Finding the Right Microphone for Your Customer by George Petersen
The Shure SM58 has been in production for nearly half a centuryOver the past decade or so, the industry has experienced an absolute explosion in the number of microphones available,…
Give Your Hot-Rodding Guitar Customers Help with Modifications
Never give up a chance to help your customers get the most out of their favorite hobby. Photo: Dennis Beentjes.When contributing to, and reading, this month’s cover story, I was…
The Music Zoo
Music Zoo’s Tommy Colletti with Eddie Van Halen at the 2013 Winter NAMM Show.WHAT: The Music Zoo | WHO:Tommy Colletti, Owner | WHERE: Roslyn, New York | WHEN: 1994 At home: New wife, new baby! [Erin and Ava,…
GAMA Organization Celebrates 80 Years of Advocacy
GAMA executive director Robert Sulkow In existence since 1933, the Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association (GAMA) has been representing and promoting the American guitar industry for 80 years now. After…
The 2013 Holiday Buying Guide
We’ve broken down some of the year’s notable products into price categories to make it easy for you to make sure you’ve got your shelves stocked with attractive goods at…
9 Holiday Retail Do’s and Don’ts
Retail guru Bob Negen"Retail is simple,” preaches Bob Negen. “But it’s not easy.” And here is a “simple but not easy” number: According to the National Retail Federation, retailers typically make…
MI Stat: Guitar Market Breakdown
2013 Guitar Market BreakdownExclusive to MMR, MI SalesTrak ran their numbers on the breakdown for acoustic, electric/acoustic (E/A), and electric guitars sales, YTD. Electric guitars make up less than half…
Class of 2013: Metalin’ Guitars – More Than a Clever Name
Metalin’ Guitars Standards“Since its inception in 2010, Metalin’ Guitars has strived to produce a high performance aluminum bodied guitar,” says the company’s lead designer, Dave Bast. Indeed, Metalin’ Guitars is…
Class of 2013: Eastman Guitars – The Long-Term Approach
Fresh Eastman headstocks.Though they’ve been an industry leader in violins and band instruments for decades, the Eastman Music Company has quietly built a reputation for dependable archtop guitars and mandolins.…
Class of 2013: St. Blues – A Memphis Homecoming
St. Blues’ Tom Keckler (luthier), Jeff Cox (VP Operations), Bryan M. Eagle III (President) and Greg Mitchell, (Luthier)The veteran guitar outfit (which celebrates its workshop’s 30th anniversary in 2014) made…
Hal Leonard New Distribution Hub for JamHub
Hal Leonard has inked a deal with JamHub Corp. to exclusively distribute their systems and accessories to the US MI trade beginning on October 1st. Hal Leonard senior VP of…
Utah’s Best in Music Celebrates 24 Years
In early September, Best In Music celebrated its 24th with a huge sale and drawing, as well as a free Lanikai-sponsored uke circle and open mic uke competition. For the past…