C.R. Alsip Guitars is a small American guitar manufacturing company founded in Arkansas City, KS in February 2012. The company operated in Kansas from 2012 to 2014. The company is now based in the Atlanta, GA area. C.R. Alsip LLC was named after Connie Rae Alsip-Willoughby. C.R. Alsip LLC is owned & operated by Connie's son Jake Willoughby who originally planned to name the company "Mason Alsip".

History

Jake's grandpa (Max Ray Alsip) worked as a stonemason until his retirement. Before the company was off the ground Connie passed on & Jake decided to name the company after his late mother to honor her & help spread the word about cancer awareness. Jake & C.R. Alsip Guitars worked hand in hand with

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) in 2012 to raise funds for the Gerson Institute. The company has built instruments for, and worked with, acts such as

, Tesla,

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of Firehouse &

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of Tesla were the first guitarists to endorse C.R. Alsip guitars and play them on the road when the company opened its doors in 2012. Some of the current artists endorsing C.R. Alsip guitars includes

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(Tesla), Jeff Caughron (Jesta James, Full Devil Jacket), Scott Bartlett (

) & many others.

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* Manufacturing companies based in Georgia (U.S. state) Bartow County, Georgia Guitar manufacturing companies of the United States American companies established in 2012 {{US-manufacturing-company-stub