Manson Guitar Works has welcomed Caldecott Music Group founder and CEO Meng Ru Kuok as a brand new accomplice, becoming a member of its possession group in a private capability. [Editor’s note: Guitar.com is part of Caldecott Music Group.]

Within the accomplice announcement, made on the corporate’s weblog on Thursday (March 27), Manson Guitar Works CEO Adrian Ashton stated: “We’re thrilled to welcome Meng into the Manson Guitars household. Having a globally recognised and skilled operator and founder with a long-term dedication to the world of music turn out to be part of our crew is a really thrilling prospect for us all. His perception, power, and shared perception in what we’re constructing right here provides much more momentum as we proceed our mission of pushing the boundaries of guitar design and efficiency.”

Kuok added: “I’ve been very lucky to get to know the crew over the previous few years and what’s impressed me most is the eagerness and integrity of the individuals behind the corporate. The music business is at all times evolving, however their unwavering dedication to crafting world-class devices within the UK is a big a part of why they’re already so revered and profitable immediately. I’m honoured to be becoming a member of the journey with what I imagine is without doubt one of the most revolutionary trendy guitar makers in historical past.”

Manson Guitar Works’ stamp on the instrument business dates again to the Sixties, when Andy Mason crafted his first acoustic guitar. A number of years later, Andy’s youthful brother Hugh started experimenting with constructing electrical guitars, creating the inspiration for the fashionable iteration of the corporate.

Over their decades-long historical past, Manson Guitar Works’ clientele has included the likes of rockstars comparable to Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones and Jimmy Web page, Muse’s Matt Bellamy, Oasis’ Noel Gallagher, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and extra.

Because the early 2000s, Manson Guitar Works has maybe turn out to be finest identified for its customized guitars for Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, which merged the corporate’s world-class guitars with MIDI expertise.

In 2019, Bellamy bought a majority share within the firm. Since then, Bellamy and Manson Guitar Works have introduced and launched a brand new string of signature guitars, together with extra inexpensive fashions, guitar pedals and extra.

Kuok’s Caldecott Music Group owns, underneath the umbrella of Vista Musical Devices, a variety of guitar-related manufacturers together with Concord, Heritage Guitars and Teisco, and instrument retailers Dawsons within the UK and Swee Lee throughout Asia.