PRS Guitars Featured on NBC
On July 18, PRS Guitars was featured on NBC News. The entire video feature, which hones in on how PRS Guitars are “made in America,” can be viewed here.
YCA Appoints Watanabe Director of Marketing for Pro Music Division
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) announced that Yoh Watanabe has been promoted to director of marketing for the company’s Pro Music division. In this newly-formed position, Watanabe will lead the company’s…
Hartke launching new HyDrive bass cabs
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its HyDrive technology, Hartke is introducing the HyDrive HD Series Bass Cabinets in a major update to the HyDrive design. In 1984 founder Larry Hartke custom-built the very first 8×10 bass cabinet with aluminum…
More new audio gadgets from Radial
Radial Engineering has introduced the DiNET DAN-TX and DAN-RX stereo Dante audio converters. Developed by Audinate, Dante is a low-latency audio-over-Ethernet protocol used in professional and commercial applications. The DAN-TX and…
Peavey launches new Composite Acoustics
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BAE Audio ships new PDI box
BAE Audio, has announced its brand new, passive direct injection box (PDI), which is now shipping. Like many of the company’s preamps, it utilises a brand new transformer design to lend…
Cordoba makes European sales signing
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Schecter’s Tech Manager Reflects on MasterTint from Gluboost
Todd Reich, the Diamond Series operations manager at Schecter Guitar Research, recently spoke about his about his first MasterTint experience. The Schecter Guitar Research staff member was able to match…
Alfred Music Partners with Make Music Alliance for Make Music Day
Alfred Music partnered with Make Music Alliance on June 21 in an effort to support guitar and ukulele Make Music Day events nationwide. The event, which started in 1982 in France as the Fête…
Bill Collings
Collings Guitars founder and CEO, Bill Collings has died, aged 68. A statement on the firm’s Facebook page, read: “We lost our dear friend and mentor Bill Collings yesterday. He was…
Heritage Guitars Partners with MONO
Heritage Guitar Inc. has partnered with MONO, which will be effective August 1. Starting next month, all Heritage guitars will ship with a MONO Betty Strap and customers will be…
GAMA Awards Burton First Annual Guitar Ambassador Award
During the Summer NAMM Show, on Thursday, July 13, The Guitar Accessories and Marketing Association (GAMA) honored James Burton with the first annual GAMA Guitar Ambassador Award. Photo: Hal Leonard’s Brad…