Gator was founded in 2000 by Jerry Freed and Crystal Morris in Tampa, Florida, starting with plastic guitar cases. They expanded to various case solutions, and grew an OEM division for custom cases. Acquisitions include Protechtor Cases in 2008, enhancing percussion market reach and U.S. manufacturing, and Viking Cases in 2015 for custom flight cases. In 2018, they acquired Levy's Leathers. Gator continues to innovate with new product lines like Frameworks stands, and operates from a state-of-the-art facility in Indiana.

Source: Gator website (6 March 2024)

TC Helicon is part of the TC group. TC Helicon was founded in 2000 after parent company TC Group teamed up with IVL Technologies Ltd. who, at the time, had developed products for professional and amateur musicians. TC Helicon products are mainly aimed at vocalists and gamers and include audio interfaces, vocal effects, mixers, microphones and stands.

Source: TC Helicon website (21 February 2024)

Chord is a brand name of UK consumer electronics & musical instrument distributor AVSL Group. Launched in 2010, the Chord music brand covers everything from guitars and percussion to amplifiers and stands, with a multitude of accessories such as cases and covers, tuners, pick-ups and metronomes.

Source: Chord website (14 March 2022)

One Control is a Japanese company founded in 2010 by Tomokaz “Kaz” Kawamura whose main focus is guitar pedal switchers. One Control switchers range from a one-channel true bypass looper all the way to a 10 channel programmable switcher with MIDI capabilities. With most loop switchers guitarists would have to use a separate power supply to power their pedals, but One Control has made the innovation of combining a multi-power supply and an effect loop switcher into one product with products like the Iguana and Xenagama, so pedal-boards can be less crowded and more efficient.

Rockboard is a Warwick brand name for effects pedal boards, power supplies, patch-bays and cables.

Source: Rockboard website (10 October 2019)

The D'Addario brand is best known for its range of instrument strings and Planet Waves guitar accessories - but it also produces percussion and woodwind accessories. The D'Addario company was founded by Rocco and Charles D’Addario who came from a family of farmers and string makers. The D'Addarios emigrated from Italy to Astoria, Queens, New York after an earthquake destroyed their home town of Salle in 1905.