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News July 18, 2013

Hal Leonard Expands Magazine Distribution with NewBay Media Deal

A new deal with NewBay Media makes genre-leading magazines – including Bass Player, Electronic Musician, Guitar Aficionado, Guitar Player, Guitar World, Keyboard, Mix, Revolver, and more – exclusively available to…

MMR Staff
Jul 18, 2013
News July 17, 2013

Casio’s Dee & Ricky-Designed XW-G1

The new XW-G1 synthesizer was created by design duo Dee & Ricky Jackson, known for their collaboration efforts on the Casio G-Shock collections. Only two units of the Limited Edition…

MMR Staff
Jul 17, 2013
News July 17, 2013

Seymour Duncan Black Winter Pickup

[caption id="attachment_47885" align="alignleft"]Seymour Duncan Black Winter Pickup [/caption]Black Winter pickups are designed to provide a balance of mids, treble, and bass to work well with both heavy riffs and articulate…

MMR Staff
Jul 17, 2013
News July 17, 2013

Gretsch Taylor Hawkins Signature Snare Drum

[caption id="attachment_47883" align="alignleft"]Gretsch Taylor Hawkins Signature Snare Drum[/caption]With a 6.5”x 14” black nickel-plated steel shell, the Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) snare drum features 10 lugs, an adjustable chrome-plated throw-off, 2.3…

MMR Staff
Jul 17, 2013
News July 17, 2013

Latin Percussion Click Hi-Hat Tambourine

[caption id="attachment_47881" align="alignleft"]Latin Percussion Click Hi-Hat Tambourine [/caption]The Click Hi-Hat Tambourine allows users to quickly mute jangles with click of the patent-pending oversized button on the top of the tambourine.…

MMR Staff
Jul 17, 2013
News July 17, 2013

Planet Waves NS Micro Tuner

[caption id="attachment_47879" align="alignleft"]Planet Waves’ new NS Micro Tuner[/caption]Planet Waves’ new NS Micro Tuner’s lightweight design allows it to be clipped to the back of the headstock, so this easy-to-use tuner…

MMR Staff
Jul 17, 2013
News July 17, 2013

Yamaha CGX102 Nylon String Guitar

The CGX102 features a Spruce top, Nato back and sides and a Mahogany neck with a Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. A new System68N preamp, featuring a Yamaha contact pickup with…

MMR Staff
Jul 17, 2013
News July 17, 2013

Walden Guitars Sollana Series Classical Guitars

[caption id="attachment_47875" align="alignleft"]Walden Guitars Sollana Series Classical Guitars [/caption]Walden’s new Sollana guitars incorporates their modern neck joint and neck reinforcement system.  The Sollana series will also feature premium tonewoods such…

MMR Staff
Jul 17, 2013
News July 17, 2013

Yamaha APXT2 Small Body Guitar

[caption id="attachment_47873" align="alignleft"]Yamaha APXT2 Small Body Guitar [/caption]Yamaha’s new three-quarter size APXT2 guitar is designed for travel, practice, busking, and even gigging.The new model includes Yamaha’s proprietary Acoustic Resonance Transducer…

MMR Staff
Jul 17, 2013
News July 17, 2013

Godlyke Maxon AD10 Analog Delay

[caption id="attachment_47871" align="alignleft"]Godlyke Maxon AD10 Analog Delay [/caption]Housed in Maxon’s new Compact Series chassis, both of these new models include easy-access battery door; LED Status Indicator; 9-Volt Battery or AC…

MMR Staff
Jul 17, 2013
News July 16, 2013

Steinway Completes Bond Redemption

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: LVB) has announced that it has completed its previously announced redemption of $67.5 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7% Senior Notes due 2014.  With…

MMR Staff
Jul 16, 2013