Big corporations make their Guitars in Factories either in the USA or China. Small guitar making companies usually make them by hand in a garage or workshop. Luthiers, people who make stringed instruments, make guitars in a workshop.
The Taylor T5 guitars are manufactured at the Taylor Guitar company. The guitars are sold at a wide variety of places such as Guitar Center, Amazon and Walmart.
Harmony manufactured Holiday guitars during 1965-1967.
At one point, SX guitars were manufactured in the Sunsmile factory in Guangzhou, China. The lack of quality control at this factory is astounding.
Burbey guitars are a range of Gibson replica guitars. They are produced by Fernandes Guitars. They are mostly manufactured in Taiwan. The history of these guitars is a lengthy and interesting read.
The ESP Guitar company is located in Japan and therefore all of their guitars are manufactured there. Japan is located as an island just off of the continent Asia.
The Taylor T5 guitars are manufactured at the Taylor Guitar company. The guitars are sold at a wide variety of places such as Guitar Center, Amazon and Walmart.
Harmony manufactured Holiday guitars during 1965-1967.
At one point, SX guitars were manufactured in the Sunsmile factory in Guangzhou, China. The lack of quality control at this factory is astounding.
Fodera Bass guitars are custom instruments manufactured only in Brooklyn, New York. They also offer many assembled custom guitars for sale in their shop.
Burbey guitars are a range of Gibson replica guitars. They are produced by Fernandes Guitars. They are mostly manufactured in Taiwan. The history of these guitars is a lengthy and interesting read.
The ESP Guitar company is located in Japan and therefore all of their guitars are manufactured there. Japan is located as an island just off of the continent Asia.
William Reid plays guitars manufactured by Gretsch.
Pyle's "Pyle Pro" guitars are manufactured in China. Sources: Email response from Pyle Audio's Customer Service team and gfrm.phantomotaku.com
Gibson is an American guiatr company. Their acoustic guitars are manufactured in Bozeman, Montana.
From their site:Jay Turser guitars are manufactured overseas to help keep costs down and pass the savings on to customers. They are incredible replicas of the real thing in both looks and sound and if it wasn't for the brand name on the guitar, you'd have a hard time telling them apart.
Steinberger refers to a series of distinctive electric guitars and bass guitars, designed and originally manufactured by Ned Steinberger. The word Steinberger can be used to refer to either the instruments themselves or the company that produced them. Although the name has been applied to a variety of instruments, it is primarily associated with a minimalist "headless" design of electric basses and electric guitars.
A hand made electric guitar is normally one that is made to order, most guitars today by the main companies are machine cut, production line manufactured. Some companies claim guitars are hand finished which is not to be confused with hand made.