GHS (strings)

GHS strings
Type	Private
Industry	Musical instruments
Founded	August 1, 1964
Headquarters	2813 Wilbur Ave Battle Creek, Michigan, 49037
Key people	Russell McFee (President)
Products	Instrument strings; Acoustic guitar pickups; Musical instrument accessories;
Number of employees	20 (est)
Website	Site

GHS Strings is an American Battle Creek, Michigan-based string manufacturer, specializing in electric and acoustic guitar and bass guitar strings. The company was founded on August 1, 1964,^[1] and in 1975 was bought by Robert McFee, who is the Chairman of the Board with son, Russell McFee,^[1] as President. The name GHS comes from the surnames of the company's founders — Gould, Holcomb and Solko.^[2]

In 2000, the GHS acquired guitar electronics company Rocktron, diversifying into new types of guitar equipment.^[3]

Users[]

GHS strings are used by many musicians of varying styles, but several notable artists include:

Jack White of The White Stripes
Dusty Hill of ZZ Top
Carlos Santana
Tom Morello formerly of Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
Stevie Ray Vaughan
David Gilmour^[4] of Pink Floyd
Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers^[5]
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^[6]
Michael Wilton of Queensrÿche
Chris DeGarmo (formerly of Queensrÿche)

References[]

^ ^a ^b Blakely, Natasha. "Hardware stores, for your small-town music needs". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
^ "FAQ - GHS Strings". Ghsstrings.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "The Rocktron Story". Rocktron.com.
^ "David Gilmour's Guitar String Gauges". Stringjoy.com. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
^ June 06, Rebecca Dirks; 2012. "GALLERY: Red Hot Chili Peppers 2012 Touring Gear". Premierguitar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Dany Franchi". Ghsstrings.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

Credits of the 1988 vinyl and CD editions of Queensrÿche's Operation: Mindcrime album. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

External links[]

Official website

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[auto-1] Blakely, Natasha. "Hardware stores, for your small-town music needs". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

[2] "FAQ - GHS Strings". Ghsstrings.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[3] "The Rocktron Story". Rocktron.com.

[4] "David Gilmour's Guitar String Gauges". Stringjoy.com. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

[5] June 06, Rebecca Dirks; 2012. "GALLERY: Red Hot Chili Peppers 2012 Touring Gear". Premierguitar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] "Dany Franchi". Ghsstrings.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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