Guitar Center Responds to 'Sign Arbitration or Lose Your Job' Accusations
Last week, it was reported in a number of news outlets that Guitar Center had strong-armed employees into signing mandatory arbitration agreements or risk losing their jobs.
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Electro-Harmonix 720 Stereo Looper
With 720 seconds (12 minutes) of stereo recording time on 10 independent loops and unlimited overdubbing, the compact EHX 720 Stereo Looper provides guitarists with an intuitive tool…
Kyser Music Products Rosewood Quick-Change
Kyser is proud to announce a new Quick-Change capo featuring a dark rosewood design.
JodyJazz Premium Accessories
The new JodyJazz Cork Grease is high-grade.
Levy’s MJ19UKE and MS317STR
This ½” wide polyester and leather jacquard weave ukulele strap features strap pin holes at each end to accommodate ukuleles with two strap buttons. Also suitable for mandolin…
GoGo Tuners Horizon Pedal Tuner
The new tuner features a larger screen than previous models, and the first horizontal screen offered by GoGo Tuners.
Small is the New Big – Micro-amplifiers and ‘Lunchbox’ Heads Continue to Gain in the Marketplace
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…
5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Happy NAMM Show!
As the headline indicates, we’ve been counting down the days until The 2016 NAMM Show.
USB Mics: Recording/Audio Engineering’s New ‘Starter Drug’
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…
EMG Turns 40 – ‘You Can't Sit Still in This Business’
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…
NAMM 2016: JHS adds new Fret-King signature
JHS is adding a new signature guitar to its Fret-King range at NAMM.
All About That Bass, ‘Bout That (Spector) Bass
It looks as if 2016 will be the year of the Spector Bass.
Washburn adds another new acoustic line
Washburn Guitars has lined up another new acoustic guitar range launching at NAMM later this month - the Woodline 10 and Woodline 20 Series.
Ashdown signs international distribution dozen
Busy Ashdown Engineering has announced an impressive twelve new additions to its network of global distributors.
Washburn launching new Heritage range
Washburn is launching a new series of acoustics called the Heritage Series, with 16 models landing in the UK later this month.
New wireless system from JTS
JTS has launched a new wireless system - the US-36G2 - replacing its three previous systems, the US-901, US-9001 and US-1000 series.
Vigier tees up new unique art finish range
Vigier is launching a new range of unique finishes at this year's NAMM show under the banner G.V Rock Art.
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
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.
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.
Willcox Guitars Streamlines Manufacturing and Offers Lower Pricing
Willcox Guitars recently streamlined the manufacturing process at its facility, allowing the company to offer lower pricing on its Atlantis guitars and Saber basses.
Hoshino USA Announces New Distribution Deal with Hardcase
Effective January 1st, 2016, Hoshino U.S.A., Inc. has announced that it has finalized an exclusive distribution agreement with Hardcase International Limited, makers of Hardcase drum cases.
Guild readies first offerings from new factory
With production now up and running at its new factory in Ventura, California, resurgent Guild has announced a host of new models for NAMM.
Thomas Joins Pearl Drums Artist Roster
Pearl Drums is proud to welcome a new member to their Artist Roster - percussionist Dominique Thomas.
Cordial Celebrates 20 Years
The German cable manufacturer Cordial®, located close to the Bavarian capital Munich, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2015.
Guitar Village becomes Gibson first Euro custom shop
Gibson Custom has linked with Guitar Village in Surrey, which has become its first Made 2 Measure custom facility in Europe.
Arturia schedules AudioFuse launch
Arturia's new USB audio interface, AudioFuse is set to ship in Q1 2016.
JHS adds more SpongeBob lines
JHS has given a makeover to its range of officially-licensed SpongeBob SquarePants instruments, with new designs for 2016.
Vans Welcomes 2015 Recipient of the Off the Wall Berklee Scholarship
The Vans Berklee Off the Wall Scholarship is a four-year award covering tuition, room and board for a talented, young musician. Vans is happy to welcome Leila Goodrum, an 18-year-old singer-songwriter from…
Krivit Named New President of AES
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is pleased to welcome John Krivit as he takes over the leadership role of president from Andres Mayo.