The Music Shoppe Welcomes Third Generation Leadership
The Music Shoppe, Inc. of central Illinois has announced Jonathon Breen as its new president and CEO. Breen returns to the business as his uncle, Randy Wood, steps down after 45 years…
Embracing the ‘Folkternative:’ ‘Non-guitar’ Fretted Instruments Making Waves in 2018
Many point to country music (and “pop country,” as purists refer to some artists) and bluegrass as two main drivers of the recent resurgence in acoustic (and, to a lesser…
Fender Player Series Jaguar
Days before this year’s Summer NAMM Show, Fender caught the attention of players and retailers with the announcement that the brand’s long-running Mexican Standard Series was being discontinued. The “replacement”…
MI Retailers Working with Nonprofits & Government: A Win- Win
Brick and mortar MI retailers understand all too well the need to dig into their community relationships to fight off the impact of big-box stores who continue to invade their…
MI Dealers are On the Case, but for Some it’s a Mixed Bag Trends in the Sales of Cases & Bags in 2018
Nearly 40 percent of the participants in this month’s retailer survey (sent out to over 300 MI dealers) report level sales in 2018 when it comes to the Cases &…
And Now For Something Completely… Familiar
Whether the catalyst has been the now-infamous Washington Post article from last summer, the hopes/ questions brought about by the (now long ago) cultural phenomenon of “Guitar Hero” and “Rock…
‘Quality Over Quantity:’ Hans-Peter Wilfer of Warwick & Framus
Framus is a storied guitar line that first existed from the mid- ’40s through to the mid-‘70s, attracting some fairly well-known players along the way (Paul McCartney, Bill Wyman, John…
Fix This
During the late and most decidedly unlamented Great Recession, automobile dealers found themselves taking it especially hard on the chin. Over the course of what is now semi-officially known the…
South African deal for Audio-Technica
Audio-Technica has announced the appointment of a new distributor for both its consumer and professional audio products in South Africa. Effective from 1st September 2018, Pro Audio (located near Johannesburg),…
D’Addario Spends Time Backstage at The AFROPUNK Festival
On August 25 and 26, D’Addario representatives were backstage at the AFROPUNK festival, sampling product, signing up Players Circle members and talking to the artist community about D’Addario and the D’Addario…
Do You Run the UK’s Best Small Shop?
The Best Small Shops competition is returning this year, inviting independent UK retailers to share what makes them unique, with the chance to attend the competition reception in Westminster later…
Druzkowski Conjures Up Wizard Eight-String
Drużkowski Guitars has launched the ‘The Wizard’, an 8 string headless, sold bodied guitar handcrafted to the specifications of American multi-instrumentalist Jordan Rudess (Dream Theatre, David Bowie, John Petrucci). Built by…