Kala Ebony Ukulele
The first thing you notice about Kala’s new Ebony series is the contrast of the light figured reddish-brown stripes against a deep brown body. A light maple binding on the…
New Cupit Travel Guitar
This guitar’s patented unique design joins the end of the neck to the body creating an all around brace removing the need for a truss rod. This makes the instrument…
Godin Electric Model Updates
Electric model updates include the thinline, semi-hollow body Godin Montreal Supreme Lightburst Flame HG, featuring figured flame top, bound headstock and bound Richlite™ fingerboard with large dot inlays, Seymour Duncan…
Legator Guitars Opus Series and Helio 300 Pro Series
Legator continues to expand their line of guitars and basses with the OPUS Series. Options range from vintage pickup configurations to the 27 inch scale 7-string with dual humbuckers. These…
Top ten ways to cope with summer trading
We've come up with some handy hints to help see you through those dog days of summer. 10: Since time slows down next to the gravity created by large bodies,…
NEW POLL: How much do you sell online?
Only a few years ago, many dealers were rather hoping the internet would just go away and leave them to it. It hasn't of course, and most have wised up to…
DOD reworks classic pedals
Effects specialist DOD has reworked and re-released two of its best-loved pedals - the DOD Meatbox bass synth pedal and the Gonkulator. An update of the original Meatbox from the…
Former Orange boss joins Light Lead team
Former UK boss of Orange amps, Damon Waller, has joined the team at Iconic Sound, which is looking to bring its Light Lead optical guitar cables to market. The firm…
25th Profile of the American Music Dealer
Last year’s iteration of our yearly MI dealer count and breakdown was characterized by numbers that were, in some cases, radically different from the years immediately preceding 2014. Far more…
Selling and Producing MI Gear in (and near) the City by the Bay: San Francisco/Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the largest, most vibrant, and most economically robust markets in the country. While metropolitan San Francisco (San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward) can lay…
Loog Guitars – If You Build It, They Will Play
“If you build it, they will come.” – Field of Dreams, 1989.It sounds pretty simple in theory, at least it did to Rafael Atijas, founder and CEO of Loog Guitars.…
60 Years of Capitol Music
The band instrument repair shop at Capitol Music in Montgomery, Alabama, is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you were to make an appointment to have…