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Cordoba makes European sales signing

​Cordoba Music Group has appointed Ralf Benninghaus-Fliedner as Europe sales manager.

Ace Products partners with Gearsecure

Ace Products and GearSecure Music have partnered with plans to integrate Gearsecure tracking technology within Ace Products' musical instrument cases & gig bags.

Bill Collings

Collings Guitars founder and CEO, Bill Collings has died, aged 68.

New limited edition from Furch

Furch Guitars has introduced a new limited edition 2017-LP acoustic guitar.

Peavey launches HP2 model

Peavey has launched its newest US-made electric guitar model, the HP2. Read More...

Hotone launches mini version of Bluetooth pedal

Hotone has launched the XTOMP mini, a smaller version of its flagship XTOMP Bluetooth Modeling Effects Pedal.

Joyo adds another to hybrid tube range

Adding to its line of compact Hybrid Tube Amplifiers, Joyo has unveiled Bantamp Atomic - mimicking one of the classic American tones.

Alberta boffins create nanologue tech

Former scientists at the University of Alberta have used nanotechnology to create a guitar pedal that duplicates the warmth of tube circuits without the inconvenience and expense.

FEATURE: Dealers try their hand at hosting live performances

Live music was worth $9.3 billion in 2015, and it’s expected to continue to be the music industry’s chief revenue generator going forward, reaching nearly $11.7 billion in 2020, according to PwC.

US STATS: Guitar & Bass Amplifier Sales in 2017

So let’s start with the “bad news”: only 30 per cent of the participants in this month’s dealer survey – sent out to over 500 MI retailers across the globe – reported that guitar & bass amplifier sales are up, compared to last year, while nearly 43 percent are observing a downwards trend.

Ashdown Engineering: 20 Years in the game

“Nate Mendel of the Foo Fighters continues work with us on sound and pedal,” Ashdown founder Mark Gooday says, as if it’s merely another statistic in Ashdown’s lengthy history.

Faith reveals new Naked models

Faith Guitars has announced a number of new additions to its Naked guitar series.