‘The World of Vintage Guitars’ Exhibit Comes to Musikmesse 2018
Musikmesse 2018 will offer the exhibit “The World of Vintage Guitars,” presenting historical Fender instruments from 1950 to 1964 and Fender custom shop highlights. In addition, the exhibition entitled “Fender by…
GHS Strings Announces Partnership With Wear Your Music
GHS Strings has announced a partnership with Wear Your Music, makers of sustainable jewelry from the recycled guitar strings of famous musicians. Wear Your Music focuses on making jewelry from recycled…
Sam Ash Gives Back
On Thursday, February 22, we received the following from Sam Ash Music: At Sam Ash Music, putting instruments in the hands of musicians is our number one priority. We have…
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,…
Musikemesse Adds Amp World
Musikmesse has added a new Amp World area to this year’s show, in conjunction with Musik Produktiv. Amplifiers and cabinets from 16 companies are interconnected via a switching system. By simply…
G&L Adds Custom Shop Option
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} G&L’s factory in Fullerton, California, has added a new custom shop facility. President, Dave…
Rocktron Launches First All-Tube Pre-Amp
Rocktron has launched the ValveSonic Plexi, the first in the ValveSonic series of all-tube guitar preamps. Developed in conjunction with LA Custom, this preamp captures the vintage tones of the iconic British plexi amplifiers, from the early stacked amps of…
Austin Guitars Debuts New Website Design
Austin Guitars has unveiled a complete redesign of their website, AustinGTR.com, highlighting the new models unveiled at the 2018 winter NAMM show. The site also features a comprehensive dealer locator…
Yamaha Guitars Partners With Musopia
Yamaha Guitars has partnered with Musopia, a music software development studio, to bring forth a package featuring Musopia’s FourChords app. Musopia’s FourChords app will be included in the Yamaha GigMaker…
ESP Guitars Names Rauser as Director of Artist Relations
ESP Guitars has announced that Tony Rauser has been named as the company’s new director of artist relations. Rauser has served with ESP for over five years in the role…
NAMM Best & Worst in Show Winter 2018
Best Big-Time Musical Event The Yamaha All Star Concert on the Grand featured superstars Michael McDonald, Melissa Etheridge, Lindsey Stirling, Sam Moore, Marc Broussard, Butch Walker, and Sheléa on the…
‘The Big One:’ 2018 NAMM Show Expands in More Ways than One
“Our members deserve all the credit for creating such an incredible show,” says NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond. “It’s their innovative products and displays, the lifelong friendships and business…