Gary Erickson started building instruments in 1968, at his childhood home in Newport Beach, CA.  In 1981, Gary founded Erickson Design Associates, at first located in Costa Mesa, CA. and then relocating to several different facilities located in Fountain Valley, California. EDA has been an industrial/product design studio specializing in electric guitar and bass design, sound and acoustical engineering, as well as professional recording technical services and systems design. In addition, EDA provides product design engineering and computerized product CAD services. Erickson Guitars is one of the many product lines that Erickson Design Associates has produced throughout the last 36 years.

Source: Erickson Guitars website (21 April 2017)