GHS (strings)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | August 1, 1964 |
| Headquarters | 2813 Wilbur Ave Battle Creek, Michigan, 49037 |
Key people | Russell McFee (President) |
| Products |
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Number of employees | 20 (est) |
| Website | ghsstrings |
GHS Strings is an American string manufacturer based Battle Creek, Michigan, specializing in electric and acoustic guitar and bass guitar strings. The company was founded on August 1, 1964,[1] and in 1975 was bought by Robert McFee, who is the Chairman of the Board with son, Russell McFee,[1] as President. The name GHS comes from the surnames of the company's founders — Gould, Holcomb and Solko.[2]
In 2000, the GHS acquired guitar electronics company Rocktron, diversifying into new types of guitar equipment.[3]
Users
GHS strings are used by many musicians of varying styles, but several notable artists include:
- Jack White of The White Stripes
- Dusty Hill of ZZ Top
- Carlos Santana
- Tom Morello formerly of Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine
- Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- David Gilmour[4] of Pink Floyd
- Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers[5]
- Dan Donegan of Disturbed
- Quorthon of Bathory
- Willie Adler and Mark Morton of Lamb of God
- Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam
- Justin Hayward and John Lodge of The Moody Blues
- Tommy Shaw of Styx
- Neal Schon of Journey
- Mark Stoermer of The Killers
- Matchbox 20
- Ted Nugent
- Foo Fighters
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Def Leppard
- Steve Howe of Yes
- Hank Williams Jr.
- Evan Hirschelman
- Rusty Cooley of Outworld
- Martin Barre of Jethro Tull
- Stuart Hamm of Joe Satriani
- Goo Goo Dolls
- John Mellencamp
- Diamond Rio
- The Oak Ridge Boys
- Colin Raye
- Seventh Day Slumber
- Steven Springer
- Third Eye Blind
- Travis Tritt
- Pam Tillis
- No Doubt
- Gary Hoey
- Rancid
- Gene Simmons of Kiss
- James Mercer of The Shins
- Skillet
- Ola Englund of Feared and The Haunted
- Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot
- Damon Fowler
- Dany Franchi[6]
- Michael Wilton of Queensrÿche
- Chris DeGarmo (formerly of Queensrÿche)
References
- ^ a b Blakely, Natasha. "Hardware stores, for your small-town music needs". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "FAQ – GHS Strings". Ghsstrings.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "The Rocktron Story". Rocktron.com.
- ^ "David Gilmour's Guitar String Gauges". Stringjoy.com. October 9, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ Dirks, Rebecca (June 6, 2012). "Gallery: Red Hot Chili Peppers 2012 Touring Gear". Premierguitar.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Dany Franchi". Ghsstrings.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
Credits of the 1988 vinyl and CD editions of Queensrÿche's Operation: Mindcrime album. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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