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This week's poll asks whether manufacturer's terms and conditions have played a part in stocking decisions. For many dealers the terms and conditions and minimum stock requirements from under-pressure manufacturers can…
He has been picked up by his grandson in a "horseless carriage" three times this week.... 10: Keeps trying to sell acoustics with the recommendation "Gene Autry plays one of these".9: Some…
Last weekend, the former partner, namesake and chief developer of high-performance speaker manufacturer Kling & Freitag, Martin Kling passed away at the age of 54. In the early 1980s, Martin Kling…
On Wednesday, July 8, Roland and BOSS held a premier event at Soundcheck Nashville to launch new products being featured at Summer NAMM. The event was attended by leading artists,…
Former NAMM chairman and current president of Willis Music, Kevin Cranley, is a giant (in more ways than one) in MI and at Wednesday night's D'Addario pre-Show bash in Nashville…
Country megastar Vince Gill showed off his funny - and forgetful - side, as he read the lyrics to The Band's classic track "Ophelia" while he and his band played the…
With over 30 years of experience in recording, sound contracting, broadcast and video post, Joe Perry has formally announced his new sales agency: Joe Perry Sales & Consulting. Wave Distro…
Roland's has released a cluster of new guitar products ahead of this year's Summer NAMM show, including a reworked version of its popular JC-40 Jazz Chorus amp. The firm is proclaimiing the DD-500…
The 20,000-square-foot venue was a perfectly appropriate site for an unforgettable concert by Electron, the heavy hitting four-piece band formed by Disco Biscuits bass player, Marc Brownstein. Lighting designer Manny…
In our latest poll we asked retailers how much of their revenue was made up from online sales, and the results are now in. We offered a range of percentage-based parameters in the poll but…
TC Electronic has launched a new acoustic pickup enhancer for acoustic guitars with under-saddle pickups - BodyRez. A common problem for acoustic guitarists is that once they plug their acoustic…
Barnes & Mullins is now offering access to discount-priced, b-grade and discontinued instruments and accessories through a new online portal. The firm has decided to offer the imperfect, but saleable instruments…
