
History of ibanez guitar A Brief History Of A Company With A Long History Hoshino Gakki Co. Started in 1908 as a musical instrument sales division of Hoshino Shoten, a bookstore company. The name Ibanez became a brand in 1929, when Hoshino Gakki began importing guitar Salvador Ibáñez from Spain. When the "Salvador Ibáñez" (owner of the company) was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War, "Salvador Ibanez" finally disappeared, so Hoshino Gakki bought the "Salvador Ibanez" brand and started making Spanish acoustic guitar in 1935. At first they used "Ibanez Salvador "As a brand name, and ultimately using" Ibanez "as the brand name. The modern era of Ibanez guitars began in 1957 and the late 1950s. The design part of Ibanez shows that the guitar was being great in the design. The Japanese guitar maker in 1960 largely de...