Breaking industry news, announcements, and developments from across the music products world.
The Black & White Collection consists of eight stylish monochromatic straps, each of which makes a bold, beautifully balanced statement. The classic palette has been used to produce guitar straps…
“Puff pieces” (or, as a close friend and editor at a popular entertainment/lifestyle magazine pegs them, “works of shameless ass-kissery”) are articles wherein the subject – be it person, place,…
Back in April of 2013, MMR took a fairly in-depth look at the then-burgeoning field of mini/micro – or “lunchbox” – guitar amplifier heads that had become quite the rage…
As the headline indicates, we’ve been counting down the days until The 2016 NAMM Show. Hopefully, you’ve already made plans to attend (I’m talking to NAMM members, music educators, college…
Unlike most – many, really – of our dealer surveys which exhibit quite a bit of parity, this month’s poll found a lot of similar responses coming from all over…
2016 marks four decades of EMG, Inc., innovative designers and producers of pickups, EQ accessories – and more! (read on) – that have been embraced by players across a number…
The new Nord 3 stage piano features new Virtual Hammer Action technology, which mimics the feel of a grand piano. The Triple Sensor keybed allows key movements to be determined…
Sennheiser and Neumann will showcase live audio and recording solutions at the show, with performances from Nina Storey, Magnolia Memoir, Nu-Blu and others. Visitors are invited to try out Sennheiser…
JHS is adding a new signature guitar to its Fret-King range at NAMM. The new Fret-King Black Label ‘JJ’ John Jorgenson Artist guitar was designed in conjunction with Trev Wilkinson.Jorgenson…
Sweetwater has hired Salena Scardina to fill the newly created position of senior vice president of customer experience. She is charged with identifying opportunities at all levels of the company…
On January 4, 2016, Roland Corporation agreed to the Dutch Vandeweerd family’s acquisition of the American company Rodgers Instruments, effective January 15, 2016. As the owner of Johannus, Makin, and…
Don and Jeff Lace, along with the Board of Directors of Actodyne General, have officially retained industry professional Hap Kuffner of Kuffner International, for international sales, licensing, and consulting for…
