You may notice Long and Mcquade on one of the story boards but I do not talk about them. The logo was put there on mistake and was supposed to be on another board. I didn't notice it on there until it was uploaded. I have blurred it to fix the issue. Should be updated soon
I'd still like to hear what you have to say about Long and McQuade, our Canadian version of Sam Ash, Guitar Center, and Sweetwater all rolled in to one.
@@jsewellgplus Long and McQuade. Great Return policy, including "no lemons". I laugh when people sell gear they just bought. At L&M, just return it. I've extended the warranty on a used Ibanez Prestige for 6 years, for $17 and get a Free Setup once a year. Twice a string change made the bridge tremolo system go out of whack. Bring it in, get it back playing perfect in a day or two
@@HeviNova I know in Alberta, they have Axe Music which has pretty decent prices. Tom Lee however, I think is only in BC. L&M basically swallowed up a lot of the independant guitar shops around, so unless you want to go to a pawn shop, they're more or less the only game in town.
I think an outside look at Long and McQuade would be interesting. The Long family still owns L&M and, unlike US retailers, owns their largest distributor Yorkville - Yorkville is like Canadian Peavey. They own a bunch of offshore brands like ART Electronics, Apex Microphones AND they manufacture stuff in Canada like Traynor amps. They also make all the speaker equipment for IMAX theatres worldwide. They distribute about 1/3 of everything that L&M sells (Gibson, Hughes and Kettner, Universal Audio, Line 6, KRK)... Anti-trust laws would prevent a relationship like this in the USA but in Canada it’s all fair game.
Also Guitar center shares product stock between GC/MF, Look up listed serials between sittes. also I think they own Woodwind and brass and someother site too.
@@yargnad I guess what's living in a stasis are your few neurons, buddy. the guy just wanted to say he's a long time follower, not that this video is useless or something like that only a dumb dumb dumb could think...
I was wondering who owned Washburn, I've owned many guitars over the last 35 years or so, some of them expensive and really nice, some cheap and really nice. I recently grabbed a used Washburn J3 for £200 in mint condition. What an absolutely splendid guitar, the tone, craftsmanship and finish are absolutely top notch , what a beautiful guitar. I shall be looking out for Washburn in the future they are absolutely serious.
Thanks Phil! I love knowing this stuff. I just don't know enough past some of the big distributors to track down the information you provided here. I appreciate the fact that you use your extended knowledge in a music business sense and most of all, YOUR TIME, to put videos out like you do. Keep it up!! You have my gratitude.
Thank You Phil! I love knowing how this all goes together! The Biggest shocker? Yahmaha owning Line 6 and Ampeg! WOW! I can't wait to see where that all goes!
I worked for Musicians Friend/ Guitar Center here in Indianapolis. Both brands are operated in the same call centers. With MF we would take calls from woodwind brass wind and Music 123. Every once and awhile you would get the same person on the phone while answering calls for each brand.
You've come a long way in production and delivery in these videos from the first time around, Phil. Thanks for everything man glad to have followed your channel for almost 3 years now....goddamn where has the time gone haha
I'm surprised that Music and Arts is owned by Guitar Center. The Guitar Center in my town went out of business and was replaced by a Music and Arts which is really weird if they're the same company.
If sales for a usual guitar center were low at your location they could have closed and moved it and replaced it with a smaller yet still profitable store without anyone being the wiser. Just my thought
@@robertmac4912 I don't think that's it since The Music and Arts is in the same building and takes up the same space unless you don't mean a physically smaller store.
I personally have never laid my eyes on the store you mentioned so that was something I was in aware of.. but maybe financially M&A is a safer choice than a GC maybe it costs less to up keep in the long run? Maybe M&A order less instruments because of the area I have no clue. Speculation is hell of a drug. Last week Aliens stole my turkey bacon out of my fridge but then again it could've been my room mate :/ ill never know
I don’t really know either company - but it reminds me of something that happened where I am (Durham, NC) recently: Kroger (the grocery chain) closed all their Triangle (Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill) stores about a year ago. Something like 15 stores, all closed. However, most of them are soon to reopen as Harris Teeter stores (which are also owned by Kroger). See, this area has been steadily gentrifying over the last two decades: Kroger is more profitable in less affluent places (it’s cheaper, but also not quite so ‘nice’), while HT is more profitable in more affluent areas where people can afford to pay more to shop in a physically nicer store. The Krogers weren’t doing bad business, but the company figured that in the long run it’ll be better to have more of the upmarket stores, and abandon the gradually-shrinking downmarket business in this area. Could be something similar? It sounds like Music and Arts is upmarket of GC, so maybe they just thought they could get away with the more expensive store and make more money?
The "Musician's Friend and Guitar Center are kept separate" doesn't seem to be as much of a thing 2 years later. I just bought a Squier Strat used through MF and the post made if very clear it was in the used section at a Guitar Center.
some others that i think are interesting. Schecter owns "Daisy Rock girl guitars". Dean, Luna guitars (and those popular "tattoo" ukuleles) and DDrum are all owned by the same company Armadillo Enterprises. and ESP does the distribution for Takamine in north America. It's cool to see how everything gets connected.
Thanks your videos are so informative great job I’m 62 years old and just started playing guitar and I learn a lot about gear to make informed decisions on what to buy thanks again
Lovely video Phil, as always! I would love to see one about the guitar factorys and their differences between and inside brands, for example: Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada, Gibson Nashville, Gibson Memphis, ESP Japan, ESP USA, Fuji-gen Japan, WMIC, etc.
Very interesting and informative video. Thanks for the update on brand ownership and relationships. It has been a while since that last video like this.
First time on the channel. Bloody well pleased this came up in my feed! Solid presentation of a topic we all have chatted about. Unlike those chats, this cat isn't talking out of his arse. Thank you for the info!! Subscribed
phil , you know what is worth diggin into as we all ( in europe at least ) have this problem ; dealers losing dealership from the big brands . i went to my local guitarshop today and i saw that they have yet another dealership ; tokai . they have no fender and no gibson since about 4-5 years as gibson demands a lot of stuff and smaller shops cant meet those . nowadays every guitar shop is filled with ; gretch , tokai , maybach etc etc . almost every shop has the victory amps , but no fender and marshall anymopre . to see a gibson in the flesh you have to be willing to drive to the other side of the country . so new players will soon not even know what gibson is . this is a global thing and is the same in many areas ( sportsbrands etc)
I'm hoping Jam / KMC puts some more development into Hamer. They reintroduced the line about two years ago, and I'd like to see the brand flourish once more.
Long and Maquade has been a big help for me acquiring gear, with affordable financing. I really appreciate their help. Cool video, Phil! Rock on, brother!
Good info. Much appreciated. Peace :) P.S.~ A number of years ago, I worked in a rather large audio manufacturing concern, that was primarily known for their high end car audio gear and speakers, but we also made stuff sometimes for Carver, Bose, Fender, among others. It's a pretty common thing.
This was really informative and awesome! You should do a video talking about different factories, country origins, etc. For example, World Music Corp in Korea makes some really cool guitars for many brands
Some I knew, many I didn't. Well done. Also spot-on with the comments that it has always been this way. Today there is more gear on offer, of higher quality, at lower prices in real terms, than ever before. Thank the creative destruction of firms changing and growing.
Hey Phil I remember you did a video on brands not with us that are great buys well I have one for you that I don't think you know, I picked up this Startocaster copy in my local pond shop for approx £24 it the body was solid Alder with hard maple neck and two rollers the pups where ssh , it looked like a quality guitar so I did as much research as I could but I contacted Mayones and they confirm it was made by them for the Polish Market only, it's Mayones Flamebell Stratocaster, have you ever heard of these guitars in your travels ?
As a kid I honestly thought Jackson was it's own company, while I know it started that way its hard to imagine it being owned by fender, which there's nothing wrong with I just didn't think they had a connection at all.
Interesting how the guitar and gear industry seems to be going the way of the Video Gaming industry where large companies own or work in tandem with smaller studios to help them make better games and distribute them to a wider audience.
Hey Phillip ! As you mentioned, it happens all the time. I've been in the recording/electronics industries in the late '70s and have seen lots of changes since then. Sometimes for the good, sometimes for the not so good... As long as the business aspect does not kill the soul and the core spirit of a brand, it's ok. I would hate to see great brands we know and love being chopped down and their quality sacrified to productivity as we sadly see it happen too frequently. Cheers !
Phil a question, you had Jam Industries owning Long & Mcquade our largest Canadian Retailer, when did that happen? Also Long & Mcquade own some brands as well like Traynor and Yorkville.
Ooooooo, slick new title grahic animation, not bad. Did you know Phil contracted with the Korean team of expert animators owned by 20th Century Fox that also does the Simpsons? And Family Guy?
I ordered an Ibanez axion label from musicians friend they proxied out to guitar center. But what was weird is that the packing label said musicians friend but the actual shipping label said guitar center.
Samick Music Corporation is another big one and they also build the import guitars for many companies like Epiphone, Squier and Washburn. Fun fact...Samson=Sam Ash & Sons.
Little surprised that Long & McQuade is owned by someone else. I was under the impression they were still family owned since the President and Vice are from the Long family.
I was wondering about that too? Could our good friend here be mistaken? If Long & McQuade is US owned, then I may have to consider switching my purcheses to either Steve's Music, or Fleet Sound.
@@FarrellMcGovern Jam Industries is Canadian but is also a "DCC Business" and is part of "Jam Group of companies". Not sure anyone wants to go down that corporate rabbit hole to find out what that all means. :P No mention of L&M at all. There are interviews online with Steve Long that implies they are still family owned. Who knows? I'd rather spend my money with a Canadian company for sure.
I believe our buddy Phil may be mistaken. "The company employs over 1,300 musicians and contracts around 1,000 music teachers across Canada. To this day, the entire company is still 100% owned by the Long family." If they have another "owner" it is a silent one.
New follower, and subscriber to the channel. Question: Have you done a video for replacing the tremolo block on a squier strat? If not- I would like to see that
Hey Phil! I really enjoy those videos. But I'm curious as to why you put Long&Mcquade on the board along Jam Industries? As far as I know (and I work for them), the company is independantly run, although it does own HHB Canada, Yorkville Sound and a few other brands/manufacturers/etc. Keep it up!
Great info and pretty sure Morgan is also included with Boutique Amps as well. Still pissed about Fender and Tacoma too. I had a few of them through the years and they made great solid wood guitars in the USA for really good prices. Hamer was another too and I know they're "back" now but just not the same as the USA built days.
00:00 Wow, Phil ! Interesting Topic Today ! Say, Didn't AC/DC write a song similar to the Title of this video ?!? Anyway, you are in Maximum Overdrive today, with the Reprise ! I can't wait to watch it, (again ?!?) ! 09:50 Well, I liked the Original One, with its use of the Chalkboard, but, I also like the Product Stickers used in this one, soooo, ... Anyway, I appreciate the updates ! Great Video, Phil ! Thanks, For All That You Do !
How about other house brands? Like Chapman Guitars and Snake Oil Pedals are those fully or partially owned by Andertons Music and Harley Benton owned by Thomman.
As always impressive journalism Phillip. Keep em coming! I love getting soaked in the dirty inner workings behind the music instrument industry. What do you know about BOSS/Roland?
Nice video. It reminded me of being told that there were only 3 manufacturers plants (years ago at least) that made guitar strings for ALL of the sting companies...is that true?
Interesting. Also a good idea to look at Dunlop/ mxr/way huge and I’m sure there are some pedal manufacturers connections out there. Since boss has now come out with the Angry Driver which is the first outside the biz collaboration of that incredible company connections are being made all the time. I find Josh Smith really enjoys working with other companies and people while Brian Wampler tends to do his own thing. Not that either is good or bad. It’s just how it is.
VERY interesting video, some I did not know about.
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yes but, can these brands all chug
Can you make a similar video about which factories in the world make which guitars and basses?
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Javier Aldan I think he already did a while ago
Surprised you didn't mention Roland/Boss/Rodgers, but tons of great info here
You may notice Long and Mcquade on one of the story boards but I do not talk about them. The logo was put there on mistake and was supposed to be on another board. I didn't notice it on there until it was uploaded. I have blurred it to fix the issue. Should be updated soon
I'd still like to hear what you have to say about Long and McQuade, our Canadian version of Sam Ash, Guitar Center, and Sweetwater all rolled in to one.
@@jsewellgplus Long and McQuade. Great Return policy, including "no lemons". I laugh when people sell gear they just bought. At L&M, just return it.
I've extended the warranty on a used Ibanez Prestige for 6 years, for $17 and get a Free Setup once a year. Twice a string change made the bridge tremolo system go out of whack. Bring it in, get it back playing perfect in a day or two
In Canada we have Long and Mcquade and Tom Lee as the two big chains country wide. L and M has yorkville sound and Traynor.
@@HeviNova I know in Alberta, they have Axe Music which has pretty decent prices. Tom Lee however, I think is only in BC. L&M basically swallowed up a lot of the independant guitar shops around, so unless you want to go to a pawn shop, they're more or less the only game in town.
I think an outside look at Long and McQuade would be interesting. The Long family still owns L&M and, unlike US retailers, owns their largest distributor Yorkville - Yorkville is like Canadian Peavey. They own a bunch of offshore brands like ART Electronics, Apex Microphones AND they manufacture stuff in Canada like Traynor amps. They also make all the speaker equipment for IMAX theatres worldwide. They distribute about 1/3 of everything that L&M sells (Gibson, Hughes and Kettner, Universal Audio, Line 6, KRK)... Anti-trust laws would prevent a relationship like this in the USA but in Canada it’s all fair game.
Ah! You missed Cordoba Music Group: Cordoba, Guild, Dearmond, Savarez, Aquila
Also Guitar center shares product stock between GC/MF, Look up listed serials between sittes. also I think they own Woodwind and brass and someother site too.
Glad you did a follow-up on this topic!
Really interesting stuff, thanks for a great video Phil!
I was already here the first time you made this video, years ago :)
And absolutely nothing has changed since then right? Got it, good to know we are living in stasis.
@@yargnad I guess what's living in a stasis are your few neurons, buddy. the guy just wanted to say he's a long time follower, not that this video is useless or something like that only a dumb dumb dumb could think...
@David RF
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Right ?!?
It's pretty clear he is just saying he is a long time subscriber of Phil's. What's wrong with you, people?
@@BueGrassum I thought it was pretty clear but people can be very weird...
I was wondering who owned Washburn, I've owned many guitars over the last 35 years or so, some of them expensive and really nice, some cheap and really nice. I recently grabbed a used Washburn J3 for £200 in mint condition. What an absolutely splendid guitar, the tone, craftsmanship and finish are absolutely top notch , what a beautiful guitar. I shall be looking out for Washburn in the future they are absolutely serious.
Thanks Phil! I love knowing this stuff. I just don't know enough past some of the big distributors to track down the information you provided here. I appreciate the fact that you use your extended knowledge in a music business sense and most of all, YOUR TIME, to put videos out like you do. Keep it up!! You have my gratitude.
Interesting video! Thank you for taking the time to put this content together, film it, and post it.
Thank You Phil! I love knowing how this all goes together! The Biggest shocker? Yahmaha owning Line 6 and Ampeg! WOW! I can't wait to see where that all goes!
I worked for Musicians Friend/ Guitar Center here in Indianapolis. Both brands are operated in the same call centers. With MF we would take calls from woodwind brass wind and Music 123. Every once and awhile you would get the same person on the phone while answering calls for each brand.
Nice video. Fills a gap in knowledge that those of us who do not follow the trade papers wouldn't have known about. Concise, clear, unbiased. Thanks.
You've come a long way in production and delivery in these videos from the first time around, Phil. Thanks for everything man glad to have followed your channel for almost 3 years now....goddamn where has the time gone haha
I'm surprised that Music and Arts is owned by Guitar Center. The Guitar Center in my town went out of business and was replaced by a Music and Arts which is really weird if they're the same company.
If sales for a usual guitar center were low at your location they could have closed and moved it and replaced it with a smaller yet still profitable store without anyone being the wiser. Just my thought
@@robertmac4912 I don't think that's it since The Music and Arts is in the same building and takes up the same space unless you don't mean a physically smaller store.
I personally have never laid my eyes on the store you mentioned so that was something I was in aware of.. but maybe financially M&A is a safer choice than a GC maybe it costs less to up keep in the long run? Maybe M&A order less instruments because of the area I have no clue. Speculation is hell of a drug. Last week Aliens stole my turkey bacon out of my fridge but then again it could've been my room mate :/ ill never know
I believe M&A does franchising, so someone could have opened up a store independently of the corporation themselves. Just taking a guess.
I don’t really know either company - but it reminds me of something that happened where I am (Durham, NC) recently: Kroger (the grocery chain) closed all their Triangle (Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill) stores about a year ago. Something like 15 stores, all closed. However, most of them are soon to reopen as Harris Teeter stores (which are also owned by Kroger). See, this area has been steadily gentrifying over the last two decades: Kroger is more profitable in less affluent places (it’s cheaper, but also not quite so ‘nice’), while HT is more profitable in more affluent areas where people can afford to pay more to shop in a physically nicer store. The Krogers weren’t doing bad business, but the company figured that in the long run it’ll be better to have more of the upmarket stores, and abandon the gradually-shrinking downmarket business in this area.
Could be something similar? It sounds like Music and Arts is upmarket of GC, so maybe they just thought they could get away with the more expensive store and make more money?
And Martin is still just a family owned and operated guitar maker in Pennsylvania.
With well over 2/3rds of their products being manufactured in their Mexican facility.
tjs114 but they still didn’t sell themselves out.
@Mack 69 What company was that?
I’m pretty certain the first version of this video with the whiteboard, was the first video of yours I saw. Thank you for your time.
I really like when you provide these updates. It is very interesting to see where products evolve.
The "Musician's Friend and Guitar Center are kept separate" doesn't seem to be as much of a thing 2 years later. I just bought a Squier Strat used through MF and the post made if very clear it was in the used section at a Guitar Center.
some others that i think are interesting. Schecter owns "Daisy Rock girl guitars". Dean, Luna guitars (and those popular "tattoo" ukuleles) and DDrum are all owned by the same company Armadillo Enterprises. and ESP does the distribution for Takamine in north America. It's cool to see how everything gets connected.
Such a great video.
Thank you Rick, by the way I love your channel
My fav Guitar Company Ovation Guitars is currently owned by Drum Workshop. And formerly owned by Fender.
Cool new intro! Great info here and thanks for the update on the state of the industry.
Love that intro graphic! This is a cool video Phil, thank you for your time sir!!
If you do one of those again, I'd like to know what is all connected to Thomann and who is building for them.
Thanks for doin un updated version, miss the dry erase board a little....haha great job!
This type of video is what hot me hooked on your videos. Thanks for more great content.
Armadillo Enterprises owns Dean, Luna and DDrum
I think you missed an important recent one for bass players - Korg now own Spector. It will be interesting to see how they develop it.
Thanks your videos are so informative great job I’m 62 years old and just started playing guitar and I learn a lot about gear to make informed decisions on what to buy thanks again
The consumer products business side of our industry is fascinating! Thanks for this video.
AWESOME VID! You forgot about Cort, they build for Ibanez, G&L, Fender and maybe some other companies. Interesting vid!
Lovely video Phil, as always! I would love to see one about the guitar factorys and their differences between and inside brands, for example: Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada, Gibson Nashville, Gibson Memphis, ESP Japan, ESP USA, Fuji-gen Japan, WMIC, etc.
Still one of the best videos anyone has done on this subject!
Very interesting video. I've seen all your material and I definitely like and appreciate the the time and effort you put in each video.
Very interesting and informative video. Thanks for the update on brand ownership and relationships. It has been a while since that last video like this.
Videos like this are really interesting. Not so much an "I've got to have this", but how business works!
I love this kind of stuff. Great job, Phil. How about another video on Who Makes Who? Ya know?
We made a list! Woooop!
This is a best guitar channel on youtube. Phil McKnight is a legend.
First time on the channel. Bloody well pleased this came up in my feed!
Solid presentation of a topic we all have chatted about. Unlike those chats, this cat isn't talking out of his arse.
Thank you for the info!!
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phil , you know what is worth diggin into as we all ( in europe at least ) have this problem ; dealers losing dealership from the big brands . i went to my local guitarshop today and i saw that they have yet another dealership ; tokai . they have no fender and no gibson since about 4-5 years as gibson demands a lot of stuff and smaller shops cant meet those . nowadays every guitar shop is filled with ; gretch , tokai , maybach etc etc . almost every shop has the victory amps , but no fender and marshall anymopre . to see a gibson in the flesh you have to be willing to drive to the other side of the country . so new players will soon not even know what gibson is . this is a global thing and is the same in many areas ( sportsbrands etc)
I'm hoping Jam / KMC puts some more development into Hamer. They reintroduced the line about two years ago, and I'd like to see the brand flourish once more.
Long and Maquade has been a big help for me acquiring gear, with affordable financing. I really appreciate their help. Cool video, Phil! Rock on, brother!
Good info. Much appreciated. Peace :)
P.S.~ A number of years ago, I worked in a rather large audio manufacturing concern, that was primarily known for their high end car audio gear and speakers, but we also made stuff sometimes for Carver, Bose, Fender, among others. It's a pretty common thing.
This was really informative and awesome! You should do a video talking about different factories, country origins, etc. For example, World Music Corp in Korea makes some really cool guitars for many brands
Some I knew, many I didn't. Well done. Also spot-on with the comments that it has always been this way. Today there is more gear on offer, of higher quality, at lower prices in real terms, than ever before. Thank the creative destruction of firms changing and growing.
AWESOME!
Had a Raven 60 watt combo forever before I upgrded to my 5150 50 watt half stack. That Raven was a great solid state amp
Hey Phil I remember you did a video on brands not with us that are great buys well I have one for you that I don't think you know, I picked up this Startocaster copy in my local pond shop for approx £24 it the body was solid Alder with hard maple neck and two rollers the pups where ssh , it looked like a quality guitar so I did as much research as I could but I contacted Mayones and they confirm it was made by them for the Polish Market only, it's Mayones Flamebell Stratocaster, have you ever heard of these guitars in your travels ?
This needs to be a yearly thing, say after Winter NAMM
This built on the original and is awesome🙂Great job liked👍
In addition to the brand's you already mentioned ESP also have Navigator and Grassroots guitar brands. They also distribute Takamine and ENGL amps.
As a kid I honestly thought Jackson was it's own company, while I know it started that way its hard to imagine it being owned by fender, which there's nothing wrong with I just didn't think they had a connection at all.
Supro and Pigtronix were bought by D'angelico on June 16th 2020.
What's going on with Carvin Audio? Are they back in business or not
Great info Phill, thank you for this and your Time making it, Cheers
Interesting how the guitar and gear industry seems to be going the way of the Video Gaming industry where large companies own or work in tandem with smaller studios to help them make better games and distribute them to a wider audience.
Hey Phillip ! As you mentioned, it happens all the time. I've been in the recording/electronics industries in the late '70s and have seen lots of changes since then. Sometimes for the good, sometimes for the not so good... As long as the business aspect does not kill the soul and the core spirit of a brand, it's ok. I would hate to see great brands we know and love being chopped down and their quality sacrified to productivity as we sadly see it happen too frequently. Cheers !
and now Gibson owns Mesa Engineering
This video is incorrect cause I own them all.
Phil a question, you had Jam Industries owning Long & Mcquade our largest Canadian Retailer, when did that happen? Also Long & Mcquade own some brands as well like Traynor and Yorkville.
I love this. I remember the previous video and have been wondering if any changes had happened since.
Nice new intro Phil! Great info as well!
" These kind of videos are very fun" EVERY PHILLIP MCKNIGHT VIDEO IS FUN :D
Ooooooo, slick new title grahic animation, not bad. Did you know Phil contracted with the Korean team of expert animators owned by 20th Century Fox that also does the Simpsons? And Family Guy?
Awsome! Thanks Phil! The first "who owns who" made me subscribe about two years ago! Now we expect second "who makes who"! :)
GOOD points Phil! Shows HOW incestuous the music manufacturing industry can be!
As long as the products keep getting better and i get more for my money( and that is exactly what is happening), hey i’m down with it.
I ordered an Ibanez axion label from musicians friend they proxied out to guitar center. But what was weird is that the packing label said musicians friend but the actual shipping label said guitar center.
Thanks Phil. It's changed a little since the one you did a couple of years ago. This time you included a fair bit more though. Great stuff.
Samick Music Corporation is another big one and they also build the import guitars for many companies like Epiphone, Squier and Washburn. Fun fact...Samson=Sam Ash & Sons.
Little surprised that Long & McQuade is owned by someone else. I was under the impression they were still family owned since the President and Vice are from the Long family.
I was wondering about that too? Could our good friend here be mistaken? If Long & McQuade is US owned, then I may have to consider switching my purcheses to either Steve's Music, or Fleet Sound.
@@FarrellMcGovern Jam Industries is Canadian but is also a "DCC Business" and is part of "Jam Group of companies". Not sure anyone wants to go down that corporate rabbit hole to find out what that all means. :P No mention of L&M at all. There are interviews online with Steve Long that implies they are still family owned. Who knows? I'd rather spend my money with a Canadian company for sure.
I believe our buddy Phil may be mistaken.
"The company employs over 1,300 musicians and contracts around 1,000 music teachers across Canada. To this day, the entire company is still 100% owned by the Long family."
If they have another "owner" it is a silent one.
@@ragingchimera8021 That's what I thought. Nice digging. Philip has riled up a bunch of Canuckle-heads! 😂
I was under this same impression. I was told this at at least one location that I recall, but also never looked into it.
Love Yamaha. Had a guitar that sounded great. Have a DP-255. Awesome sound. Awesome feel. Has NEVER come down in price. $1,299.00. Thanks!
Great video Phil!! I thought I knew all this but you threw in a couple surprises!! I thought I knew my gear but now know my gear...better?? Cheers!!
I seen the other videos Phil done about who owns who and these are very interesting! Thanks Phil!
Yamaha also owns Steinberg, the guys with Cubase, interfaces and other goodies in this field.
New follower, and subscriber to the channel. Question: Have you done a video for replacing the tremolo block on a squier strat? If not- I would like to see that
Boutique Amp Distribution also owns Diezel and Morgan.
Just thought that is neat
Hey Phil! I really enjoy those videos. But I'm curious as to why you put Long&Mcquade on the board along Jam Industries? As far as I know (and I work for them), the company is independantly run, although it does own HHB Canada, Yorkville Sound and a few other brands/manufacturers/etc. Keep it up!
Great info and pretty sure Morgan is also included with Boutique Amps as well. Still pissed about Fender and Tacoma too. I had a few of them through the years and they made great solid wood guitars in the USA for really good prices. Hamer was another too and I know they're "back" now but just not the same as the USA built days.
Interesting video,I had no idea about any. Besides fender and squier of course. But wondered of vox and korg.
00:00
Wow, Phil !
Interesting Topic Today !
Say, Didn't AC/DC write a song similar to the Title of this video ?!?
Anyway, you are in Maximum Overdrive today, with the Reprise !
I can't wait to watch it, (again ?!?) !
09:50
Well, I liked the Original One, with its use of the Chalkboard, but, I also like the Product Stickers used in this one, soooo, ...
Anyway, I appreciate the updates !
Great Video, Phil !
Thanks, For All That You Do !
How about other house brands? Like Chapman Guitars and Snake Oil Pedals are those fully or partially owned by Andertons Music and Harley Benton owned by Thomman.
You are outstanding Phil McKnight
EXCELLENT work Sir!
GC is also the exclusive US dealer for Mark Bass
Yep I'm a bassist I wanted to buy an mark bass amp but I'm buying an Peavey bass amp
Is Mesa Boogie and Orange independent? What about ashdown? I use orange for guitar and ashdown for bass. Make a video about independent brands.
As always impressive journalism Phillip. Keep em coming! I love getting soaked in the dirty inner workings behind the music instrument industry. What do you know about BOSS/Roland?
Love these videos! Keep up the good work, Phil!
Great video, I really enjoy interesting corporate facts. Harman Kardon is also a biggie
The intro reminds me of 2011 youtube or watchmojo
I dont like it but i Do like you Phil
Its incredible what you have achieved
Phils wall street moment ...great in depth info ...cool
Nice video. It reminded me of being told that there were only 3 manufacturers plants (years ago at least) that made guitar strings for ALL of the sting companies...is that true?
Great stuff. Thanks Phil. Nobody does better on this topic. Well done.
Interesting. Also a good idea to look at Dunlop/ mxr/way huge and I’m sure there are some pedal manufacturers connections out there. Since boss has now come out with the Angry Driver which is the first outside the biz collaboration of that incredible company connections are being made all the time. I find Josh Smith really enjoys working with other companies and people while Brian Wampler tends to do his own thing. Not that either is good or bad. It’s just how it is.
Keep All Brands going
Informative. Thanks for reasoned and nuanced analysis.
Long & Mcquade is Canada’s Guitar centre.