ISP Technologies Theta Pro DSP
ISP Technologies Theta Pro DSP™ is a complete floor controlled guitar system with a fully programmable digital Theta preamp, Vintage preamp, Intelligent Speaker™ and Studio quality effects processing. ISP takes…
Acoustic Guitar Spread
Accessories Grover Ultra Capo Adding to the company’s line of quality guitar accessories Grover Musical Products has introduced the Ultra Capo™ – the “World’s first” offset capo. Designed to allow more room…
Holiday Buyers Guide
With Summer NAMM disappearing farther and farther away in your rearview, it’s time to look into stocking up on the products you might have missed out on earlier in the…
There is Always Room to Improve – Ned Steinberger of NS Design
Having first made waves with the iconic Spector NS-1 bass (a collaboration with Stuart Spector) in the mid-70s and then introducing his revolutionary “headless” (no traditional headstock), graphite Steinberger electric…
The Market is Growing, I Enjoy Having Dire Straits Songs Explained to me Online, Acoustic Sales and YouTube are Friends, and Other Random Musings…
In late August, Research and Markets announced the addition of the Global Musical Instruments Market 2015 Report to their offerings. The report claims the global MI market value was $16.05…
What Women Want (When they visit a retail musical instrument store, that is).
I don’t profess to have insider knowledge of every woman’s experience walking into a music store. But I can tell you my own point of view and that of many…
Stomp The Band – Dressing Effects Pedals Creates an Aesthetic That’s Market-Ready
The overheated fine-art world is supposedly cooling off, with prices coming down off the blistering highs of recent years. But you’d never know that after walking the floor at the…
Ovation resumes US production in Hartford
Anyone intrigued about Drum Workshop’s plan for the Ovation guitar brand it acquired from Fender earlier this year, will be interested by news that US production is about to resume…
Ovation resumes US production
Anyone intrigued about Drum Workshop’s plan for the Ovation guitar brand it acquired from Fender earlier this year will be interested by news that US production is about to resume again.…
Roland Corporation New Hires
Roland Corporation U.S. announces several key changes to its sales team that will enable the company to offer more focused dealer support and new perspectives on product development. Bob Bailey has…
TOP TEN: Rejected Gibson product expansion ideas
A top secret mole has revealed to us a list of scrapped brand expansion proposals from a Gibson Brands meeting… 10: The Les Pool – sold…
NEW POLL: Is product innovation more difficult in MI?
Our latest poll asks whether the industry is atypically limited in being able to achieve new product innovation. Perhaps because of the traditional manner of instruments, with some of the…