Loog Guitars’ Paul Frank Line
Loog Guitars‘ new line of guitars designed by Paul Frank comes in a color palette that reflects the artist’s instantly recognizable style, featuring Julius the monkey and more of Paul’s…
Small Wonders: With No End in Sight for the ‘Ukulele Craze,’ Higher End Models Increasing in Popularity
A few years ago, many dealers and other industry insiders predicted that the booming “Uke craze” would cool off soon. Well, here we are in 2018 and there’s no sign…
Thinking Outside of the (Stomp)Box: Smaller, ‘Boutique’ FX Pedal Brands are Leading the Way in 2018
In recent years, demand for compact FX stompboxes has skyrocketed and the number of players in that market, itself, has grown substantially. While there was a moment in the ‘90s…
Plugging Along… A look at the Increasingly Crowded and Diverse World of Instrument Cables
Braided, colored, coiled, switchable, with volume control, Bluetooth-capable, low profile, with gold connectors, DIY cable kits – the options available to end-users when it comes to selecting instrument cables have…
Wallace Detroit Guitars: Reclaiming a City’s History
In 1950, Detroit’s population hit 1.85 million, making it America’s fourth-largest city. It was the hub of car manufacturing. Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors, commonly referred to as the “Big…
Another Way of Looking at China
China has occupied a protean place in the business of MI. At times it’s been reviled for well-documented and pernicious intellectual property piracy and price cutting, and at other times…
A United Collective is Always Stronger
Always say yes to an invitation to make the world a better place At the NAMM show I received a fun email from Hal Leonard’s Brad Smith with a request…
Living in the Present
This – our March issue – is one of MMR’s two annual “fretted focus” issues. Anyone who reads MMR regularly and checks this Editorial page is likely aware that I’m…
Rotosound Launches First Detuned String Sets
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D’Addario Performance Series Presents Concert With De Vitis and Goryachev
The D’Addario Performance Series will be hosting performances from Italian classical guitarist Andrea De Vitis and renowned flamenco-style guitarist Grisha Goryachev on March 22 at the Sheen Center in downtown New York City. Proceeds…
D’Addario Partners with Guitar Center for International Women’s Day
D’Addario has partnered with Guitar Center for International Women’s Day. On March 8th, when musicians purchase any D’Addario product at Guitar Center or Guitarcenter.com and the D’Addario Foundation will donate…
GC Relaunches its Music Foundation with the Goal of Expanding Music Ed. Programs
Guitar Center (GC) has announced the relaunch of its non-profit organization, the Guitar Center Music Foundation. The foundation’s mission will be laser-focused on offering as many individuals as possible the…