The Gretsch Company
Savannah, Georgia instrument house making Gretsch hollow-body and semi-hollow electric guitars and Gretsch drum kits since 1883, with guitars manufactured in partnership with FMIC.
The Gretsch Company is an American musical instrument manufacturer headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1883 by Friedrich Gretsch, a German immigrant, in Brooklyn, New York, the company is one of the oldest instrument brands in the United States. Gretsch is best known for its hollow-body and semi-hollow electric guitars -- the White Falcon, Country Gentleman, Duo Jet, Tennessee Rose, and Electromatic series -- favored by rockabilly, country, jazz, and rock musicians including Chet Atkins, Brian Setzer, and Neil Young. Since 2002, Gretsch Guitars has been distributed and manufactured under a licensing agreement with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), which builds the Professional Collection models in Japan and the Electromatic series in South Korea. Gretsch Drums, operated separately, produces snare drums, drum kits, and cajon percussion under the Broadkaster, USA Custom, Brooklyn, and Catalina series. Drum manufacturing is contracted in the United States (Broadkaster, USA Custom), Taiwan (Brooklyn), and China (Catalina). Wholesale distribution covers the full guitar and drum catalogue through regional distributors in over 40 countries.
- Type
- brand seeking distribution
- Location
- Savannah, United States
- Founded
- 1883
- Website
- gretsch.com
- Categories
- Musical Instruments
- Markets
- United States, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Netherlands, Sweden
Verified facts
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-08 Mail server of the company domain
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-08 Domain registry record
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
Import rules for these goods
- Consumer goods sold in the EU fall under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, applies since 13 Dec 2024): a responsible person in the EU is mandatory. EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR)