GHS (strings)
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| 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 | Site |
GHS Strings is a Battle Creek, Michigan string manufacturer, 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,[2] as President. The name GHS comes from the surnames of the company's founders — Gould, Holcomb and Solko.[3]
In year 2000, the GHS acquired guitar electronics company Rocktron, diversifying into new types of guitar equipment.[4]
Users
GHS strings are used by many musicians of varying styles, but several notable artists include:
- Jack White of The White Stripes
- Carlos Santana
- Tom Morello formerly of Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine
- Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- David Gilmour[5] of Pink Floyd
- Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers[6]
- 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[7]
References
- ^ Blakely, Natasha. "Hardware stores, for your small-town music needs". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Blakely, Natasha. "Hardware stores, for your small-town music needs". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ https://www.ghsstrings.com/pages/faq
- ^ "The Rocktron Story". rocktron.com.
- ^ "David Gilmour's Guitar String Gauges". Stringjoy. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ June 06, Rebecca Dirks; 2012. "GALLERY: Red Hot Chili Peppers 2012 Touring Gear". www.premierguitar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dany Franchi". Ghsstrings.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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