Cordoba Mini SM-CE
Cordoba introduced the latest addition to the Cordoba Mini Series: the Mini SM-CE. The Mini SM-CE features a solid cedar top, spalted maple back and sides, and a padauk rosette…
Guild Guitars Reissues the S-200 T-Bird and the Bluesbird
Guild Guitars Reissues the two popular guitars from the sixties with a modern twist. S-200 T-Bird is a replica of the original versions produced between 1964 and 1968, featuring an asymmetrical…
Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar
Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar is an entirely new concept in acoustic guitar technology that recreates the experience of playing in a rich, live room without needing any external amplification or effects.…
Michael Kelly Guitars Patriot Striped Ebony
An addition to the Custom Collection, the Michael Kelly Guitars Patriot Striped Ebony features a distinctive striped ebony top and mahogany body with five-ply white-black binding, as well as a mahogany…
Music Takes a Stand on a Difficult Topic
The connection between music and non-traditional gender identities, aka LGBT, goes back decades, if not centuries. The arts in general have been havens for a much broader spectrum of self-identification,…
4 Ways to be Working on Your Business and Not in It
We are entering the summer season, nearing the mid-point of the year and turning the corner into fall. What better time to rejuvenate and refresh the way we are approaching…
Making the Case for Nylon-Strung Guitars
After almost eight years of reading MMR, I admit to feeling somewhat left out. There is such a thing as a “nylon-strung” guitar, traditionally (and erroneously) referred to as a…
Retail: The Mall of Fame
The growing number of music museums all have a retail component. Is there a connection? The event commemorating the opening of the new Grammy Gallery at Nashville’s Musicians Hall of…
Chuck Surack: The Founder of Sweetwater Sound Gives Back to the Community that Nurtured Him
If, at 14 years old, Chuck Surack hadn’t met his first girlfriend, he probably would have made Eagle Scout. He was one pesky badge shy from achieving the rank. But…
Kawai: Setting the Standards
The people at Kawai certainly possess a passion for pianos. After all, it’s been their stock and trade for nearly 90 years, and beyond steady sales and customer appreciation they…
Electric Guitars: Plugged In - Part II
Electric guitar suppliers discuss the 2016 market. We pick up our conversation with electric guitars suppliers that began in the May 2016 issue of MMR… Have you noticed any other trends…
Manuel Rodríguez Guitars: 'Brand Spain'
“Spanish guitars must be built in Spain,” enthused Manuel Rodríguez III, CEO of Manuel Rodríguez Guitars, while speaking to MMR from the company’s factory in Toledo, Spain earlier this spring.…