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