Alvarez Guitars Launches Website Redesign
Alvarez Guitars has redesigned their website AlvarezGuitars.com to feature an in-depth look at the Alvarez story and offer an enhanced product search. “We wanted to improve our site’s user…
Epiphone to Sponsor Americana Music Association Festival and Awards
Epiphone will be sponsoring the Americana Music Association (AMA) Festival and Awards this year in Nashville, Tennessee. The event, which runs from September 12 to 17, will also feature custom-painted…
The Dead Daisies Visit Korg USA
Australian-American rock band The Dead Daisies recently visited the Korg USA, Inc. headquarters in New York to view the company’s line of brands and products. The band was given Blackstar…
Happenings in Nazareth: C.F. Martin & Company in 2017
MMR recently chatted with senior officers of C.F. Martin & Co. to learn about developments of note the storied guitar manufacturer, what instrument introductions have been making waves of late, how recent import…
The Rise of the Electric Guitar
On a recent return flight from a trip visiting dealers and a couple of dealer sales events, I came across the Washington Post article by Geoff Edger’s titled “The slow, secret death of the electric…
SURVEY: Wireless Microphone Systems
With over 70 percent of the participants in this month’s retailer survey, sent to over 400 MI dealers, claiming that sales of wireless microphones are either up or level when compared to…
It's Coming Down to the Wire(less): Wireless Microphone Systems Broaden Appeal with Certain Consumers
With over 70 percent of the participants in this month’s retailer survey, sent to over 400 MI dealers, claiming that sales of wireless microphones are either up or level when compared to…
Playing Matchmaker How GluBoost’s MasterTint Became a Must-Have Accessory
There’s a long list of situations that could constitute a musician’s “worst nightmare,” but among them, chipping the glossy, radiant finish from a beloved guitar (or whatever it is you play) is a standout. …
We Sing the Guitar Electric
The values of vintage electric guitars have taken a hit in recent years, and electric guitar sales are down overall by about a third in the last decade. No less an authoritative voice than…
FEATURE: The unique benefits of disaster
Owner and director of education at Contemporary Music Center in Virginia, Menzie Pittman, ponders how a recent flooding bought unexpectedly profound benefits for him.... It was just before 7 PM on Friday night:…
Disaster and the Unique Benefits it Can Bring
It was just before 7 PM on Friday night: the countdown to the summer Rock Camp Concert had begun.I was so excited, as I finally had a two-hour window for my first…
A Broadening Divide
On August 19th, Donald and Melania Trump announced that they would not be attending this year’s Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony, which will celebrate Gloria Estefan, Lionel Richie, LL Cool J, Norman Lear, and Carmen Lavallade. …