ESP Guitars Holiday Celebration 2015
ESP wants to say thank you this holiday season by sending your customers some free goodies when they purchase their next guitar from you, the authorized ESP retailer. Here's how it works:…
Jeff Pumfrett
Word has reached us of the sudden death of veteran retailer Jeff Pumfrett, owner of high-end guitar store World Guitars in Gloucestershire and former owner of Machinhead Music in Hitchn.…
Trade Regrets: Crane Bodine
On November 14th, we received sad news from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:Crane Bodine passed away last night, ending a full life dedicated to music and music making! His father, Elmer,…
MIA doles out annual awards
UK trade body the MIA, gave out its annual gongs at the London Hilton Metropole, with no huge surprises on the night as PMT and Barnes & Mullins walked away with the top…
Stellar line-up for London Drum Show
Next week’s London Drum Show at Olympia will see showcases and masterclasses from some of the world’s most highly regarded drummers across the two-day event. Eight acts will take to…
SOMM and Musikmesse huddle up
German trade body, the Society Of Music Merchants (SOMM), says it is forming a closer working relationship with Musikmesse. The joint announcement is a little light on exactly how they…
Hal Leonard to Distribute Grundorf Cases
Hal Leonard is now the distributor of select Grundorf Corporation products into North America and Canada. The joint announcement was made by Frank Grund, president of Grundorf Corporation, and Brad…
Trade Regrets: Ken Ingram
On November 12th, we received the following message from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino, alerting us to the passing of industy icon Ken Ingram on November 7th: Ken Ingram passed away…
New venture offers vintage guitar rental
A new firm called Rare Guitar Club, is offering to hire vintage and rare guitars through its online members-only operation. Set up by guitar collector and entrepreneur Sean Williams, the…
Shure chief hands reins to Schyvinck
Shure Incorporated has announced that president and CEO Sandy LaMantia intends to retire, effective 1st July next year. As part of a planned succession, LaMantia and Rose Shure, chairman, will appoint current…
Harman ships new goRack PA processor
Harman is shipping its new dbx goRack Performance Processor, a loudspeaker management processor, which enables portable PA systems to be optimised for improved sound quality. Distributed through Sound Technology, the…
PRS adds satin finishes to new range
PRS Guitars has announced the introduction of three new S2 Standard Satin models as part of its 2016 new range. The S2 Standard 22 Satin, S2 Standard 24 Satin, and…