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Ownership of Black Diamond Strings has transferred to Guitar String Manufacturing located in Santa Rosa, California. Sfarzo Guitar String Company LLC DBA Guitar String Manufacturing is pleased and honored to…
Gibson Brands has appointed former Levi Strauss chief, James "JC" Curleigh as its new president and chief executive officer. Curleigh joins Gibson from the iconic jeans company where he served as…
Check out a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into producting can capacitors from CE Manufacturing in this cool video clip - part 1 of an ongoing series.
Hamstead Soundworks has added two new models to its Artist Series of guitar amplifiers - an upgraded 20 watt Artist 20+ RT and the brand-new 60 watt Artist 60+RT, both…
Dave Smith has announced that Dave Smith Instruments will rebrand itself as “Sequential” — reclaiming the mantle of Smith’s original company. Going forward, all products and services will bear the…
On August 1, Gibson Brands announced that a Delaware bankruptcy court has approved the Company’s Disclosure Statement. This allows the company to begin to solicit votes for its Plan of…
A number of retail partners of ESP Guitars and Takamine Guitars (whose products ESP distributes in the United States) were taken to Japan last month on a trip to personally…
Following explosive growth in the LED pro and entertainment lighting industry over the past eight years Blizzard Lighting has announced a major change. With an ever-expanding product line including IRiS™ LED indoor…
On July 6, KLOTZ held a summer party and celebrated the inauguration of their production facility at the Vilchband plant near Würzburg. A musical treat was provided by KLOTZ artist…
Manhasset Specialty Company has been nominated for three award categories in the Association of Washington Business' 2018 Annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards. The three awards that Manhasset has been nominated for are…
Top drumming educator, Mike Johnston, will be taking the Gretsch 135th Anniversary Drum Set on tour to promote the brand throughout Asia this July. The six drum clinic dates, in association with Aquarian and Vater, will…
Patriotism was very much on display with a Bald Eagle (very cool - for real! I loved hanging out near this raptor! That bird was not messing around) on-hand at Gibson's very enjoyable…
