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News January 15, 2014

Roland and QSC Announce Marketing Partnership

Roland Corporation and QSC Audio Products, LLC have announced a new marketing partnership promoting the concept of electronic and hybrid percussion as a whole and showcasing the pairing of V-Drums and…

MMR Staff
Jan 15, 2014
News January 15, 2014

GC Names Porter Director of Merchandising

Guitar Center, Inc (GCI) has promoted Kristy Porter to director of merchandising, general accessories. The announcement was made by Michael Walter, senior vice president, Guitar Center merchandising. Porter is recognized…

MMR Staff
Jan 15, 2014
News January 14, 2014

Gator Frameworks X Style Keyboard Stand

Gator Cases’ new Frameworks X style steel keyboard stands are available with a single or double brace design. The stand’s gear lock can be adjusted with one hand to set…

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Jan 14, 2014
News January 14, 2014

GrandTune Tuning Machines

With Velvet-Tec* technology, the all-new Schaller GrandTune high levels of precision and longevity, completely avoiding synthetic coatings and designed with wear-free architecture. Features 18:1 gear ratio, permanently locked and sealed…

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Jan 14, 2014
News January 14, 2014

Korg Pitchblack Pro Rackmount Tuner and Cable Checker

The newly-developed “3D” style tuning meter offers high visibility with color LEDs on Korg’s Pitchblack Pro, allowing a multi-dimensional view of the display so that from any distance or angle,…

MMR Staff
Jan 14, 2014
News January 13, 2014

Martin Guitars on 'CBS Sunday Morning'

We were treated to a preview, of sorts, of an exhibit about the formative years of C.F. Martin Co. at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Sunday…

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Jan 13, 2014
News January 13, 2014

5th Annual JEN Convention

Last week the Jazz Education Network (JEN) held its fifth Annual Conference in Dallas, featuring an impressive schedule of performances, clinics, and award ceremonies.  Pictured above are JEN past presidents Mary…

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Jan 13, 2014
News January 13, 2014

Option Knob V-Knob

The V-Knob is an alternative for the volume knob on any electric guitar which enables players to execute fine-tuned volume control. The knob replaces the factory volume knob, extending its…

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Jan 13, 2014
News January 13, 2014

Hohner Rey Aquila

These accordions come in either black or white with a gold colored metal winged grille and gold effect crystal designs. Anacleto Series accordions are made using hand-made (a mano) reeds…

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Jan 13, 2014
News January 13, 2014

Blizzard Lighting RokBox EVA

The RokBox EXA is an LED par fixture with a cast aluminum housing approximately nine inches square. It’s fitted with 18x15-Watt (6 x 2.5W) TianXin RGBAW + Ultraviolet 6-in-1 LED’s.…

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Jan 13, 2014
News January 13, 2014

Chauvet Nexus Aw 7x7

Emitting bright, narrow beams from 49 3-Watt 2,800K CREE LEDs, the Nexus Aw 7x7 offers flexibility for high-impact aerial effects, warm white washes, audience blinders, and text and animated graphics…

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Jan 13, 2014
News January 13, 2014

PreSonus Compact Eris E4.5 Studio Monitors

The E4.5 is built to deliver pro audio quality and can be user-adjusted to the acoustic space.The Eris E4.5 features a 4.5”, Kevlar low-frequency transducer, a 1” (25 mm), silk-dome,…

MMR Staff
Jan 13, 2014