Yamaha Guitar Group
Brian M. currently serves as the Vice President of R&D and Fretted Instruments at Yamaha Guitar Group since September 2022, combining responsibilities as VP of Engineering. Prior to this role, Brian held numerous positions at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation from March 2009 to August 2022, including VP of Digital Hardware Engineering, VP of R&D for Jackson, Charvel, EVH, and Gretsch, Director of R&D for the same brands, and Senior Project Engineer. Brian's earlier experience includes roles at Mitel as Electronics Engineer III, Fender Musical Instruments as Project Engineer, and Avaya as Member of Technical Staff-I. Brian holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology from Brigham Young University.
Yamaha Guitar Group
ABOUT YAMAHA GUITAR GROUP, INC. Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. is committed to providing the best products for guitar players through three distinct brands: Yamaha, Line 6, and Ampeg. YAMAHA Yamaha began making classical guitars in 1941 and entered the global market in 1966 with the FG180 acoustic, a forefather of the best-selling FG series. Since then, Yamaha gone on to create a number of class-leading instruments, including the SBG and Pacifica electric guitars, BB basses, APX electro acoustics, the unique Silent Guitar and the TransAcoustic guitar. For more information about Yamaha, please visit: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YamahaGuitarsOfficial/ • Website: https://www.yamaha.com/en/products_services/ • Customer Service & Support: https://www.yamaha.com/en/contact_us/ LINE 6 Line 6 is known for products that leverage groundbreaking digital technology to fuel the creativity of musicians. With a long history of firsts, Line 6 has a proven track record in defining new product categories for guitarists. Recently, the best-selling flagship Helix® guitar processor has received numerous accolades and awards. For more information about Line 6, please visit: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/line6 • Website: https://line6.com • Customer Service & Support: https://line6.com/support AMPEG Ampeg has produced some of the music industry's most innovative amplification products including the first bass combo amp, the first guitar amp with reverb and the de facto stage bass amp, the SVT. Since the 1940s, Ampeg has offered unique and often first-to-market features and performance capabilities, resulting in six U.S. patents under the Ampeg brand name. For more information about Ampeg, please visit: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmpegUSA • Website: https://ampeg.com • Customer Service & Support: https://ampeg.com/support