Gibson Brands

Gibson Brands is a US musical instrument manufacturer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It makes electric and acoustic guitars, mandolins, banjos and amplifiers, including the Les Paul, SG, ES-335, Flying V and Explorer models. Its portfolio includes Gibson, Epiphone, Kramer, Maestro, Steinberger and Mesa/Boogie, and its roots go back to instruments built by Orville Gibson from 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Electric guitars are built in Nashville, acoustic guitars in Bozeman, Montana, and Epiphone instruments mostly in China. Investors led by KKR acquired the company in 2018.