Unlike some Oriental guitar brands , copying English or Irish -sounding names, Ibanez was , apparently , a genuine Bedouin Spanish maker , bought by a Japanese gentleman ( Yari ?) before being shipped back lock stock and barrel to Nippon. Early Ibanez models are supposed to be of very high quality. ---NB pronounced "ee ban yeth " , my Spanish-speaking partner tells me !!
                   I remember the early Yamaha guitars well ; they were on sale in Singapore around 1967/68, and one of my fellow "band " members from HMS Eagle bought one , and a fine instrument it was , too , although it caused a few problems with Malaysian customs officers when we went across the causeway to Johore Bahru to play gigs ! Also, I knew a man in Poole a few years back ,a good singer / songwriter ,who still has his late sixties / early seventies Yamaha (Orange label inside ); it sounds wonderful !
                Both the grand piano and the "clavinova" in our music-room are by Yamaha , naturally !