C.R. Alsip Guitars

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C.R. Alsip Guitars
OwnerJake Willoughby
Websitecralsipguitars.com

C.R. Alsip Guitars, is a small American guitar manufacturing company founded in Arkansas City, KS in February 2012. The company operated in Kansas from 2012 to 2014. The company is now based in the Atlanta, GA area. C.R. Alsip LLC was named after Connie Rae Alsip-Willoughby. C.R. Alsip LLC is owned & operated by Connie's son Jake Willoughby who originally planned to name the company "Mason Alsip".

History

C.R. Alsip Vintage Flying V built for Frank Hannon of Tesla

Jake's grandpa (Max Ray Alsip) worked as a stonemason until his retirement. Before the company was off the ground Connie passed on & Jake decided to name the company after his late mother to honor her & help spread the word about cancer awareness. Jake & C.R. Alsip Guitars worked hand in hand with

Gerson Institute
.

The company has built instruments for, and worked with, acts such as

Frank Hannon
of Tesla were the first guitarists to endorse C.R. Alsip guitars and play them on the road when the company opened its doors in 2012.

Some of the current artists endorsing C.R. Alsip guitars includes

Frank Hannon (Tesla), Jeff Caughron (Jesta James, Full Devil Jacket), Scott Bartlett (Saving Abel) & many others.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "The Official Website of Bill Leverty Guitar Player For FireHouse". Leverty.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  2. ^ "Tesla's Frank Hannon". Mmragazine.com. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  3. ^ "Creating beautiful guitars while keeping mom's memory alive - The Winfield Daily Courier: News". Winfieldcourier.com. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  4. ^ "NAMM '13 - C.R. Alsip Guitars DCFRDT and DCDT Demos Английский язык для начинающих Видео английский уроки". English-kurs.in.ua. Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-17.

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