GHS (strings)
GHS Strings is a Battle Creek, Michigan based guitar and bass guitar string manufacturer. The company was founded in 1964, and in 1975 was bought by Robert McFee, who is the Chairman of the Board with son, Russ McFee, as President. The name GHS comes from the surnames of the company's founders — Gould, Holcomb and Solko.[1]
Users
GHS strings are used by many musicians of varying styles, but several notable artists include:
- Jack White of The White Stripes
- Carlos Santana
- Joe Becker
- Tom Morello formerly of Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine
- Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
- Eric Johnson
- Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Dan Donegan of Disturbed
- Quorthon of Bathory
- The Devil Wears Prada
- John 5 of Rob Zombie
- Willie Adler and Mark Morton of Lamb of God
- Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam
- Justin Hayward and John Lodge of The Moody Blues
- Tommy Shaw of Styx
- Neal Schon of Journey
- Green Day
- Mark Stoermer of The Killers
- Matchbox 20
- Ted Nugent
- Foo Fighters
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Def Leppard
- Steve Howe of Yes
- Hank Williams Jr.
- Evan Hirschelman
- Rusty Cooley of Outworld
- Martin Barre of Jethro Tull
- Stuart Hamm of Joe Satriani
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi
- John Mellencamp
- Diamond Rio
- The Oak Ridge Boys
- Colin Raye
- Seventh Day Slumber
- Steven Springer
- Third Eye Blind
- Travis Tritt
- Pam Tillis
- No Doubt
- Gary Hoey
- Rancid
- James Mercer of The Shins
- Seth Morrison of Skillet
Sources
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions - GHS Strings: http://www.ghsstrings.com/faqs
External links
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