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2020 Music Products Industry Archive

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Quincy Jones Headlines Avid’s Lineup of Music Creators for Its 2020 NAMM Show Main Stage Events

Avid has announced the Main Stage event schedule for its 2020 NAMM Show booth, including very special guest and legendary producer, songwriter and composer Quincy Jones.

JodyJazz, Inc. Acquires E. Rousseau Music Products

JodyJazz, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Rousseau Music Products, producer of the world-renowned E. Rousseau range of saxophone mouthpieces and ligatures.

NAMM Show Media Preview Day

The calm before the storm... wasn't all that calm, really, as Wednesday's NAMM Show Media Preview Day featured plenty of performances, product introductions, and special guests giving assembled members of…

New Fryette Amplifiers

The Fryette Power Station 100 Dual-Mode Reactance Tube Amplifier is an easy-to-use Power Attenuator for controlling the volume of high-powered tube amplifiers with none of the drawbacks of a conventional…

Limited-Edition Milton Kyser Signature Acoustic Quick-Change Capo

The Limited-Edition Milton Kyser Signature Acoustic Quick-Change Capo, or the “Milton” capo, celebrates the 40th anniversary of Kyser in 2020.

Intermediate and Professional Chimes from Yamaha

The Yamaha YCH-6018 Intermediate Chimes and YCH-7018 Professional Chimes were completely redesigned to deliver rich, fundamental tones and luxurious sustain.

Mojotone’s Premium Historic Limited ’59 P.A.F. Humbucker Set

Mojotone’s Premium Historic Limited ’59 P.A.F. Humbucker Set is a recreation of the late-’50s Gibson P.A.F. humbuckers.

The Dakota SDB-XR 62 Baritone Sax

The SDB-XR 62 saxophone offers players a contemporary and distinctive look, plus a solid sound with optimum depth, resonance, projection and focus.

The Wilmington Flute from Music Medic

The Wilmington Flute is a student flute that has key work and tolerances that are comparable to flutes costing much more.

Maple Leaf Strings’ LS130 5-String Violin

Maple Leaf Strings’ LS130 5-string violin combines the 4 strings of the violin, with the C string of a viola, so that beginning strings teachers are able to demonstrate the…

Gibson’s Limited-Edition Chris Cornell Tribute ES-335 Guitar

Gibson’s limited-edition Chris Cornell Tribute ES-335 guitar features aged Lollartron humbucking pickups, clear “no number” Top Hat knobs, an Olive Drab Satin finish, and Mother-of-Pearl Chris Cornell signature peghead inlay.

John Bonham Signature Re-Issue Drumsticks

Barnes & Mullins Ltd have launched the re-issued John Bonham Signature Drumstick by Promuco Percussion at NAMM 2020 in Anaheim, California.

Tech21’s SansAmp PSA 2.0

The SansAmp PSA 2.0 offers the same operational simplicity, essential functionality and dizzying versatility as its predecessor. It also features a Performance Mode which turns it into a 3-channel stompbox.

Levy’s Leathers New Hemp and RipChord Straps

Levy’s Leathers Hemp Line of straps features natural, sustainable, and vegan straps for environmentally conscious musicians.

New Ukuleles from Amahi

mahi is bringing more color to an affordable EQ line with the UK-205.

Godin’s Radiator Guitar

Godin Guitars’ new Radiator guitar features a matching body faceplate and headstock and a short-scale Silver Leaf Maple Neck.

Relish’s Trinity Guitar

Relish’s newest guitar model is the “Trinity by Relish,” their first solid body model, produced in close cooperation with PT Cort in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Reverend’s New Roundhouse and Robin Finck Signature Model Guitars

Reverend Guitars’ new Roundhouse model features a carved top set neck, a first for Reverend Guitars.

The F-ONE Unfinished Fretboard Care Kit from Music Nomad

Music Nomad’s new FONE Unfinished Fretboard Care Kit contains one F-ONE Fretboard Oil, Fretboard Brush, and a 2 ‘n 1 Fretboard Cloth.

The SY-1000 Guitar Synthesizer from BOSS

The SY-1000 Guitar Synthesizer is an advanced synthesizer and modeling processor for guitar and bass.

Prestige’s Signature ‘Empath’ Acoustic Guitar

Prestige Guitars, in collaboration with Devin Townsend, have released the Signature “Empath” Acoustic Guitar.

Morley’s New Pedals

Morley has unveiled four new pedals: the Wah Boost, Wah Lock, Lead Wah, and Volume Plus.

GBU4100 Series Ukulele Gig Bags from On-Stage

On-Stage's new GBU4100 Series of Ukulele Gig Bags feature 360 degrees of padded coverage with a highly durable woven outer shell that’s built to withstand the rigors of the road.

Whirlwind’s Leader Standard Series Cable

The Leader is Whirlwind’s lifetime guaranteed cable is premium, rugged, and practically indestructible.

Wall-Mounted Guitar Hangers from On-Stage

On-Stage's new GS8730 Wall-Mounted Guitar Hangers provide instant and safe access to guitars and basses in a space-saving design.

The Retro-Rack Series and Lightweight Speaker Tote Bag from Gator Cases

This series of vintage amp-style wooden rack cases from Gator offers modern protection with a classic appearance for the stage or studio.

Cello and Clarinet Covers from Maloney StageGear

The cello cover from Maloney StageGear Covers is reversible, changing from silver to black

New Mouthpieces from JodyJazz – Winter NAMM 2020

The HR* CUSTOM DARK Tenor mouthpiece from JodyJazz offers more warmth, which comes from the company's proprietary “CHR” Chedeville Hard Rubber it is constructed from.

On-Stage's New Microphones

On-Stage's AS800 FET Condenser Microphone captures everything from soft vocal whispers to thundering kick drums with detailed clarity.

Triple Foot Controller from Electro-Harmonix

The new Triple Foot Controller from Electro-Harmonix is an external foot controller that can add functionality to compatible pedals.

KORG’s New Synthesizer Workstation and Professional Arranger

Updated and with a matte black finish, KORG has announced the new KROSS2-88MB Synthesizer Workstation.

Yamaha’s YC61 Stage Keyboard

The YC61 Stage Keyboard from Yamaha is a new organ-focused instrument combining the sought-after organ sounds of popular music with the sonic versatility and real-time control today’s keyboardists demand.

New Embroidered Straps from Henry Heller

Henry Heller’s new Tan Embroidered Series guitar straps are embroidered with five original designs and feature Henry Heller’s sewn-in flat signature pick pocket on the underside.

Yorkville’s Elite EF215P Double Cabinet

Yorkville Sound expands the Elite family of powered speakers by introducing the EF215P, the only double 15” cabinet in the current Elite line-up.

RS Berkeley’s Chris Potter Elite Series Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece

Chris Potter Elite Series Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece was developed with acclaimed saxophonist and RS Berkeley artist Chris Potter, himself.

Hal Leonard’s ‘Frozen 2’ Folios and 'The Singer’s Jazz Anthology'

Hal Leonard has shared folios for Disney’s “Frozen II,” the long-awaited sequel to the blockbuster movie featuring the instant standard “Let It Go.”

Chauvet Professional’s Rogue R1 Beam Wash

The Rogue R1 Beam Wash features a unique lens design that allows it to deliver tight beam effects, as well as realistic and accurate color blending from its seven 40W…

Légère’s European Cut Reeds for Clarinet

The European Cut for Clarinet is Légère’s most flexible reed. The unique profile design allows for a bright, colorful yet warm and clean sound.

The Snark ST-8HZ ‘Super Tight’ Chromatic All-Instrument Tuner

The Snark ST-8HZ “Super Tight” Chromatic All-Instrument Tuner is a favorite choice for players who require a powerful, fast, and extremely accurate headstock tuner.

The Tone Master Twin Reverb Amplifier from Fender

The Tone Master Twin Reverb amplifier models the circuitry and 85-watt power output of an original Fender Twin tube amp.