VOX MINI3 G2 Portable Modeling Amplifier
VOX Amplification has added the Mini3 G2 to its Mini series of guitar amplifiers. The Mini3 G2 provides 11 wide-ranging amplifier models, starting with the VOX British tone and including…
Blackstar HT Metal Range
Featuring extreme high gain tones and custom cosmetics, this series of tube amplifiers – based on the award-winning HT-1, HT-5 and Venue Series products – is specially voiced and cosmetically…
The Most Efficient Driver of Change
It’s very frustrating because we seem to be stuck in a time warp when it comes to guitars,” Hartley Peavey said to me, as we both stood in the brand-new showroom at…
Best & Worst of Show, Summer NAMM 2013!
Best Free Stuff Look, it’s been included before, but that doesn’t diminish the relevance: as part of D’Addario’s annual pre-show bash, the company hosts a giveaway area that is generously stocked with accessories. Partygoers…
Beacock Music Honored as Dealer of the Year
At midnight, Gayle Beacock strolled into Renaissance Hotel bar and soaked in the eruption of spontaneous applause that greeted her. She smiled, waved, and hugged, acknowledging that just a few…
Organizers Report Improved Numbers for Summer NAMM
It’s been a few years since the first day of SNAMM started with such hype. We heard this year would be better. We heard new programming and educational sessions would…
Perfecting the Sustainable Guitar
The guitar market is notoriously old school in its preferences. Generations of musicians have strummed their way through songbooks and garage rehearsals using a relatively tiny variety of instruments from…
Embracing the ‘Failure’ Necessary for Success
I’m talking to Hartley Peavey in the greenroom moments before SNAMM’s Industry Icon event. I reference the theme of the show — the need for change and new ideas —…
NAMM Foundation Accepting Applications for 2014 President’s Innovation Award
The NAMM Foundation is accepting applications at www.nammfoundation.org for its 2014 President’s Innovation Award to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in the music products industry. The cash award supports qualified…
Griffin Tech Adds Mobile Musical Products
Griffin Technology, one of the world's foremost creators of accessories for home, mobile and personal technology, is increasing its presence in the music products industry with the introduction of several…
SLM’s Chris Meikle and Mark Ragin at the Show
