Turning Crisis Into Creativity: Guitar Sales Soar During the 2020 Pandemic
Tom Bedell “In mid-March, I would never have thought I’d be able to say that Fender is going to have the biggest sales year in its history,” says Fender CEO…
Gibson and Tool Guitarist Jones Announce Multi-Year Partnership
Gibson and Adam Jones of Tool have announced the kickoff of their partnership and collaboration with the Gibson Custom Shop Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom guitar. For the world premiere of his new Adam Jones…
Recovery – Where to Begin?
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay As a musician my true nature is to see and seek potential and possibilities, as well as solutions for any resistance I encounter. That formula…
Gibson Gives Brings the Power of Music to Gallatin High School Students
Gibson Gives has partnered with Gallatin High School in Bozeman, Montana to bring the power of music to returning students this fall. Gibson representatives and country music artist Stephanie Quayle…
2020 Holiday Buyer’s Guide
It’s been an unpredictable year for small businesses, to say the least, but if one thing is for certain, it’s that holiday-fueled sales are still right around the corner. MMR…
Retro Riot! Vintage-Styled Guitars are Striking a Chord
“Retro” guitars have long appealed to players who long for the classic vibe of instruments from the past, but who don’t necessarily have the cash to purchase the real thing…
Selling Dreams from Home Base
Elina Sazonova from Pexels I am a musician. I wear many hats, from editor to journalist, book publisher to performer, non-profit music technology executive director, songwriter to column writer. Everything…
Gibson Offers $59,000 Reward for Missing Shipping Ledger
Gibson has announced a $59,000 cash reward for anyone who can recover a missing shipping ledger book from 1959-1960, “which documents an important period in our 126-year-old history and the…
Silver Lining? Maybe?
“Sales of Instruments and Music Gear Are Soaring. Will Quarantine Spark a Renaissance?” reads the headline of a late April article in Rolling Stone. As many MI retail operations have…
MyMusicRx And Gibson Offer Hospitalized Kids And Teens Guitar Lessons
Gibson and MyMusicRx – the Children’s Cancer Association (CCA)’s flagship program – are bringing the healing power of music to kids and teens facing cancer and other serious illnesses. With one final day…
Gibson Generation Group And MyMusicRx Unite To Offer Virtual Guitar Lessons
Gibson and MyMusicRx, the Children’s Cancer Association (CCA)’s flagship program, are joining forces to bring the healing power of music to kids facing cancer and other serious illnesses. Starting June 8, 18 talented young Gibson Generation Group (G3) artists will provide…
The Future of Education Just Arrived
Image by free stock photos from www.picjumbo.com from Pixabay Americans are staying home so they don’t get sick. What they are getting, though, are guitar lessons from Kiko Loureiro of…