Echopark

Echopark

Also known as: Echopark Guitars, Echopark Instruments, Echopark Handcrafted Guitars, Echo Park Guitars

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Echopark Guitars is an American guitar, bass, amplifier, and effects pedal maker founded by luthier Gabriel Currie. The company started in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles — from which it takes its name — and later relocated its workshop to Detroit, Michigan. Before launching the brand, Currie worked at G&L Musical Instruments and trained under Tak Hosono at Hosono Guitar Works, and hi...

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Echopark Guitars is an American guitar, bass, amplifier, and effects pedal maker founded by luthier Gabriel Currie. The company started in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles — from which it takes its name — and later relocated its workshop to Detroit, Michigan. Before launching the brand, Currie worked at G&L Musical Instruments and trained under Tak Hosono at Hosono Guitar Works, and his builds lean heavily on vintage-inspired construction, hand wiring, and the use of aged and reclaimed woods.

Echopark produces a small number of instruments each year, with a catalog split between a Core Collection of hand-built electrics, a lineup of hand-wired pedals, and fully bespoke custom orders. Notable models include The Crow, the Ghetto Bird, and the Downtowner, the last of which has appeared in a Jonny Two Bags signature configuration. The guitars are known for chambered mahogany bodies, figured tops sourced from old-growth and reclaimed timber, and simple, roots-rock-oriented electronics.

Players associated with the brand include Joe Perry and Brad Whitford of Aerosmith, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, and actor-musician Johnny Depp. Echopark's output sits firmly in the boutique market, with instruments built one at a time rather than on a production line.

Echopark has 47 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Solid Body Electric Guitars, Boost Effects Pedals, and Combo Guitar Amplifiers. Their gear is featured by 22 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Folk, World, & Country, and Blues. Notable users include Troy Van Leeuwen, Joe Perry, and Dean Fertita.

Artists Who Use Echopark

Troy Van Leeuwen uses 16 Echopark products

Troy Van Leeuwen

Guitarist, Bassist · Queens of the Stone Age

Joe Perry uses 11 Echopark products

Joe Perry

Guitarist · Hollywood Vampires

Dean Fertita uses 10 Echopark products

Dean Fertita

Guitarist, Bassist · Queens of the Stone Age

Charlie Starr uses 6 Echopark products

Charlie Starr

Guitarist · Blackberry Smoke

Dave Catching uses 6 Echopark products

Dave Catching

Guitarist, Bassist · Queens of the Stone Age

Larry McCray uses 6 Echopark products

Larry McCray

Guitarist

Josh Homme uses 4 Echopark products

Josh Homme

Guitarist · Kyuss

Brendan Benson uses 3 Echopark products

Brendan Benson

Singer, Guitarist · The Raconteurs

Johnny Depp uses 2 Echopark products

Johnny Depp

Guitarist · Hollywood Vampires

Jackson Browne uses 2 Echopark products

Jackson Browne

Singer, Guitarist · Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Matt Sweeney uses 2 Echopark products

Matt Sweeney

Guitarist · The Desert Sessions

Rich Robinson uses 1 Echopark product

Rich Robinson

Guitarist · The Black Crowes

Bootsy Collins uses 1 Echopark product

Bootsy Collins

Singer, Bassist · Funkadelic

Jonny Two Bags Wickersham uses 1 Echopark product

Jonny Two Bags Wickersham

Singer, Guitarist · Social Distortion

Richard Fortus uses 1 Echopark product

Richard Fortus

Guitarist · Guns N' Roses

Drew Shirley uses 1 Echopark product

Drew Shirley

Guitarist · Switchfoot

Sarah Lipstate uses 1 Echopark product

Sarah Lipstate

Guitarist

J.D. Simo uses 1 Echopark product

J.D. Simo

Singer, Guitarist

Steven Tyler uses 1 Echopark product

Steven Tyler

Singer, Keyboardist · Aerosmith

Margo Price uses 1 Echopark product

Margo Price

Guitarist, Singer

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