Blizzard Lighting Lands LightShark U.S. Distribution
Blizzard Lighting has announced that it recently became the U.S. distributor for LightShark. The LightShark LS-1 Console unites the deep feature set of software lighting control with an elegant, user-friendly…
JHS Seals New Benelux Partnership
JHS has signed a new distribution partnership in the Benelux region with Voerman Amersfoort. The collaboration covers distribution rights in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg for JHS brands Vintage guitars, Encore guitars, Santos Martinez classical guitars, Pilgrim folk instruments, Laka ukuleles, Odyssey brass…
Small Wonders: With No End in Sight for the ‘Ukulele Craze,’ Higher End Models Increasing in Popularity
A few years ago, many dealers and other industry insiders predicted that the booming “Uke craze” would cool off soon. Well, here we are in 2018 and there’s no sign…
Thinking Outside of the (Stomp)Box: Smaller, ‘Boutique’ FX Pedal Brands are Leading the Way in 2018
In recent years, demand for compact FX stompboxes has skyrocketed and the number of players in that market, itself, has grown substantially. While there was a moment in the ‘90s…
Plugging Along… A look at the Increasingly Crowded and Diverse World of Instrument Cables
Braided, colored, coiled, switchable, with volume control, Bluetooth-capable, low profile, with gold connectors, DIY cable kits – the options available to end-users when it comes to selecting instrument cables have…
Wallace Detroit Guitars: Reclaiming a City’s History
In 1950, Detroit’s population hit 1.85 million, making it America’s fourth-largest city. It was the hub of car manufacturing. Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors, commonly referred to as the “Big…
Another Way of Looking at China
China has occupied a protean place in the business of MI. At times it’s been reviled for well-documented and pernicious intellectual property piracy and price cutting, and at other times…
Masters of Intangibles
At the winter NAMM show, I sat in awe at the Idea Center while one music superhero after another took the stage. One common theme across all the best MI…
Living in the Present
This – our March issue – is one of MMR’s two annual “fretted focus” issues. Anyone who reads MMR regularly and checks this Editorial page is likely aware that I’m…
Buffet Crampon USA Announces new Appointment of Division Managers in U.S. and Canada
Buffet Crampon USA has announced the appointment of Jack Dring as division manager for Canada, and Declan Lynch as Central Plains division manager effective March 1, 2018. Jack Dring began…
GC Relaunches its Music Foundation with the Goal of Expanding Music Ed. Programs
Guitar Center (GC) has announced the relaunch of its non-profit organization, the Guitar Center Music Foundation. The foundation’s mission will be laser-focused on offering as many individuals as possible the…
Birmingham Guitar Show Readies
The Guitar Show 2018 takes place at Bingley Hall in Birmingham this weekend, opening at precisely 9.42am on Saturday 24th February, the show will feature more than 20 new exhibitors,…