Graph Tech Guitar Labs
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Industry | Music equipment |
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Founded | 1983 |
Founder | Dave Dunwoodie |
Headquarters | Delta, British Columbia, Canada |
Website | graphtech.com |
Graph Tech Guitar Labs Ltd headquartered in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, is a product development and manufacturing company specializing in guitar, ukulele, bass and string instrument components.[1][2][3][4]
History
[edit]Founded in 1983 by Dave Dunwoodie, the company emerged from Dunwoodie's personal experiences working in sales and guitar building at a local music store and life on the road as a guitarist in his hometown of Vancouver. Dunwoodie developed Graph Tech's first product: the “Graph Tech Nut”, the world's first permanently lubricated guitar nut and string tree.[5]
Products
[edit]Now Graph Tech has over 50 patents and trademarks worldwide.[6]
- Nuts, Saddles, and Bridge pins [7]
- Picks
- Electric and acoustic saddles
- Machine Heads
- Bridges
- String Trees[8]
- A pickup system[9]
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Ratio Machine Heads
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String Saver Saddles
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Ghost Pickup System
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TUSQ Saddles
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Resomax Briges
Distribution
[edit]Graph Tech's products are used in the production of such guitar-makers as Fender, Gibson, Taylor, Martin, Godin, Breedlove, Yamaha, Epiphone, Ibanez, Cream Guitars, Kala, Mahalo, Warwick, Emerald, Kremona, Mayones etc.[10][11][12]
Their distribution network spans over 42 countries, serving manufacturers, luthiers, musicians and music stores.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Slash and Epiphone Launch New Collection of Electric and Acoustic Guitars". 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Publishing, String Letter; Corporation, Hal Leonard Publishing (2000). Acoustic Guitar Owner's Manual. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-890490-21-8.
- ^ Jiskra, James (2022-09-20). "A $5,000 beginning to $7,000,000 in sales/ The Lifetime Achievement Award – Vancouver International Guitar Festival | Vintage Guitar® magazine". Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ BraveWords. "VOIVOD Complete Work On New Album; Studio Photos Posted". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ musicandsoundretailer (2015-07-09). "Dave Dunwoodie: President, Graph Tech Guitar Labs Ltd". The Music & Sound Retailer. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "AXOLOGY: Jay Turser Guitars Teams Up with Graph Tech - Guitar World". 2008-07-20. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "MEET THE MAKERS". Vancouver International Guitar Festival. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "GRAPH TECH GUITAR LABS". issuu. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Tibu, Florin (2007-04-06). "Your Acoustic Guitar on MIDI: Carvin NS1". softpedia. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The Big Review: Gibson's new made-in-Nashville ES models". Guitar.com | All Things Guitar. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Ibanez Drops Experimental New Axe Design Lab Series". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "2022 Vancouver International Guitar Festival Luthier Industry Builder Award". Gonzo Okanagan Music. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Graph Tech Unveils Inviso-Match Mounting Plate System". premierguitar.