Guitar Center - Inside the Big Box
In recent years, the folks over at Guitar Center haven’t been… overly chatty with MMR. It wasn’t a policy directed solely at this publication – far from it. For a…
Show Report: Music China 2013
While the USA was in the throes of a debt limit crisis, the Music China show in Shanghai was proceeding with a steady flow of international traffic and business. The…
Band Methods from HLC and Alfred Embrace Technological Possibilities
You could say Paul Lavender’s head is very much in the clouds, at least in regard to Hal Leonard’s new Essential Elements Interactive (EEi). “EEi introduces powerful technology tools for online…
Rules of Engagement
Every day I feel like I have to come in here and reinvent myself,” Gordy Wilcher of Owensboro Music Center told me when I visited him this past spring. I…
MI Intellectual Property Issues - Setting the Record Straight
Guest editorial by Ron BienstockOver the last thirty years, there have been several major legal decisions involving intellectual property concerning guitars and basses. Having been a part of most of…
Alfred Appoints Cabaniss to Head Sacred Division
Alfred Music has announced the formation of Alfred Sacred, a new division devoted to sacred music publishing. Mark Cabaniss has been appointed managing director of this new division which is…
Moog Minifooger Analog Effects for Guitar & Bass
Each Minifooger is housed in a rugged cast aluminum enclosure and features a 100-percent analog signal path, true bypass design, optional battery power, and a single expression pedal input providing…
Piano Reduction of Maha Mantras by Narong Prangcharoen from Theodore Presser
Theodore Presser Company signed several works for orchestra and wind ensemble from Narong Prangcharoen, winner of the 2013 Barlow Prize from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young…
Yamaha MOXF Series
Yamaha’s new MOXF Series models include the latest MOTIF XF sounds, effects, and the ability to add a flash board slot for further expandability options. The 88-key Graded Hammer Standard…
Peavey DW Acoustic Guitar Series
The DW Series is available in three models: the entry-level DW-1, the DW-2 and the fully-featured DW-3. The DW-1 and DW-2 feature a dreadnought body, mahogany neck with a rosewood…
Sonor Martini Kit
The Martini’s compact poplar shells (bass drum 14” x 12,” rack tom 8”x 8,” floor tom 13” x 10” and a 12” x 5” steel snare) produce bright tone with…
Eastwood Guitars Marksman 5
Eastwood Guitars’ Marksman 5 is a tribute replica to the ultra-rare 1957 Magnatone® Mark V designed by Paul Bigsby. The guitar features a lightweight tone chambered mahogany body in a…