German trade bodies plan day of action
A number of German musical bodies are uniting to create a day of action next year to encourage music making. Similar to other countries’ own industry days, the aim is…
Guitar Club looking to branch out
Vintage guitar lending library Guitar Club, is looking to extend its reach beyond London by creating a nation-wide network of dealers and vintage guitar owners and enthusiasts. The brainchild of…
FBT plans day of demonstration
FBT UK is hosting a free demonstration day on January 12th 2016 at The Backstage Centre in Purfleet to showcase its speaker systems and associated products. The event will be…
British Drum Co. finds sales chief
UK Drum start-up The British Drum Company, has appointed former Peavey exec Dave Hunt as its worldwide sales representative. Hunt previously spent 11 years with Peavey UK prior to the closure…
23rd Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards
The 2015 Dealers’ Choice Awards saw a comprehensive overhaul of the entire nomination and voting process. Safeguards are now in place to ensure against “ballot stuffing” (multiple votes from the…
Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps Choose Yamaha
Yamaha announced that the 75 year-old Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps are the ninth corps in the World Class division of Drum Corps International (DCI) to perform exclusively with Yamaha…
POLL: Are you having a Black Friday today?
It's Black Friday, an American sales and marketing import designed to promote unlicensed fights among people wearing sportswear and brandishing TVs over their heads. It seems to be becoming 'a thing'.…
New device takes air guitar to new level
A new Kickstarter project called Kurv has developed a pioneering new approach to air guitar and other instruments. The Kurv consists of two parts - a button board where you…
Bass Centre launches new Babicz Full Contact Bass Bridge
Bass Centre continues to grow its distribution business and is launching a new Gibson-Style Babicz full contact bass bridge. The original Babicz Full Contact Bass Bridge is one of the most popular…
Mini May returns for Christmas
House Music and Brian May Guitars have released a brand new, upgraded version of the popular Mini May travel guitar. With an ultra-compact, Red Special flavoured body shape and neck…
New Harman rack amps available
Harman has released new versions of its XLS DriveCore 2 Series rack amplifiers. The Crown XLS DriveCore 2 Series two-channel power amplifiers, offer upgraded features including more flexible DSP band…
JHS adds four to Pilgrim banjo range
John Hornby Skewes' Pilgrim range has added four more Paul Tebbutt-designed banjo models. All four share the same Morning Star Tone ring and solid maple/flame maple facing shell. The VPB1005 Five…