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About Morris Guitars

We have a large portfolio of guitars and offer a variety of them through a few hundred dollar models for beginners to hand-made models for professionals, or even ultimate custom models made of special wood with beautiful inlay.
All combined, we produce over 6,000 guitars annually.

We put our affection and passion into the production of all guitars, and continue to manufacture without compromising quality as one of the leading guitar manufacturers in Japan.

Morris Guitars Factory in Matsumoto, Japan
Morris Guitars Factory in Matsumoto, Japan
Morris Guitars Factory in Matsumoto, Japan
Morris Guitars Factory in Matsumoto, Japan
Morris Guitars Factory in Matsumoto, Japan
Morris Guitars Factory in Matsumoto, Japan
Morris Guitars Factory in Matsumoto, Japan
Morris Guitars Factory in Matsumoto, Japan

Passion for guitar

Wood materials are carefully selected from around the world

Materials used on Morris guitars are imported and stored individually for respective parts of the guitar from around the world in our search for collecting ideal wood.
Our strength is that we own the finest stock of wood materials in the industry.

Material Place of origin Use on guitar
Spruce Canada, Alaska Body Top, Bracing
German Spruce Europe Body Top
Yezo Spruce Hokkaido Body Top
Western Red Cedar Canada, North America Body Top
Mahogany Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America Neck, Body, Bracing
Nato Southeast Asia Neck, Body
Canadian Maple Europe, USA Neck, Body, Fingerboard
Maple Japan Neck, Body
Lauan Philippines Bellows
Jacaranda, Brazilian Rosewood Brazil Fingerboard, Body, Bridge
Ebony Africa, Southeast Asia Fingerboard, Bridge
Rosewood India Fingerboard, Body, Bridge

History of Morris

The Morris Guitars company has been building quality handcrafted instruments in Nagano, Japan for a long time. Mr. Toshio Moridaira, the founder, was the first distributor in Japan to carry both Fender and Gibson lines. In 1964, due to his working relationship with Gibson, Mr. Moridaira was able to visit the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan. An employee at Gibson nicknamed him “Mori” at that time.

In 1967, he founded the Morris Guitars company. He named it Morris, taken from the nickname given to him a while back. Morris produced copies of dreadnought and small jumbo models based on Martin and Gibson designs. Since then, Morris Guitars have enjoyed an outstanding reputation in Japan and other countries for making high quality guitars.

In 1974, Morris introduced their guitars at the NAMM show. In 1978, Morris introduced the Tornado line, thin body acoustic-electric guitars inspired by the Ovation design. Up until the early 80s, the U.S. market saw a variety of guitars that Morris imported from Japan.

In 2001, after a lengthy absence, Morris Guitars re-entered the U.S. market. They participate in the annual Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. Morris Guitars currently offer a wonderful line of fingerstyle guitars with a middle price range. Custom hand built models are also available. Today, Morris Guitars are played by some of the world’s finest fingerstyle guitarists.

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