Music Man (company)

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Music Man

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Musical instruments
Founded	1974; 50 years ago (1974) in Fullerton, California
Headquarters	San Luis Obispo, California , United States
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.