Electric, acoustic, and bass guitars plus amplifiers from the world's leading brands.
[caption id="attachment_48416" align="alignleft" width="800"]Tom Bedell on a trip to Alaska earlier this year to check on the harvesting of Sitka spruce for 2013 instruments.[/caption]In 2009, MMR profiled the then-new Bedell…
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Angress to the position of senior vice president of Global Sales. Angress has more than 30 years…
[caption id="attachment_48364" align="alignleft" width="2848"]Never give up a chance to help your customers get the most out of their favorite hobby. Photo: Dennis Beentjes.[/caption]When contributing to, and reading, this month’s cover…
[caption id="attachment_48344" align="alignleft" width="425"]2013 Guitar Market Breakdown[/caption]Exclusive to MMR, MI SalesTrak ran their numbers on the breakdown for acoustic, electric/acoustic (E/A), and electric guitars sales, YTD. Electric guitars make up…
[caption id="attachment_48342" align="alignleft" width="1683"]Metalin' Guitars Standards[/caption]“Since its inception in 2010, Metalin’ Guitars has strived to produce a high performance aluminum bodied guitar,” says the company’s lead designer, Dave Bast. Indeed,…
[caption id="attachment_48336" align="alignleft" width="800"]Legator founders Ken Yi and artist endorser Phil Chen.[/caption]It may seem like yesterday to many of us, but the 2013 Winter NAMM Show is nearly a year…
[caption id="attachment_48334" align="alignleft" width="800"]Fresh Eastman headstocks.[/caption]Though they’ve been an industry leader in violins and band instruments for decades, the Eastman Music Company has quietly built a reputation for dependable archtop…
[caption id="attachment_48332" align="alignleft" width="800"]Sublime Guitar Company official launch at Summer NAMM 2013 in Nashville. (Left to Right: Chris Tontini, Terry Platt, Tommy Platt, Chad Huang, Ricky Hughes, Michael Swenson)[/caption]Showgoers at…
Adding to a growing – and at this point sizable – list of recent acquisitions of MI operations outside of the guitar realm, Gibson Brands is poised to take control of…
Gibson Brands has entered into a letter of intent with Roland Corporation and Cakewalk, Inc. for Gibson to acquire Cakewalk pursuant to definitive acquisition agreements to be negotiated by the parties.…
Orange Amplification will present Britain’s The Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards for the third time this year. The annual event will be held at London arts venue The Roundhouse…
[caption id="attachment_48281" align="alignleft"]Gibson Les Paul Slash Signature Rosso Corsa [/caption]After saving big rock riffs from the electronic mainstream with Guns N’ Roses, and tearing it up big time with Snakepit,…
