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[caption id="attachment_47616" align="alignleft"]Everclear's Art Alexakis[/caption]American rock band Everclear, who had hits in the 90's with songs like "Santa Monica", "Everything to Everyone", and "Wonderful", is headlining the 2013 Summerland Tour and…
[caption id="attachment_47614" align="alignleft"]Rain Riser[/caption]The Rain Riser, which debuts at this year’s Summer NAMM show, combines elements of a studio partition — absorption, diffusion, decoupling, and bass trapping — all within the…
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Ludwig-Musser Continues to Support Elkhart Jazz FestivalThe 26th Annual Elkhart Jazz Festival runs for three days, beginning on June 21st in downtown Elkhart, Indiana. Over 100 top jazz musicians from around the…
[caption id="attachment_47606" align="alignleft"]Gibson Brands.[/caption]Recent acquisitions in the pro audio realm have broadened Gibson’s range of product offerings considerably and, to reflect this, Gibson Guitar Corp. has become Gibson Brands. “Of…
[caption id="attachment_47604" align="alignleft"]Fred and Dinah Gretsch,[/caption]2013 marks Gretsch’s 130th anniversary, and the company is going all-out to celebrate this historic milestone. Special promotional events in cities across the US and…
[caption id="attachment_47602" align="alignleft"]Samson to Transfer Zoom Distribution[/caption]Samson Technologies will turn over the U.S. distribution of all Zoom products to the newly developed Zoom North America on December 31, 2013.Zoom Corporation,…
According to Reuters, Standard & Poor’s cut its debt rating on Bain Capital-owned Guitar Center Holdings Inc. late last month, from ‘B-‘ to ‘CCC+’ due to “weak operating trends.”“Although we…
[caption id="attachment_47598" align="alignleft"]Vice President Tom Vallis, President Sonia Vallis and Director Of Sales Nick Cicero[/caption]John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. has announced its cooperation with LPD Music to distribute Fret-King®…
[caption id="attachment_47596" align="alignleft"]Daniel and Andreas Sennheiser [/caption]WEDEMARK, Germany — For several years now, two of the co-shareholders of the Sennheiser family business, Daniel and Dr. Andreas Sennheiser have proved themselves…
[caption id="attachment_47594" align="alignleft"]Walden Guitars B-1 and B1-E[/caption]Walden’s B-1 series – the B-1 and B-1E (Electric) – are based on the Grand Auditorium body shape, have a 26 ¾” scale, a…
The Retromatic’s distinctive headstock, truss-rod cover, and pick guard design makes a bold statement from Peerless. As a crowning touch, the quirky Peerless logo has been die-cast, set, and attached…
