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News January 12, 2016

Freshman signs trio of new export deals

Freshman has expanded its international reach further, signing three new distribution deals. Benelly Import will distribute Freshman ranges, such as Maple Ridge, Apollo Collection and Renegade, throughout Benelux. A further deal has…

MMR Staff
Jan 12, 2016
News January 12, 2016

Yamaha brings back Recording Custom drums

Yamaha is bringing back a re-designed version of its Recording Custom Drum Series later this year. Originally launched in 1975, the Recording Custom series (or 9000 series as it was known…

MMR Staff
Jan 12, 2016
News January 12, 2016

Rotosound adds another

Rotosound has added the new Heller Vintage Guitar straps to its growing range.  The limited edition guitar straps have been manufactured using authentic woven jacquard material from the late 1960’s…

MMR Staff
Jan 12, 2016
News January 12, 2016

Barnes and Mullins launches Peavey service site

Barnes & Mullins has launched a new UK and Ireland-specific web portal for sourcing Peavey spare parts and for service enquiries -  www.peaveyservice.co.uk  The site allows Peavey owners to source…

MMR Staff
Jan 12, 2016
News January 8, 2016

Eminence Celebrates 50 Years

Eminence Speaker, a manufacturer of professional audio and musical instrument loudspeakers, high frequency devices and components, is celebrating 50 years. In 1966, Bob Gault founded what was to become the…

MMR Staff
Jan 8, 2016
News January 8, 2016

"Spanish guitars must be made in Spain"

Spanish guitar specialist Manuel Rodriguez has extolled the virtues of returning to domestic production, having brought all of its manufacturing back from China to Spain, and enjoyed a huge increase in sales.…

MMR Staff
Jan 8, 2016
News January 8, 2016

Tracktion launches Biotek

Tracktion Corporation has launched the BioTek Organic Synthesizer virtual instrument. It combines an advanced synthesis engine with an array of sampled sounds from natural, urban and mechanical environments, and is…

MMR Staff
Jan 8, 2016
News January 8, 2016

PRS brings back CE 24 bolt-on model

PRS Guitars has announced the launch of its new CE 24 model, bringing the bolt-on platform back to the main PRS line-up with a number of updates. Originally introduced in…

MMR Staff
Jan 8, 2016
News January 7, 2016

Online pressure forces Northampton indie to downsize

Northampton indie store St Giles Music has blamed its decision to downsize to smaller premises next door, on increased online competition. The store downsized at the start of the New…

MMR Staff
Jan 7, 2016
News January 7, 2016

Gear4Music Christmas sales up nearly 40 per cent

Like-for-like sales have soared over the Christmas period at online specialist Gear4Music, according to its latest trading update. In an update covering the two months from 1st November 2015 to 31st…

MMR Staff
Jan 7, 2016