Crafter
Crafter
Also known as: Crafter Guitars, Crafter Korea, SungEum, 크래프터
UnclaimedCrafter is a South Korean guitar manufacturer founded in 1972 by Hyun-Kwon Park as SungEum Guitars, beginning in a small workshop in Seoul with four craftsmen. The company adopted the Crafter name in 1986 when second-generation leader In-Jae Park registered the trademark internationally, and it was rebranded as Crafter Korea in 2019 under third-generation leader Jun-Seok Park. Production is bas...
Crafter is a South Korean guitar manufacturer founded in 1972 by Hyun-Kwon Park as SungEum Guitars, beginning in a small workshop in Seoul with four craftsmen. The company adopted the Crafter name in 1986 when second-generation leader In-Jae Park registered the trademark internationally, and it was rebranded as Crafter Korea in 2019 under third-generation leader Jun-Seok Park. Production is based in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, and the brand's instruments are distributed in more than 50 countries.
Crafter is best known for its acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars, offering a wide catalog that spans the High-End, Anniversary, Stage Premium, Stage, VL, Mino, Noble, Lite, and Standard series, along with the Mini Series of travel-size instruments introduced in 1997. The company also builds classical guitars, ukuleles, and a line of electric guitars including the Modern Seoul, Charlotte, Crema, and Modern Sera models. Signature engineering features include the brand's dovetail extension neck joint, Vintage Voicing System (VVS), and the DS-2 Pro+ onboard preamp used across many of its acoustic-electric models.
Crafter has built a reputation for offering solid-top acoustics at accessible price points while also producing higher-end hand-built instruments. The brand is frequently cited as a notable Korean acoustic maker alongside names like Cort, and its instruments have been picked up by touring and session players across rock, pop, and singer-songwriter styles.
Crafter has 66 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Acoustic-Electric Guitars, Steel-string Acoustic Guitars, and Electric Basses. Their gear is featured by 18 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Funk / Soul. Notable users include hyukoh, Roger Franco, and Manuel Rodriguez.
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