FU-Tone Competitors

Since 1946, Fender has revolutionized music and culture as one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Gretsch® guitars, Jackson®, EVH® and Charvel®, follows a player-centric approach to crafting the highest quality instruments and musical solutions across genres. FMIC is dedicated to unlocking the power of music through electric and acoustic guitars, amplifiers, pro audio, accessories and digital products that inspire and enable musical expression at every stage, from beginners to history-making legends.

Gibson, the leading iconic guitar brand, has shaped the sounds of generations of musicians and music lovers across genres for 127 years. Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Nashville, Gibson has a legacy of world-class craftsmanship, legendary music partnerships, and progressive product evolution that is unrivaled among musical instrument companies. The Gibson Brands portfolio includes Gibson, the leading guitar brand, as well as many of the most beloved and recognizable music brands, including Epiphone which has been on every stage since 1873, Kramer the original MADE TO ROCK HARD guitar brand, MESA/Boogie the home of tone, and KRK behind great music for over 30 years. Gibson Brands is dedicated to quality, innovation, and sound excellence so that music lovers for generations to come will continue to experience music shaped by Gibson. Learn more at Gibson.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Gibson TV, and Instagram.

Graph Tech Guitar Labs is the first high performance guitar component laboratory of its kind, offering the guitar industry a powerful research and development facility, trusted and utilized by the majority of major guitar manufacturers, including: Fender, Gibson, Godin, Epiphone, Carvin, Taylor, Walden, Yamaha, Kala, Kaloha, Klos, Ibanez and more Graph Tech branded products sit at the top level of each product category we enter, offering patented technologies through innovative research, development and testing accomplished within our laboratories in British Columbia, Canada. Graph Tech Guitar Labs is the largest manufacturer of guitar nuts and saddles in the world! Through patented methods and proprietary techniques, Graph Tech has designed specific tone and performance enhancements that were once impossible to achieve. The result is an outstanding reputation for quality and rapid acceptance by guitar players. Graph Tech distributes their products world wide through select distributors ,such as: All Parts, Harris Teller, Stewart Macdonald, Aria UK, Moridaria Japan, Coast Music, Warwick and many others. For almost 30 years Graph Tech Guitar Labs has pioneered the development of innovative products designed to improve the guitar playing experience by solving common problems and improving sound quality. Starting with the original "graphite nut", our product line has burgeoned to a number of recognized brands that address everything from string breakage, to tuning problems, to MIDI compatibility. With a commitment to tonal fidelity, Graph Tech manufactures TUSQ, Black TUSQ XL, TUSQ XL, NuBone, String Saver, ResoMax, Ghost and Ratio® products.