Esteve Guitars was founded in 1957 in Valencia, Spain by Francisco Esteve and Manuel Adalid. Manuel Adalid's son joined the enterprise and determined to market Esteve guitars worldwide by using new techniques in construction and design, adapting to the demands of the international market. Circa 2017 Esteve had a team of 52 craftsmen building their classical and flameco guitars as well as requintos, tres cubanos and acoustic basses.

Source: Esteve Guitars website (23 February 2017)

David Eichelbaum started making guitars in the early 1990s. He makes premium quality flat-top acoustics in Ventura, California.

Source: Eichelbaum guitars website (6 April 2017)

Dodge Guitar Founder, Rick Dodge, has over 35 years of experience starting in 1975 as an Apprentice to Guitar Builder Paris Banchetti in Miami, Florida. As an apprentice, Rick mastered instrument building and repair, including steel string guitars, classical guitars, violins, cellos, and the viola de gamba. As a young person, it was in this apprenticeship that he learned the use of hand tools as taught by an expert and developed a sense of professionalism in master woodworking wherein excellence in all creation, fabrication and repair work is paramount. In 1995, based on Rick's patented design of modular electric guitar, the Dodge Guitar Company was founded in Tallahassee, Florida. As owner and president, Rick personally developed instrument design and prototypes, and entered into limited and exclusive production of Dodge Guitars.

Source: Dodge Guitars website (24 March 2017)

Dillion USA is an independently owned company selling Korean made recreations and variations of the worlds most famous vintage electric guitars, basses and acoustic guitars.

Currently manufactured Dillion guitars have "Made for Dillion USA" on the headstock to differentiate them from Dillion guitars Canada (a different company).

Dillion guitars was founded by John Vinci in 1996. Brooklyn musician Vinci had success in the 1960s and 1970s with groups called "Illusion" and  "Network" . In the 1980s Vinci began selling musical equipment and worked for Dean, B.C Rich, Guild and others.

Rich DiCarlo makes classical and flamenco guitars in Richmond, New Hampshire. He makes guitars in the Spanish tradition using hand tools exclusively and French polished finishes. He has been making guitars steadily since around 1982.

Source: R.J. DiCarlo guitars website (18 March 2017)