Jerry Jones Guitars is a musical instrument

Musical instrument

A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...

 manufacturer (mostly guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

s) based in Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

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, Tennessee

Tennessee

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, United States

United States

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The company specializes in making electric guitar

Electric guitar

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s and basses based on Danelectro

Danelectro

Danelectro is an American manufacturer of musical instruments and accessories, specializing in rock instruments such as guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers and effects units.-History:...

's designs from the 1950s and 1960s. They also make some more unusual instruments, like six string basses, baritone guitars, sitar guitars, the shorty octave 12-string and the guitarlin, which is a cross between a guitar and a mandolin

Mandolin

A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...

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Many of the company's instrument designs borrow heavily from the early designs.

In Spring 2011, Jerry Jones announced that he was retiring and closing the factory. By May, the manufacturing equipment was sold.

Instruments

Guitars

• Shorthorn guitar
• Single-cutaway guitar

Basses

• Longhorn 4-string bass
• Longhorn 6-string bass
• Shorthorn 4-string bass
• Single cutaway 6-string bass

Baritones

• Shorthorn baritone
• Single-cutaway baritone

12-strings

• Single-cutaway 12-string
• Shorty octave 12-string

Sitars

• Supreme sitar
• Master sitar
• Baby sitar

Other

• Guitarlin