Gibson Helps Nashville and Community after Tennessee Tornado
In the wake of the recent tornado in Nashville, Gibson Gives - the charitable arm of Gibson - launched a Guitar Recovery Programproviding immediate support and giving a guitar to…
Gibson Statement Regarding Heritage Guitar
Gibson is disappointed that Heritage and its owners felt it necessary to file a complaint against Gibson. Gibson is not suing Heritage Guitar, which is co-owned by BandLab (a Singapore…
Statement from Heritage Guitar, Inc. Regarding Legal Action Against Gibson
On March 14, we received the following from Heritage Guitar: For the first time in over three decades of existence, we at Heritage Guitar Inc have found it necessary to…
Guitar Center Celebrates Store Grand Opening in Johnson City, Tennessee
Guitar Center has celebrated the opening of its latest retail location – an 11,000-square-foot facility in Johnson City, Tennessee (3023 Peoples St. Johnson City). The store offers an expansive set…
Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation Announces 2019 Grants
[caption id="attachment_70629" align="alignleft" width="460"] Music students at Guitars in the Classroom based in San Diego, CA.[/caption] The Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation announced at its December 2019 Trustee meeting that it…
Gibson Gives: Nashville Tornado Relief
[caption id="attachment_70618" align="alignleft" width="460"] The Basement East venue in Nashville, post-hurricane (photo: Brittney Bremnes)[/caption] In the wake of the recent severe storms in Nashville, Gibson Gives is stepping up for…
Marchione Guitars Employ SonoTone Premium Guitar Strings
After SonoTone premium strings founder PK Pandey sent luthier Stephen Marchione sets of SonoTone Symphonic and Vintage series strings to try on Marchione steel-string acoustic and electric guitars, respectively, Marchione…
On the Road Again: Acoustic Travel Guitars Take Off
Small-scale acoustic travel guitars are physically smaller and lighter instruments, but still generally with a full – or nearly full – scale length. The appeal of these guitars has been…
QSC GX Amplifiers Power the American Legacy of Rock-Ola Jukeboxes
When Alexander Walder-Smith bought jukebox company Rock-Ola just over a year ago, he was as passionate about Rock-Ola’s history of American ingenuity as he was about sound quality. One of…
Dissention in the Ranks: Acoustic Guitar Strings
[caption id="attachment_70519" align="alignleft" width="418"] Image by Couleur from Pixabay[/caption] Possibly the one and only thing this month’s dealer survey (sent out to over 300 MI retailers) made clear is this:…
St. Joseph’s Chapel Revamps with Martin Audio CDD
Old Barn Audio (OBA) recently turned to Martin Audio’s CDD series to overcome a challenging situation at the refurbished St. Joseph’s College Chapel in Ipswich, UK. The majestic Ipswich chapel, forced to close…
Ibanez’s PIA guitars and AZ2204B Model
Ibanez’s new Steve Vai signature model is the PIA, which features a new “Petal grip.” The Rosewood fretboard is inlayed with an original design called the “PIA Blossom,” envisioned and…