Gretsch vs Patrón

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 — 106 years before Patrón.

Founded: 1883; 1989
Status: Active; Active
Headquarters: New York City, United States; Las Vegas
Industry: trademark; trademark
Founders: Friedrich Gretsch; John Paul DeJoria
Website: gretschguitars.com; patrontequila.com

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