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[caption id="attachment_48888" align="alignleft" width="800"]Grab memorable drinks at Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen[/caption]The annual industry gathering in Anaheim has plenty to recommend it: groundbreaking, game-changing instruments get introduced (we hope); plenty of…
Continuing its commitment to advancing participation in music making, The NAMM Foundation is supporting a research project in collaboration with the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and…
"Our expectations for the conference was exceeded in all manners,” declared Denny Senseney, treasurer of the Midwest Clinic. “The exhibit hall was nearly sold-out with approximately 50 new exhibiting companies.…
Starting at the 2014 NAMM show, Hal Leonard will be the exclusive US distributor for the entire Tycoon line – hundreds of products from this highly regarded manufacturer of hand…
[caption id="attachment_48850" align="alignleft" width="800"]Henry Heller Braided Straps[/caption]Henry Heller introduces a flat braid mandolin and guitar strap that combines functionality and beauty with unsurpassed American leather workmanship and quality. Think a…
The Anthem APC-1SP is a budget conscious piccolo, made for the beginning student. It features a silver plated body, headjoint, and footjoint, ribbed construction, a conical bore, and a french…
[caption id="attachment_48846" align="alignleft" width="800"]Légère Reeds Signature Bb Bass Clarinet Reed[/caption]On the heels of Legere’s Bb Clarinet, Tenor, Alto and Soprano Signature reeds comes the Bb Bass Clarinet Signature. The Bb…
[caption id="attachment_48844" align="alignleft" width="800"]Phaeton PHT FX-1100 Trumpet[/caption]The PHT FX-1100 was designed to achieve excellent balance, brilliance, articulation, tonal focus, and control. Phaeton’s patented multiple bracing system adds a dynamic dimension…
Author Dave Hunter explores the complexities of the booming pedal market here, starting with the earliest guitar effects – tube amp overdrive, spring reverb, manual vibrato, and tremolo – and…
Broadway acousitic panels are made from six-pound-per-cubic-foot glass wool for balanced absorption throughout the audio listening range. Each panel is fully encapsulated with micromesh and edges are resin hardened to…
[caption id="attachment_48832" align="alignleft" width="800"]Hohner Rocket Harmonica[/caption]Hohner’s new Rocket harmonica features an ergonomic design that eliminates all sharp edges on the comb and cover plate, maximizing player comfort. Soft, rounded channel…
[caption id="attachment_48830" align="alignleft" width="800"]AIM Gifts Eyewear Display[/caption]AIM Gifts is now offering an Eyewear Display to support the over 20 different eyeglass designs it offers. The display is 7x7”x26” offering a…
[caption id="attachment_48827" align="alignleft" width="800"]Alfred Jazz Play-Along Series, Basic Piano Course: Praise Hits, and Sound Innovations Additions[/caption]Alfred Music has added to The Alfred Jazz Play-Along Series with Alfred Jazz: Freddie Hubbard…
[caption id="attachment_48825" align="alignleft" width="800"]Ableton Grooves, Rock Band Camp, Ukulele Decade, Keyboard Lesson Goldmine from Hal Leonard[/caption]Ableton Grooves trains readers to create realistic-sounding drum grooves using Ableton Live and the Ableton…
[caption id="attachment_48821" align="alignleft" width="800"]Kurzweil MPG200 Digital Grand Piano[/caption]The MPG200 is Kurzweil’s first digital grand piano in over eight years. The piano is loaded with 200 award-winning Kurzweil® Sounds including pianos,…
[caption id="attachment_48819" align="alignleft" width="800"]Yamaha Tyros5 Arranger Workstation[/caption]With its fifth generation flagship keyboard, Yamaha offers musicians a complete tool for composing, arranging, and performing music with +Audio Styles, vivid instrument Voices,…
[caption id="attachment_48817" align="alignleft" width="800"]ADJ Jelly Cosmos Ball[/caption]The Jelly Cosmos Ball’s transparent casing makes it two effects in one. First, it’s a traditional dual rotating ball effect that utilizes 4x3-watt RGB…
[caption id="attachment_48815" align="alignleft" width="800"]Remo Powermax 2 Marching Bass Drumhead[/caption]Made with two plies of Mylar® film, the Powermax® 2 provides increased attack and tone control. The Powermax® 2 includes the same…
[caption id="attachment_48813" align="alignleft" width="800"]Sonor Sunset Beech Kit[/caption]The limited edition Sonor Sunset kit features German Beechwood, which produces a warm, balanced tone with low frequency punch. Only 25 Sunset kits are…
[caption id="attachment_48811" align="alignleft" width="800"]Aquarian Two-Ply Vintage Drumheads[/caption]Aquarian Vintage Tone are designed to add depth, power, and the durability of two ply construction combine to make heads of exceptional resonance. Modern…
[caption id="attachment_48809" align="alignleft" width="800"]Pearl Session Studio Classic Finish[/caption]New for 2014 is Pearl’s introduces a brand new lacquer finish for the SSC Series, #361 Vintage Copper Sparkle. Utilizing Pearl’s 31-step high-gloss…
[caption id="attachment_48805" align="alignleft" width="800"]ProMark Select Balance Drumsticks[/caption]Drummers can now choose forward or rebound balance from five diameters to fit all playing styles.Select Balance line was designed to give drummers the…
[caption id="attachment_48803" align="alignleft" width="800"]Mackie’s Master Fader™ v2.0[/caption]The Master Fader v2.0 is the primary control app for Mackie DL Series Digital Live Sound Mixers. The app is now available as a…
[caption id="attachment_48799" align="alignleft" width="800"]Behringer X32 Producer Digital Mixer[/caption]The new X32 PRODUCER features 16 MIDAS-designed mic preamps, eight stereo FX engines, and a 32x32 channel USB 2.0 audio interface (plus computer,…
[caption id="attachment_48795" align="alignleft" width="800"]Dusty Duo-Tune Harp Tuner[/caption]Dusty Strings has now combined their harp tuning wrench with the Snark clip-on electronic tuner to make a single handy tuning device: the Dusty…
[caption id="attachment_48793" align="alignleft" width="800"]Gator Cases G-Club Controller Bag for Pioneer DDJ-SB[/caption]Gator’s G-Club Controller bags offer a durable lightweight carry solution for DJ gear and accessories. Designed to securely transport the…
[caption id="attachment_48791" align="alignleft" width="800"]Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb and ’57 Deluxe Updates[/caption]The 22-watt ’65 Deluxe Reverb Head amp in classic Black features two 6V6 Groove Tubes output tubes, one 5AR4 rectifier…
[caption id="attachment_48789" align="alignleft" width="800"]Lanikai ‘UkeSB’ Ukuleles[/caption]The new all Mahogany “LMU Series” are USB compatible, with both standard ¼” instrument cable and Micro-USB outputs. This dual-output system is powered by Fishman’s Kula…
[caption id="attachment_48099" align="alignleft" width="800"]Seymour Duncan Dirty Deed Distortion Pedal[/caption]The Dirty Deed distortion pedal was designed for versatility, with an organic tone modeled after classic overdriven tube amplifier sounds with elements…
[caption id="attachment_48784" align="alignleft" width="800"]Kohala Ukuleles Expanded Tiki Uke Line[/caption]In addition to the Pink, Purple, Red, and Yellow ukuleles currently available in Kohala’s Tiki Uke line, the company is adding Black,…
[caption id="attachment_48782" align="alignleft" width="800"]Dean Markley Signature Series Strings for Bass[/caption]The Signature Series utilizes a nickel-plated steel, slowly wound over a hex core with a unique core-to-wrap ratio. The new series…
[caption id="attachment_48780" align="alignleft" width="800"]Takamine G-Series Classical/Bass Models[/caption]The new G Series classical guitars are crafted with spruce tops and mahogany or rosewood backs and sides. GC3 and GC5 series models are…
[caption id="attachment_48778" align="alignleft" width="400"]Metalin’ Guitars Stands[/caption]Following in line with the Metalin’ guitars, these stands are all solid aluminum. Two models – floor and gooseneck – are available in a Bridgework…
[caption id="attachment_48776" align="alignleft" width="800"]MOD Kits DIY Persuader Deluxe Pedal Kit[/caption]The Persuader Deluxe utilizes a Darlington preamp to push cascaded triode vacuum tubes into distortion. Four dual triode vacuum tubes are…
Based on the Crying Tone wah circuit, the Crying Bass also features a specially tuned resonance to enhance the wah effect over the entire harmonic spectrum of the bass guitar.…
[caption id="attachment_48772" align="alignleft" width="800"]Loog Guitars 3-String Electric Guitars[/caption]As with the acoustic Loog, the Electric Loog Guitars have only three strings, making them easier and faster for children and beginners to…
