Gretsch vs Music Man

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Gretsch is the older of the two, founded in 1883 — 88 years before Music Man.

Founded: 1883; 1971
Status: Active; Active
Headquarters: New York City, United States; San Luis Obispo, United States
Industry: trademark; trademark
Founders: Friedrich Gretsch; Forrest White, Tom Walker
Website: gretschguitars.com; music-man.com/

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Gretsch and Music Man.