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…
Guitar Center Launches New Website
Guitar Center has launched its new redesigned website at www.guitarcenter.com. The new site offers a more seamless omni-channel user interface, along with increased scalability, stability and performance. Based on the current…
Florence guitarist joins Vox amp roster
Vox Amplification has added Rob Ackroyd, guitarist with Florence and the Machine to its artist roster. In specially recorded interview filmed ahead of the band's recent London gig at Alexandra Palace, Ackroyd talked about…
Gibson predicts 'best year ever' for new range
Gibson is confidently boasting that it will launch its best line-up of guitars ever next year and has added two new ranges - Traditional (T) and High Performance (HP). The Traditional is inspired…
Gibson launches Widget mic range
Gibson Brands, has launched a new range of Widget microphones by Neat Microphones. Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO and Chairman of Gibson Brands said: "The time for entirely new thinking in how…
New compact amps from Mesa Boogie
Mesa/Boogie has announced a new compact 35 watt head and combo. Handmade in Petaluma CA, The Mark Five: 35 is a continuation of the Mark series' 'living history of MESA/Boogie’.…
New Training School for Guitar Techs and Luthiers
“We're proud to announce the launch of Guitar Services Workshop,” says Nashville luthier John LeVan. “Our workshops are designed to help guitarists start a new career by providing hands-on training…
Perri’s Nirvana, KISS, Soundgarden & The Doors Guitar Straps & Picks
The new ranges continue the expansion of their licensed collections, which includes accessories featuring The Beatles, AC/DC and Pink Floyd amongst many others. There are ten Nirvana & Kurt Cobain…
Grover Perfect Guitar Nut and Ukulele Humidifier
Grover Musical Products has reintroduced the “Perfect Guitar Nut” for slide steel playing. Sold successfully for over 50 years under the “Micro™” brand, the new Grover model is produced using…
Boulder Creek Guitars – Worth Fighting For
The Boulder Creek Guitars warehouse and office space sits amongst pastoral fields of garlic, tomatoes, and corn in Gilroy, California, at the southernmost tip of the Santa Clara Valley. Boulder…
Full Compass Becomes First U.S. Retailer of Dean Zelinsky Guitars
Dean Zelinsky guitars and has chosen the online retailer Full Compass as its first USA retailer. Starting November 1, Full Compass will sell a number of electric guitar models from…
Yamaha Appoints Winston as Guitar Product Specialist
Yamaha Corporation of America has announced that Andrew Winston has been appointed to the position of product specialist for Yamaha Guitars. Winston will be responsible for conducting regular store inventories…