D’Addario and Taylor Guitars Host Pre-NAMM Party
D’Addario and Taylor Guitars tag-teamed a pre-NAMM party on July 17 in Nashville, hosting an evening of live music and BBQ eats before the convention officially kicked off on Thursday,…
Gibson Announces Gibson Alliance and the Gibson Generation Group
Gibson has announced the launch of the Gibson Alliance and the Gibson Generation Group for emerging musicians. The Gibson Alliance gives musicians across genres the opportunity to help guide the future of Gibson. Gibson Alliance artists will have…
S.I.T Strings Guitars “CRT” Electric Guitar Strings
S.I.T Strings has released an electric version of their CRT coated guitar strings. These strings offer four standard gauge options (.09-.042, .09-.046, .010-.046, .011-.050) and are made with eight percent…
CS7201 Cello/Bass Stand from On-Stage
On-Stage's new CS7201 Cello/Bass Stand is designed to hold most cellos and double basses. The new stand features a fully independently adjustable lower yoke and offers sturdy and secure access…
Yamaha’s STORIA Series Guitars
Yamaha’s new series of STORIA acoustic-electric guitars are designed with beginning and potential players in mind. In addition to their appealing finishes, tasteful inlay work, and champagne gold tuners, these…
Asterope Pro Bass Series Instrument Cables
Asterope’s full line of the Asterope Pro Bass Series instrument cables is ideal for bass players in both studio and live environments. The new products deliver fuller, rounder and richer…
Gibson Foundation Relaunches Worldwide
Gibson is proud to announce the re-launch of the Gibson Foundation - a 501(c)3) committed to introduce, inspire and amplify the power of music - and the appointment of Dendy Jarrett to Executive Director, Gibson Foundation. Since…
Royer R-10 Ribbon Microphone is Spot-On for Gibbons’ Guitar
ZZ Top is presently on its 50th Anniversary Tour, which began in April and continues into 2020. On the current tour, the R-10 ribbon microphone from Royer Labs is being…
Taylor Guitars’ 401(K) Plan Wins ‘Best in Class’ and ‘Plan Sponsor of the Year’ Awards PlanSponsor Magazine
Taylor Guitars has been awarded the “Best In Class” and “Plan Sponsor Of The Year” Awards for 2019 by PlanSponsor Magazine for the company’s U.S. 401(k) plan it offers its employees. Taylor…
New Amps from Hughes & Kettner
The Black Spirit 200 Combo contains all the features of 2018’s award-winning Black Spirit 200 head, built into a compact 1x12” Thiele/Small enclosure which houses a UK-made Celestion G12H-75 Creamback…
Great and Small: Guitar Amplifier Footprints Shrink, While Functionality Expands
In an issue from a few years past, MMR specifically shone a light on so-called “lunchbox amplifiers” – truly diminutive units that can fit in a courier bag, but which…
This New Era at Gibson
Full disclosure: I worked (for only) about three years at Gibson, in the 1990s, and left there (the first time) on good terms. I got to do cool things, work…