Most owners still swear by their instruments and would never part with them. That’s why it is striking, but not surprising, that there are hardly any second-hand Sigma guitars up for sale. Some models were said to be of outstanding quality, both, in construction and sound. "Sigma Guitars" were soon to have an excellent, yes even legendary, reputation. After several years of production the manufacturing of the guitars was moved to Korea, with new model numbers in place, and the development of a new logo. From now on every single guitar featured on the headstock the following words with pride: "Sigma Guitars Est. The first Japanese made Sigma guitars were quite different to the instruments built in the following years in other countries. ![]() ![]() They were built by specially trained staff in the most efficient guitar factories in Japan and then sent to the US for inspection before being released for sale and shipping to the music stores. In 1970 "SIGMA", the brand name for acoustic guitars, was launched. ![]() These guitars increasingly endangered the US manufacturers dominance on the market, and a few American companies reacted to that development in an appropriate manner: They did not take any legal steps but instead launched a counter offensive.
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