Gibson Brands

American guitar manufacturer
Organization business Q210278
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Gibson Brands

Summary

Gibson Brands is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,395 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gibson Brands is in the country of United States[3].
  • Gibson Brands is in the country of US[4].
  • Gibson Brands's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Gibson Brands's instance of is recorded as musical instrument manufacturing company[6].
  • Gibson Brands's founder is recorded as Orville Gibson[7].
  • Gibson Brands followed Garrison Guitars[8].
  • Gibson Brands's headquarters location is recorded as Nashville[9].
  • Gibson Brands's headquarters location is recorded as Tennessee[10].
  • Gibson Brands's child organization or unit is recorded as Epiphone[11].
  • Gibson Brands's child organization or unit is recorded as Kramer Guitars[12].
  • Gibson Brands's child organization or unit is recorded as Steinberger[13].
  • Gibson Brands's child organization or unit is recorded as Baldwin Piano Company[14].
  • Gibson Brands's Commons category is recorded as Gibson Guitar Corporation[15].
  • January 1, 1902 marks the founding of Gibson Brands[16].
  • Gibson Brands's location of formation is recorded as Kalamazoo[17].
  • Gibson Brands's official website is recorded as https://www.gibson.com/[18].
  • Gibson Brands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gibson Brands[19].
  • Gibson Brands's Commons gallery is recorded as Gibson[20].
  • Gibson Brands's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/gibson-guitar-corp-history/[21].
  • Gibson Brands's described at URL is recorded as https://geargods.net/news/dean-guitars-found-to-be-in-civil-contempt-of-recent-gibson-trademark-lawsuit/[22].
  • Gibson Brands's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/us/fake-gibson-guitars-seized.html[23].
  • Gibson Brands's described at URL is recorded as https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-dean-court-ruling[24].
  • Gibson Brands's product or material produced is recorded as bass guitar[25].
  • Gibson Brands's product or material produced is recorded as guitar[26].
  • Gibson Brands's product or material produced is recorded as electric guitar[27].

Body

Founding

Gibson Brands's founder is recorded as Orville Gibson[7]. January 1, 1902 marks the founding of it[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Kalamazoo[17].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gibson Brands'}[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company'}[29]. It followed Garrison Guitars[8].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Nashville[9], a city in the United States[30], in United States[31], founded in 1779[32] and Tennessee[10], an U.S. state[33], in United States[34], founded in 1796[35]. Subsidiaries include Epiphone[11], a business[36], in United States[37], founded in 1873[38], headquartered in Nashville[39]; Kramer Guitars[12], a division[40], in United States[41], founded in 1976[42], headquartered in Nashville[43]; Steinberger[13], a brand[44], founded in 1979[45]; and Baldwin Piano Company[14], a business[46], in United States[47], founded in 1862[48], headquartered in Trumann[49].

Ownership

Products include bass guitar[25], guitar[26], and electric guitar[27].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Gibson Brands include Gibson Amphitheatre[50], a concert hall[51], in United States[52], founded in 1972[53].

Why It Matters

Gibson Brands ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,395 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for it include Gibson Amphitheatre[50], a concert hall[51], in United States[52], founded in 1972[53].

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  26. [28] . bloomberg.com. Retrieved . bloomberg.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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