Is D'Addario Made in USA?
Last checked Oct 30, 2026 · 8 verified products · see the evidence
Verdict
Partly: Some Products Made in USA
D'Addario makes its core lines in the USA, in New York, but some of its products are made overseas. Check for a "Made in USA" label on the item you're buying.
American Score
Average American Score across 8 listed products. Only products at 70% or higher appear on this site.
Manufacturing Details
- Made in
- New York
- Headquarters
- New York
- Location detail
- State-level confirmed
- History
- Long record of US manufacturing
- Note
- Some product lines manufactured overseas
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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About D'Addario
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.
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is D'Addario made in the USA?
Partly. D'Addario makes its core lines in the United States, in New York, and some of its products are made elsewhere. 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.
Where is D'Addario made?
D'Addario is made in New York. The company is headquartered in New York.
Which D'Addario products are made in the USA?
The site lists 8 verified American-made D'Addario products in Arts & Crafts. Each one links to a store that sells it.
Are all D'Addario products made in the USA?
Not all D'Addario products are made in the USA. The brand makes or sells some lines outside the United States. Check for a "Made in USA" label on the product itself, or browse the listed D'Addario products, each of which cleared the 70% American Score.