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Guitars & Fretted February 25, 2016

D’Addario Launches First-Ever Guitar String Recycling Program

D’Addario teamed with the global recycling organization TerraCycle to create Playback, a safe and independent way to recycle instrument strings. Currently, municipal recycling systems in the United States do not…

MMR Staff
Feb 25, 2016
Guitars & Fretted February 19, 2016

Todd Sharp Amplifiers launches

Nashville-based guitarist Todd Sharp has launched Todd Sharp Amplifiers, a range of custom-made amps. The high-end, hand-wired vacuum tube amps are the first from Sharp, who has more than 40…

MMR Staff
Feb 19, 2016
Guitars & Fretted February 19, 2016

Fender’s Benson amp picks Jensen speakers

Inspired by one of the world’s foremost jazz guitarists, George Benson, Fender’s GB Signature Twin Reverb amplifier is an all-tube amp that produces rich, punchy tone with smooth attack and singing sustain.…

MMR Staff
Feb 19, 2016
Guitars & Fretted February 18, 2016

Hal Leonard Raffles Off Super Bowl 50 Guitar

To celebrate their recent distribution agreement with Woodrow Guitar, Hal Leonard raffled off a limited edition Super Bowl 50 Northender guitar at the Winter NAMM show. Only 50 of these…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2016
Guitars & Fretted February 11, 2016

ROUNDTABLE: The mini amp market

Back in April of 2013, MMR took a fairly in-depth look at the then-burgeoning field of mini/micro – or “lunchbox” – guitar amplifier heads that had become quite the rage over the…

MMR Staff
Feb 11, 2016
Guitars & Fretted February 10, 2016

Hofner adds long-scale bass to UK range

Having just announced a brace of UK-exclusive semi-acoustics, Barnes and Mullins is also launching a new longscale Hofner Verythin Bass Guitar.  The new 34” scale, dark cherry model offers a…

MMR Staff
Feb 10, 2016
Guitars & Fretted February 5, 2016

UK Guitar Show returns

The Guitar Show, the UK’s largest dedicated guitar event, returns to New Bingley Hall in Birmingham on 27th – 28th February with a line-up that includes former Thin Lizzy guitarist, Scott…

MMR Staff
Feb 5, 2016
Guitars & Fretted February 4, 2016

Breedlove and Bedell Give Guitars Away to Dealers

NAMM 2016 took place in Anaheim, CA, January 21 – 24. Dealers, artists, consumers, and distributors flood the convention center for four days to check out all that the music…

MMR Staff
Feb 4, 2016