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Guitars & Fretted May 24, 2018

Warwick Adds to Custom Bass Line-up

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May 24, 2018
Guitars & Fretted May 17, 2018

Yamaha Acquires Ampeg From Loud Audio

 LOUD Audio has sold the Ampeg bass amp brand to Yamaha. The move is aimed at allowing Loud to narrow its focus and return to its pro-audio roots, says the firm. “While…

MMR Staff
May 17, 2018
Guitars & Fretted May 11, 2018

Yamaha Guitar Group Acquires Ampeg

Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., the newly formed U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based Yamaha Corporation, has announced the acquisition of the Ampeg brand from LOUD Audio, LLC., a portfolio company of Transom Capital…

MMR Staff
May 11, 2018
Guitars & Fretted May 2, 2018

Celestion To Sponsor John Petrucci’s Guitar Universe

Celestion will be a sponsor of the second annual John Petrucci’s Guitar Universe, a four-day and night summer shred event to be held August 6 to 10 2018 at the Glen Cove Mansion…

MMR Staff
May 2, 2018
Guitars & Fretted May 1, 2018

Gibson Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Nashville-based Gibson Brands – the corporation behind Baldwin Piano, Wurlitzer, Gibson Pro Audio, and (most significantly) Gibson Guitars – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, May 1. The petition notes that…

MMR Staff
May 1, 2018
Guitars & Fretted May 1, 2018

Hal Leonard’s Bass Fitness and Guitar Fitness Apps

Hal Leonard‘s Bass Fitness and Guitar Fitness apps are based on the books of the same name by composer, bassist, and author Josquin Des Pres. Having written 18 books, including…

MMR Staff
May 1, 2018
Guitars & Fretted May 1, 2018

New Guitars from Ernie Ball

The Axis Super Sport Buckeye Burl Top guitar from Ernie Ball features an African mahogany body with exotic buckeye burl top. The neck is made using highly figured roasted maple…

MMR Staff
May 1, 2018
Guitars & Fretted May 1, 2018

New Colors For Revstar Guitars from Yamaha

Yamaha has unveiled six bold new colors to add to the Revstar line of solid-body electric guitars, expanding their series of instruments designed in the style of ‘60s-era European café-racer…

MMR Staff
May 1, 2018
Guitars & Fretted May 1, 2018

The PRS Silver Sky Guitar

The PRS Silver Sky is the result of a close collaboration between Grammy Award-winning musician John Mayer and Paul Reed Smith. Some of the more distinctive specifications include, a “reverse”…

MMR Staff
May 1, 2018
Guitars & Fretted April 26, 2018

Aguilar Amplification Adds Fisher to Artist Family

Aguilar Amplification has added Fishbone bassist Norwood Fisher to their family of endorsing artists. Norwood uses the DB 751 head and two DB 810 speaker cabinets on tour with Fishbone…

MMR Staff
Apr 26, 2018
Guitars & Fretted April 26, 2018

German Auto-Tuning Firm Suing Gibson for $50m

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Apr 26, 2018