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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Musical instruments |
Founded | 1974Fullerton, California | in
Founder | Forrest White Tom Walker Leo Fender |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Brian Ball (CEO) Sterling Ball Dudley Gimpel (lead designer) |
Products | Electric guitars, basses, amplifiers |
Parent | Ernie Ball Inc. |
Subsidiaries | Sterling |
Website | music-man.com |
Music Man is an American guitar and bass guitar manufacturer. Originally formed in 1971 by Forrest White and Tom Walker, along with Leo Fender as a silent partner, the company started manufacturing electric and bass guitars under the Music Man name in 1974. In 1984 it was acquired by Ernie Ball, and renamed Ernie Ball Music Man.