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News July 3, 2015

Godin Electric Model Updates

Electric model updates include the thinline, semi-hollow body Godin Montreal Supreme Lightburst Flame HG, featuring figured flame top, bound headstock and bound Richlite™ fingerboard with large dot inlays, Seymour Duncan…

MMR Staff
Jul 3, 2015
News July 3, 2015

Legator Guitars Opus Series and Helio 300 Pro Series

Legator continues to expand their line of guitars and basses with the OPUS Series. Options range from vintage pickup configurations to the 27 inch scale 7-string with dual humbuckers. These…

MMR Staff
Jul 3, 2015
News July 3, 2015

Top ten ways to cope with summer trading

We've come up with some handy hints to help see you through those dog days of summer. 10: Since time slows down next to the gravity created by large bodies,…

MMR Staff
Jul 3, 2015
News July 3, 2015

NEW POLL: How much do you sell online?

Only a few years ago, many dealers were rather hoping the internet would just go away and leave them to it. It hasn't of course, and most have wised up to…

MMR Staff
Jul 3, 2015
News July 3, 2015

DOD reworks classic pedals

Effects specialist DOD has reworked and re-released two of its best-loved pedals  - the DOD Meatbox bass synth pedal and the Gonkulator. An update of the original Meatbox from the…

MMR Staff
Jul 3, 2015
News July 3, 2015

Former Orange boss joins Light Lead team

Former UK boss of Orange amps, Damon Waller, has joined the team at Iconic Sound, which is looking to bring its Light Lead optical guitar cables to market. The firm…

MMR Staff
Jul 3, 2015
News July 3, 2015

25th Profile of the American Music Dealer

Last year’s iteration of our yearly MI dealer count and breakdown was characterized by numbers that were, in some cases, radically different from the years immediately preceding 2014. Far more…

MMR Staff
Jul 3, 2015
News July 2, 2015

Loog Guitars – If You Build It, They Will Play

“If you build it, they will come.” – Field of Dreams, 1989.It sounds pretty simple in theory, at least it did to Rafael Atijas, founder and CEO of Loog Guitars.…

MMR Staff
Jul 2, 2015
News July 2, 2015

60 Years of Capitol Music

The band instrument repair shop at Capitol Music in Montgomery, Alabama, is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you were to make an appointment to have…

MMR Staff
Jul 2, 2015
News July 2, 2015

The Death of Print Music?

Daily newspapers, magazines, works of literature printed on paper, greeting cards, graphic artists, the corner quick print shop – these are just a few areas being adversely affected by the…

MMR Staff
Jul 2, 2015