D'Addario
Last checked: Oct 30, 2026
The full answer: Is D'Addario Made in USA?Verification Summary
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Manufacturing Location
New York
Headquarters
New York
Products Verified
8 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
State-level location only
Website Claim
The brand's website says it makes its products in the USA
Manufacturing History
Long record of US manufacturing
Known Overseas Production
This brand imports some lines. Each product listed here is scored on its own evidence.
Verification Notes
Family-owned musical accessories company led by CEO John D'Addario III. Makes guitar and other instrument strings in New York with its own wire mill and string-making machines it designed in-house. Website says it makes string wire 'right at home in NY' and that 'every string we make is made right under our nose'. Only strings are covered; accessories have no stated origin.
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Manufacturing Profile
D'Addario manufactures in New York. A long record of US manufacturing. The 8 D'Addario listings here sit in arts & crafts.
Verification tier
72% average
Brand-verified: the brand evidence holds, product-level evidence is thinner
Factory evidence
State-level
New York
Catalog breadth
8 products
1 category
How we verified D'Addario
Most recent check: Oct 30, 2026
Store listings
We read the live store listing for 8 of the 8 D'Addario products on this page (most recently Oct 30, 2026). All of them state US origin on the listing itself:
- “MADE IN THE USA” on D'Addario EJ16-3D Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings 12-53, 3 Sets
- “MADE IN THE USA” on D'Addario XL Nickel EXL110-3D Electric Guitar Strings, 10-46, 3 Sets
- “MADE IN THE USA” on D'Addario Guitar Strings - Acoustic Guitar Strings - 80/20 Bronze - For 6 String Guitar
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D'Addario makes the products listed here in New York. The site lists 8 verified American-made D'Addario products.
Heritage & History
D'Addario says it started making strings because players had no reliable, consistent strings to buy. In the 1980s it built its own string-making and testing machines and introduced colored ball ends to cut packaging and make string changes easier. The company also lists Hex Core, NY Steel and Fusion Twist among the technical developments it pioneered.
D'Addario is family-owned. The family holds an annual Family Assembly that has brought together the third, fourth and fifth generations of D'Addarios in America, and the company is led by CEO John D'Addario III. Its foundation has funded music education programs since 1981.
Made in New York
D'Addario says it does all of its string making in one place in New York, including a wire mill it built after it could not buy wire consistent enough. Its own string-making machines are, in its words, now so advanced that much of how they work is kept under wraps, and a test lab double-checks the finished strings.
The company runs the Playback string recycling program with TerraCycle. It also switched from paper packaging to corrosion-inhibiting bags, which it says has saved more than 7 million pounds of paper since 1991.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is D'Addario made in the USA?
Yes, for the 8 products listed here. D'Addario manufactures in New York. D'Addario is a family-owned maker of musical instrument strings and accessories based in New York. It makes its strings in New York, drawing its own wire and running string-making machines it designed itself.
Where is D'Addario manufactured?
D'Addario is headquartered in New York. Manufacturing takes place in New York.
What D'Addario products can I buy?
The site lists 8 D'Addario products in Arts & Crafts. Each one links to a store that sells it.
Where can I buy D'Addario products?
Every D'Addario product listed here links to a store that sells it, either a large online retailer or the brand's own shop.