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CADLive D80, D82, and D84 Mics
The new CADLive D80 is a Large Diaphragm Moving Coil dynamic design that provides an updated sound profile for this category of microphone. It has a tight Super-Cardioid polar pattern…
Deadline Close for RPMDA Scholarship
The RPMDA Ed Adams Scholarship was established by the Retail Print Music Dealers Association to encourage individuals working for print music retailers to further their education and professional development by attending…
TC Group Americas Appoints New Senior Clinician
[caption id="attachment_49338" align="alignleft" width="560"]Russell Gray[/caption]TC Group Americas has recently appointed Russell Gray as Senior Clinician - Guitar and Bass, for the MI market.Russell Gray is an accomplished Toronto based guitar…
PRS Acoustic Welcomes New Leadership
The PRS Guitars acoustic department, now in its fifth year, has officially aligned more directly with the company’s Private Stock program.The PRS acoustic team, a small group of nine people,…
Kala Wins MIPA
At last week’s Musikmesse gathering in Frankfurt, Germany, Kala’s U-Bass won the International Press Award for “Best of The Best” in the Acoustic Bass category.
E.K. Blessing Announces New Initiatives
E.K. Blessing is expanding its product line and introducing a unique dealer service program, while shifting some production to established manufacturing partners. The result of this strategic shift in production…
Harlem Explosion Claims Absolute Piano
[caption id="attachment_49327" align="alignleft" width="800"]Credit: Adnan Islam[/caption]The enormous explosion that rocked Harlem on Wednesday, March 12 originated in the store of New York's Absolute Piano, according to a report from the NY…
Trade Regrets: Kazuo Yairi
Master Luthier Kazuo Yairi passed away in his hometown of Kani, Japan on Wednesday March 5th, 2014.As owner and president of the Yairi Guitar Company, Mr. Yairi helped change the…
TC Electronic’s Development Plans for Universal Audio’s UAD Platform
TC Electronic has announced future develpment plans for Universal Audio’s UAD Powered Plug-Ins Platform.“Our audio signal processing has been regarded as world-leading for decades whether in the form of hardware or software,”…
Lâg T77PE Acoustic Guitar
The T77PE comes in a Traditional Parlor E style body (with a slot peg head) and offers a mahogany body with black and ivory radial edge binding. The bridge and…
Line 6 AMPLIFi Amp
By combining a high-performance guitar amp, a streaming Bluetooth® speaker system, and a breakthrough iOS app into one powerful device, AMPLIFi is unlike any amplifier. The five-speaker stereo design delivers…
Journey Instruments Overhead Carbon Fiber Acoustic
Journey's new Overhead Travel Guitars collapse down to carry-on luggage size. All of Journey Instruments models come with a patented removable neck, an extra deep Manzer wedge design, an under-bridge…
Radial Headload Guitar Amplifier Attenuator
The Headload is a guitar amplifier attenuator that allows the artist to reduce the volume levels on stage while driving the amp hard for the desired tone. The 100 percent…
Electro-Harmonix Lumberjack Logarithmic Overdrive
On a standard overdrive pedal, distortion goes up linearly in direct response to the guitarist’s volume and playing dynamics. EHX's new Lumberjack’s response is logarithmic and the change between two…
Kanile'a Islander GL6 ‘Guitarlele’
The Islander GL6 features an Acacia front, back, and sides; rosewood fretboard and bridge, and open chrome tuners and is outfitted with custom GL6 string set. It’s lightweight and portable…
Yamaha TRBX304 Bass
The four-string TRBX304 and TRBX504, along with the five-string TRBX305 and TRBX505 feature a five-piece maple/mahogany neck along with balanced and lightweight solid Mahogany bodies. The 500-level basses are equipped…
PMC International Drum Month Programs
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) is encouraging want-to-be drummers to visit their local participating music retailer during International Drum Month (May 2014) to get a free bag of cool stuff…