U.S. Music Corporation
American musical instrument company
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Musical instrument |
Founded | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) |
Headquarters | Buffalo Grove, Illinois , United States |
Parent | Exertis JAM |
Divisions | List
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Website | usmusiccorp.com |
U.S. Music Corp. is an American musical instrument company based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago,[1] that manufactures and distributes products worldwide. The company is currently a subsidiary of Canadian corporate group Exertis | JAM.[2]
History
On December 15, 2002, Washburn International announced it had acquired distributor U.S. Music Corporation[3] and would be rolling its assets into USM in a reverse merger.[4]
In mid-2009, U.S. Music was purchased by Jam Industries of Montreal, Canada.[5]
Associated brands
International brands owned or distributed by U.S. Music included:
- DigiTech
- Eden Electronics
- Framus
- Hagstrom
- Jay Turser Guitars
- Marshall Amplifiers
- Natal Drums
- Onori Straps
- Oscar Schmidt Inc.
- Parker Guitars
- Profile Musical Accessories
- Quik Lok stands and accessories
- Randall Amplifiers
- Warwick Basses
- Washburn Guitars
See also
References
- ^ ROSZOWSKI, JOHN (February 28, 2012). "Guitar maker leaves Mundelein". Lake County News-Sun. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "JAM Industries Rebrands as Exertis JAM and Reaffirms Commitment to Core Values". Yahoo. 13 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Company profile on Hoovers.com, entry: U.S. MUSIC CORPORATION Company Profile
- ^ U.S. Music press release, 12/15/2002
- ^ "IT'S ALL NEW AT U.S. MUSIC". Music Trades. 158 (6): 102. July 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27.
External links
- Company website
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Guitar brands and manufacturers
- Alvarez
- Avalon
- Babicz
- Beltona
- Blackbird
- Breedlove
- Cole Clark
- Conde Hnos.
- Del Vecchio
- Dobro
- Freshman
- Furch
- Hora
- Joseph Lukes
- Lâg
- Levin (†)
- Lichty
- Luna
- Maestro
- Martin
- National (†)
- Original
- Ovation
- Petros
- RainSong
- Ramírez
- Recording King
- Regal
- Santa Cruz
- Seagull
- Sigma
- Stella (†)
- Suzuki
- Tacoma
- Takamine
- Tanglewood
- Walden (†)
- Weymann
- Alembic
- Bigsby (†)
- Blade
- Bohemian
- Brawley
- Burns
- Campbell
- Caparison
- Chapman
- Charvel
- C.R. Alsip
- D'Alegria
- Diamond
- Duesenberg
- Eastwood
- Electrical
- ESP
- Fano
- Fernandes
- Flaxwood
- FGN
- G&L
- Gordon-Smith
- Guyatone
- Hamer
- Heritage
- Italia
- Jackson
- James Tyler
- Jolana
- Kent
- Kiesel
- Koll
- Kramer
- Lado
- Lindert (†)
- Line 6
- Lotus (†)
- Matsumoku (†)
- Mayones
- Micro-Frets
- Moniker (†)
- Motor Ave
- Roman
- Music Man
- Parker (†)
- Reverend
- Robin (†)
- Ruokangas
- Sadowsky
- Samick
- Shergold
- Squier
- Steinberger
- Suhr
- Supro
- Teisco (†)
- TYM
- Valley Arts
- Vigier
- Westone
and electric
- Antoria
- Aria
- B.C. Rich
- Collings
- Cort
- D'Angelico
- Danelectro
- Daisy Rock Girl
- Jay Turser
- Dean
- Eko
- Epiphone
- Farida
- Fender
- Garrison
- Giannini
- Gibson
- Godin
- Greco
- Gretsch
- Hagström
- Harmony
- Höfner
- Hohner
- Ibanez
- Kay (†)
- Klira (†)
- Larrivée
- Maton
- Michael Kelly
- National Reso-Phonic
- Orville
- Oscar Schmidt
- Penco (†)
- PRS
- Rickenbacker
- Schecter
- Sigma
- Silvertone
- Stagg
- Tagima
- Taylor
- Tokai
- Tom Anderson
- Tonante
- Valco (†)
- Vester (†)
- Vintage
- Washburn
- Westfield
- Yamaha
- Zemaitis
instruments
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Harp guitars |
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Lutes |
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Ukuleles |
(1) Include classical and steel-string acoustic guitars – (†): Defunct company
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