GHS (strings)
GHS Strings is a Battle Creek, Michigan string manufacturer, specializing in electric and acoustic guitar and bass guitar strings. The company was founded on August 1, 1964, and in 1975 was bought by Robert McFee, who is the Chairman of the Board with son, Russ McFee, as President. The name GHS comes from the surnames of the company's founders — Gould, Holcomb and Solko.[1]
| Private | |
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | August 1, 1964 |
| Headquarters | 2813 Wilbur Ave Battle Creek, Michigan, 49037 |
Key people | Russ McFee (President) |
| Products |
|
Number of employees | 20 (est) |
| Website | Site |
Users
GHS strings are used by many musicians of varying styles, but several notable artists include:
- Jack White of The White Stripes
- Carlos Santana
- Tom Morello formerly of Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine
- Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
- Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Dan Donegan of Disturbed
- Quorthon of Bathory
- Willie Adler and Mark Morton of Lamb of God
- Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam
- Justin Hayward and John Lodge of The Moody Blues
- Tommy Shaw of Styx
- Neal Schon of Journey
- Mark Stoermer of The Killers
- Matchbox 20
- Ted Nugent
- Foo Fighters
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Def Leppard
- Steve Howe of Yes
- Hank Williams Jr.
- Evan Hirschelman
- Rusty Cooley of Outworld
- Martin Barre of Jethro Tull
- Stuart Hamm of Joe Satriani
- Goo Goo Dolls
- John Mellencamp
- Diamond Rio
- The Oak Ridge Boys
- Colin Raye
- Seventh Day Slumber
- Steven Springer
- Third Eye Blind
- Travis Tritt
- Pam Tillis
- No Doubt
- Gary Hoey
- Rancid
- Gene Simmons of Kiss
- James Mercer of The Shins
- Skillet
- Ola Englund of Feared and The Haunted
- Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot
- Damon Fowler
- Dany Franchi[2]
gollark: Okay, so what if> you walk away from the cube and look around. you realize that, conveniently, the entire room (as far as you can see, anyway) is slightly lit with a soft purple glow. you think there is, in fact, something in the distance.
gollark: True, true.
gollark: Thoughts?
gollark: Perhaps for exploration purposes there should be a mysterious sourceless glow™ and not just glowy cube.
gollark: It could be visible only from certain directions or something, I suppose. It's consistent with that other door, ish.
References
- https://www.ghsstrings.com/pages/faq
- "Dany Franchi". Ghsstrings.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.