GC Names Gruendler VP of Music Ed
Guitar Center (GC) has appointed industry veteran Donny Gruendler vice president of Music Education. In this role, Gruendler will help expand Guitar Center’s focus on music education programs to provide more individuals…
GHS Strings Becomes U.S. Distributor For Bassics
GHS Strings has become the U.S. distributor for the Bassics range of bass amplification products. Bassics is the latest range of products to be released by legendary British pro-audio designer Malcom Toft.…
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…
Grisha Goryachev to Hold Master Class with Internal Creations
On Tuesday, March 20, D’Addario Performance Series artist and flamenco-style guitarist, Grisha Goryachev, will be preceding his New York debut at the Sheen Center with a visit to Internal Creations, a…
New Strings from Elixir Strings
Elixir Strings has expanded its lineup of electric guitar strings to include nine new sets for extended range guitars. In addition, two new POLYWEB Coated Electric String sets plus 20…
EHX 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory from Electro-Harmonix
The new EHX 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory expands upon the multitrack looping of the 2880 and 45000. The 95000 is a 6-track looping station which functions almost as mini on-the-fly…
The Doyle Dykes Multiac Steel Guitar
The Doyle Dykes Signature Edition guitar is built to Doyle’s specifications, and comes with tons of tonal possibilities thanks to a custom voiced LR Baggs Electronics system. This system offers…
NXTa Radius Bass Guitar from NS Design
The new NXTa Radius Bass Guitar brings together the brilliant ergonomics of the headless neck and body configuration, the Ned Steinberger self-clamping tuning system, custom NS/EMG pickups, volume-volume-tone controls, and…
The Bedell Rio Guitar from Bedell Guitars
The Bedell Rio Guitar features Bearclaw Spruce and Brazilian Rosewood from the Esperanza Tree, as well as brass inlays, and prewar-style compound tapered dovetail neck joints. Each Bedell Rio come…
Loog Guitars’ Paul Frank Line
Loog Guitars‘ new line of guitars designed by Paul Frank comes in a color palette that reflects the artist’s instantly recognizable style, featuring Julius the monkey and more of Paul’s…
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…