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Ovation Guitars
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Ovation Guitars news timeline
19 published MMR stories reference this company or its work.
Ovation Custom Shop Opens
Ovation Guitars has announce the opening of the all-new “Ovation Custom Shop.”
DW Acquires Slingerland from Gibson
Drum Workshop Inc. (DW) recently announced the acquisition of the Slingerland drum brand from the Nashville-headquartered Gibson.
The Music People Celebrates 40 Years of Product Innovation, Top-line Service
The Music People, leading supplier of musical accessories and pro-audio equipment and parent company of On-Stage and TMP-Pro, is celebrating its 40thanniversary in 2019.
Ovation Launches New Glen Campbell Signature Models
Ovation Guitars has announced the launch of two new Glen Campbell Signature acoustic/electric guitars.
Ovation Guitars Welcomes Back Richie Sambora
Ovation Guitars has launched two new signature guitars from Richie Sambora to benefit youth music programs.
Ovation Guitars Debuts Richie Sambora Signature Models for Charity
Ovation Guitars launched two new signature guitars from Richie Sambora to benefit youth music programs.
Ovation reveals new Glen Campbell signature
Ovation Guitars has released a new Glen Campbell Signature Model acoustic/electric guitar.
DW Enters into U.S. Distribution Deal with Hal Leonard for Select Brands
Drum Workshop Inc. (DW), has announced that effective February 1st, 2017 Hal Leonard will serve as the exclusive U.S. distributor for several of its product lines including Gibraltar®…
Guitar Show adds to line-up
More Live Stage artists and new exhibitors have been confirmed for The Guitar Show, which returns to Birmingham’s New Bingley Hall between 25th-26th February 2017.
Top MMR Stories (Online) of 2015
With the calendar year nearly at a close, we decided to review which stories posted online to mmrmagazine.com received the most hits in the past 12 months.
KMC’s Mark Terry Discusses an Eventful Year
To say that the past 12 or so months have seen a lot of changes for KMC Music could be safely qualified an understatement: In January of 2015,…
Drum Workshop’s Chris Lombardi
One of the more significant events in the world of MI in 2015 was the announcement in early January that Fender’s subsidiary, KMC Music, had sold its drum…
FMIC Sells KMC Music’s Percussion Brands & Ovation Guitars to Drum Workshop
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced that its subsidiary KMC Music, Inc. has sold its owned and licensed percussion brands, including Gretsch® Drums, Latin Percussion®, Toca® Percussion,…
Ovation Names Wallace as Brand Manager
KMC Music has appointed Darren Wallace as brand manager for Ovation Guitars. As a master luthier, Wallace has been an integral part of Ovation’s product design and development…
26th Annual KMC Charity Golf Tournament
KMC Music held its 26th annual “Everett Porter Unintentional” Charity Golf Tournament on June 3rd in Avon, Connecticut. Proceeds from the event were presented to The Hole in…
The Music People Turns 35
It’s a rare venue or studio that doesn’t include at least a few items from On-Stage Stands, the flagship brand from MI manufacturer and distribution company, The Music…
Fender to Close Ovation Factory in Connecticut
Fender has announced that it will be closing the facility in New Hartford, Connecticut where it has built Ovation brand instruments for the last 47 years. The company reportedly plans…
Back in the Day...
When not cranking out popular country albums or drunk-driving tractors (Google it...), Glen Campbell sure seems to feel strongly about Ovation guitars - Or at least he did in…