA Frontier Acoustic-Electric guitar by Epiphone. This includes acoustic and electric guitars in the Modern, Standard, Traditional and Junior ranges. EpiphoneĮpiphone guitars are produced primarily in the Qingdao factory in China.

The most expensive acoustic-electric guitars are produced in the USA in the Acoustasonic range. Some entry-level Fender acoustic guitars such as the FA-125 are made in Indonesia, some mid-range acoustic guitars such as the Paramount PM-2 are made in China. Some acoustics are made in China and Indonesia. Premium guitars in the Fender range are produced in the USA. The cheapest Fender electric guitars in the Player-series, Deluxe range and Vintera range are produced in Mexico. Fenderįender guitars are produced in the USA, Mexico, Indonesia and China. Gibson’s acoustic guitars are produced in Montana. Their solid body guitars such as the Les Paul, and their hollow body and semi-hollow electric guitars such as the ES-335 are made in their headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. Today, Morris Guitars are played by some of the world’s finest fingerstyle guitarists.All Gibson guitars are produced in the USA. Custom hand built models are also available. Morris Guitars currently offer a wonderful line of fingerstyle guitars with a middle price range. They participate in the annual Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. In 2001, after a lengthy absence, Morris Guitars re-entered the U.S. market saw a variety of guitars that Morris imported from Japan. In 1978, Morris introduced the Tornado line, thin body acoustic-electric guitars inspired by the Ovation design. In 1974, Morris introduced their guitars at the NAMM show. Since then, Morris Guitars have enjoyed an outstanding reputation in Japan and other countries for making high quality guitars. Morris produced copies of dreadnought and small jumbo models based on Martin and Gibson designs.

He named it Morris, taken from the nickname given to him a while back.

In 1967, he founded the Morris Guitars company. An employee at Gibson nicknamed him “Mori” at that time. Moridaira was able to visit the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

In 1964, due to his working relationship with Gibson, Mr. Toshio Moridaira, the founder, was the first distributor in Japan to carry both Fender and Gibson lines. The Morris Guitars company has been building quality handcrafted instruments in Nagano, Japan for a long time.

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