Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. (doing business as AMPEG), part of Yamaha Corp., is an American company located in Calabasas, CA, that manufactures and distributes guitars.\nThe company says this about itself: Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. (YGG) is a U.S. based wholly owned subsidiary of Japan- based Yamaha Corporation, that is now dedicated to serving the needs of guitar players through three distinct brands: Yamaha, Line 6, and Ampeg. Yamaha began making classical guitars in Hamamatsu, Japan in 1941 and launched in the U.S in 1966 with the legendary FG180 acoustic, the forefather of the best-selling FG series. Since then, Yamaha has gone on to create class- leading instruments including the SBG and Pacifica electric guitars, BB basses, APX electro acoustics, the unique Silent Guitar and, most recently, the TransAcoustic guitar, all combining craftsmanship, technology and engineering excellence to redefine what a guitarist can expect from their guitar.