In 1977, tired of losing customers to Japanese manufacturers, Gibson successfully sued Hoshino Gakki for copying their signature headstock design. The copies used cheaper, less desirable materials, but the build quality was high, and the price was low, so customers flocked to them. During this time, the Japanese copies made by Ibanez increased in popularity. In the 1970’s, Gibson was said to have had a sharp drop in the quality of their instruments. Hoshino Gakki’s Ibanez guitars were modeled very closely after designs by American companies like Gibson, Fender, and Martin.
After importing Spanish instruments for several years, Hoshino Gakki started producing their own instruments in the 1930’s under the name Ibanez Salvador, which would soon be shortened to Ibanez.
One of the first Japanese guitar companies was Hoshino Gakki.
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