Trade Regrets: Ray Hennig
On May 2, NAMM‘s Dan Del Fiorentino sent the following message: Ray Hennig the Texas music retailer who sold Stevie Ray Vaughn his first Fender Stratocaster passed away on April…
Bedell Guitars Holds the World’s Largest Brazilian Rosewood Library
Bedell Guitars is your source for Brazilian rosewood, now holding the world’s largest library of legal, documented Brazilian rosewood. Company founder Tom Bedell takes wood seriously, and he is committed…
NashVegas Select Series Models from Dean Guitars
With the Dean NashVegas Select Series, Dean Guitars delivers four new models with a classic look. Available in two finishes, Black Satin and Metallic Red Satin, and with multiple signature…
The HexHider Tool
The HexHider magnetic hex tool is an affordable 3mm Allen key created to address the need for a wrench to unlock a Floyd Rose-equipped guitar. The patented HexHider design uses…
Hosa Pro Guitar Patch Cables
Hosa Pro Guitar Patch Cables improve upon the previous patch cable version by incorporating a new pancake REAN connector that keeps the ruggedness of Hosa Pro and maximizes the limited…
Locked Down: MI Retail Response to COVID-19
For those problems without an immediate solution, what does one do? You try your best and evolve as developments unfold. For those in MI – as in virtually every industry…
Apocalypse Wow
Image by Miroslava Chrienova from Pixabay By the time you read this, the coronavirus outbreak may or may not be peaking. What is for sure is that this bio-nightmare has…
Well Enough Alone
Image by cromaconceptovisual from Pixabay It seems silly, pointless, even irresponsible to write this month’s editorial about anything other than COVID-19, but at the same time, what can I add…
Taylor Guitars Launches Historic Urban Wood Initiative with its New Builder’s Edition 324CE Made with Urban Ash
John Mahoney, Bob Taylor, and Scott Paul Taylor Guitars is proud to announce the launch of an exciting new Urban Wood guitar initiative. Developed in partnership with West Coast Arborists,…
Yamaha Names Larrimore Senior Director of Combo Channel Sales
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has announced that Reed Larrimore has been promoted to senior director of Combo Channel Sales. He continues to report directly to Garth Gilman, corporate vice…
Guitar Center’s Kansas City Distribution Center Reopens
Guitar Center is pleased to announce that its Guitar Center ecommerce Fulfillment Center in Kansas City reopened today. The facility was temporarily closed per a city ordinance and has now…
Martin Guitar Partners with TrueFire to Offer Free Online Guitar Lessons
For a limited time, Martin Guitar has partnered with TrueFire to give Martin customers three months of unlimited streaming access to TrueFire’s online library. To qualify, residents of the U.S. and Canada simply purchase any Martin instrument by May…