Ibanez

Ibanez is one of the most popular examples of this list by far, since it has achieved international success after so many years. Ibanez is a Japanese guitar brand that was founded in 1908 by Hoshino Gakki, a company that originally produced sheet music and other musical products. Today, Ibanez is known for producing a wide range of high-quality guitars and basses that are popular with musicians of all genres.

It is supposed to have begun with classical guitars, just as Takamine. The brand was inspired by the last name of the Spanish luthier Salvador Ibanez, initially using the "Ibanez Salvador" brand name and then just using "Ibanez." While Ibanez began as a small company, it quickly expanded after it began manufacturing Fender and Gibson knockoffs in the 1970s. Notably, it manufactures a number of excellent-sounding semi-hollow guitars, as well as an extremely affordable acoustic guitar catalog for starting players.

Founded: 1908

Founder: Hoshino Gakki

Headquarters: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Instagram: instagram.com/officialibanezguitars/ (1.1M followers)

Website: https://www.ibanez.com/asia/