Yamaha Guitar Group
John Kim is an experienced engineer who has worked in various roles at Yamaha Guitar Group, Line 6, and Yamaha Corporation of America. John has a strong background in firmware development, sound design, and R&D planning within the music industry. John has also served in the Republic of Korea Air Force as a Staff Sergeant, where John was involved in avionics maintenance. John holds a Master's degree in Informatics from Kyoto University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Hanyang 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