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News September 2, 2014

Electra Guitars Teams With Sony Pro Audio

Electra Guitars has selected Sony Pro Audio wireless systems to be a part of their “Rediscover Electra Guitars” promotion between September 1 and October 31, 2014. The promotion is only…

MMR Staff
Sep 2, 2014
News August 29, 2014

Serious Blues Series from Alfred Music

Alfred Music's Serious Blues series features book and DVD packs for aspiring blues guitarists in search of an authentic sound. Each title features lessons from blues masters with licks and…

MMR Staff
Aug 29, 2014
News August 29, 2014

Dean Markley Blue Steel Nickel Plated Bass Strings

 Previously only available to top shelf artists and exclusive dealers, Dean Markley USA is officially launching the Blue Steel Nickel Plated bass strings. By using a nickel plating, the strings…

MMR Staff
Aug 29, 2014
News August 29, 2014

Eastman Guitars Thinline T486-RB Ray Benson

Eastman Guitars collaborated with guitarist Ray Benson on his signature Thinline T486-RB. The T486-RB is a double cutaway featuring deluxe laminate top, back and sides, with ivoroid binding throughout the…

MMR Staff
Aug 29, 2014
News August 29, 2014

Recording King Torrefied Top RP1-16C Guitars

Recording King’s new line of guitars feature torrefied Adirondack spruce tops, which undergo a specialized heating process in which the wood is heated at a low temperature in an oxygen-free…

MMR Staff
Aug 29, 2014
News August 29, 2014

Yamaha Welcomes Violinist Lindsey Stirling to Artist Roster

Yamaha Artist Services Indianapolis announced the addition of international violin sensation Lindsey Stirling to the Yamaha Strings Artist Roster. She currently plays a Yamaha SV-250 Silent Violin Pro™. Combining a dazzling…

MMR Staff
Aug 29, 2014
News August 27, 2014

SLM's Jim Eaton Retires

It is with mixed emotions that St Louis Music announces that Jim Eaton, the Vice President of Knilling and Orchestral Sales for over 6 years, has decided to retire effective…

MMR Staff
Aug 27, 2014
News August 27, 2014

LaBonté and Ahmed Join D’Addario Senior Leadership Team

D’Addario has announced that Richard LaBonté has accepted the position of chief commercial officer, and Shabbir Ahmed has joined the company as chief financial & administrative officer.  Both are newly-created…

MMR Staff
Aug 27, 2014
News August 27, 2014

Fender Welcomes Beats' Wood to Board of Directors

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced that Beats Electronics (Beats) president, Luke Wood, has joined Fender’s Board of Directors. Under Wood’s leadership, Beats, which is owned by Apple, has…

MMR Staff
Aug 27, 2014