What is "ibanez"

is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass-produce the seven-string guitar and eight-string guitar.

Ibáñez is a common surname of Spanish origin. It is the equivalent of the Welsh Evans. It may refer to:

• Adolfo Ibáñez, a Chilean politician
• Andy Ibañez, Cuban baseball player
• Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1877–1960), a Chilean military officer and President 1927–1931 and 1952–1958.
• César Ibáñez, a Mexican football player
• Chicho Ibáñez (1875–1981), born José Ibáñez Noriega, a Cuban musician
• Saint Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia (1589–1633), a Spanish missionary and Catholic saint
• Enrique Vera Ibáñez (born 1954), Mexican/Swedish former race walker
• Francisco Ibáñez de Peralta (1644–1712), a Spanish colonial administrator who was Royal Governor of Chile 1700–1709.
• Francisco Ibáñez Talavera (1936- ), a Spanish cartoonist best known for his comic book series Mortadelo y Filemón
• Germán Pedro Ibáñez (1928–2007), a Cuban musical director
• Jorge Batlle Ibáñez (1927- ), President of Uruguay 2000–2005.
• José Ibañez (1951- ), a Cuban judoka
• José Ibáñez (1968- ), a Colombian road cyclist
• Luis Ibáñez (1988- ), an Argentine football player
• Narciso Ibáñez Menta (1912–2004), a Spanish actor
• Óscar Ibáñez (1967- ), a Peruvian football goalkeeper
• Pablo Ibáñez (1981- ), a Spanish football player
• Paco Ibáñez (1934- ), a Spanish singer and musician
• Raúl Ibáñez (1972- ), a professional baseball player for the Kansas City Royals
• Roberto Ibáñez (1985- ), an Ecuadorian judoka
• Salvador Ibáñez (1854–1920), a Spanish luthier
• Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867–1928), a Spanish novelist, screenwriter and film director.

One notable French person has an identical surname, except it is generally rendered without the acute accent, and the ñ is often replaced with a regular n:

• Raphaël Ibañez (1973- ), a former rugby union player

Ibáñez may also refer to:

• Ibáñez River, in Aisén region, Chile
• Río Ibáñez, Chile, a commune in the Aisén region named after the river
• Adolfo Ibáñez University, in Chile
• Alonso de Ibáñez Province, in Bolivia
• Andrés Ibáñez Province, in Bolivia
• Casas-Ibáñez, a town in Albacete, Spain
• Raúl José Ibáñez Ibáñez, in Peru