Becker guitars
| Private | |
| Industry | Electric Guitar, Custom Guitars, Luthier |
| Founded | Norton, Massachusetts |
| Founder | Dan Becker |
| Headquarters | 44A Union Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dan Becker, Ryan Martin |
| Products | Retro Series, HeadHunter Series, Custom Guitars, Martian Basses |
Number of employees | < 10 |
| Subsidiaries | Martian Basses, Becker Guitars Repair & Restoration |
| Website |
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Becker Guitars was a boutique guitar manufacturer located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. They specialized in producing hand made custom electric guitars and basses. In addition to building guitars, Dan Becker used to operate a guitar repair and restoration shop.
History
Becker Guitars began in 1995 as a repair shop in the basement of founder Dan Becker.[1] After its first years of operation, Becker Guitars moved to a new shop in Stoughton, Massachusetts. While the company grew into a full service guitar repair and restoration center, Becker began venturing into guitarmaking. In the spring of 2006 Dan Becker brought on Maine guitar luthier Ryan Martin[2] and began to focus on designing and producing custom instruments. Becker soon moved from its smaller shop in Stoughton, Massachusetts to a larger space in Attleboro, Massachusetts in order to accommodate a growing production line.
In the fall of 2007 Becker unveiled their first prototype, an Imperial model, to the public at the first annual Premier Guitar Festival.[1] 2008 saw the release of Becker Guitars' flagship production line, The Retro Series. Initially introduced as a 22 fret, bolt-on neck guitar, The Retro Series was updated in 2011 to feature 24 frets, neck-through construction, and additional woods and finishes.
Since 2011 Becker Guitars has introduced its second production line, the HeadHunter Series. The HeadHunter Series consists of 24 fret, neck-through guitars with figured maple tops, burst finishes, and semi-hollow options. In addition to the Retro and HeadHunter series, Becker continued to build custom guitars, basses, and other stringed instruments.
Becker Guitars artists
- Jon Gutwillig, The Disco Biscuits[2]
- Jake Cinninger, Umphrey's McGee[3]
- Chuck Garvey, Moe[2]
- Andy Andersson, Fuel
- Mihali Savoulidis, Twiddle
- Marc Brownstein, The Disco Biscuits, Conspirator[2]
- Chris Michetti, RAQ, Conspirator
- Justin Hasting, Zoogma
- Jeff Lloyd, The Heavy Pets
- Chris Cartelli, Newton Crosby
- Andrew Provine, AV8R
- Dave Drouin, The Brew
- Keith Allen, The Mantras
- Jake Brownstein, Eggy
References
- 1 2 Wagner, Jordan (22 October 2008). "Review: Becker Guitars Imperial". Premier Guitars. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Tucker, Lindsay (16 August 2011). "Builder Profile: Becker Guitars & Ryan Martin Basses". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "Gear". Umphrey's McGee. Retrieved 13 November 2013.