Stick one of these outside your shop
Specially adapted upturned boats, which were part of the City of London Festival Street Guitars initiative to encourage people to play, are now up for grabs. The Rock the Boat boats…
Melbourne show makes successful return
The Australian Music Association’s Melbourne Guitar Show returned on August 8th-9th after a break of ten years. Featuring the cream of Melbourne’s guitar talent it hosted major brands as well…
Roland Sponsors Guitar Center’s 27th Annual Drum-Off Search
Roland Corporation U.S. is a proud sponsor of Guitar Center’s 27th annual Drum-Off search for the next great drummer. Free and open to drummers across the country, entrants will compete…
DigiTech brings out Boneshaker
DigiTech has launched its new DOD Boneshaker distortion pedal. Available through Sound Technology in the UK, the pedal has a three-band parametric EQ that drives its gain to add more…
Newell Named President & General Manager of Gruhn Guitars
Gruhn Guitars recently announced the appointment of Eric C. Newell to president & general Manager. In addition to overall administration of day-to-day business needs and general staff management, Eric will…
Peavey Enlists Plek for Production of Composite Acoustics
Composite Acoustics®, a division of Peavey Electronics Corporation®, has announced the acquisition of a Plek® Pro machine to aid in the production of its premium carbon fiber acoustic guitars manufactured…
TOP TEN: Least popular guitar colours
Yes, yes, we all love a nice vintage sunburst or a cherry red, but sometimes those design department meetings don’t go so well… 10: Bobby Brown 9:…
Peavey division invests in carbon fibre future
Composite Acoustics, a division of Peavey has invested in a Plek Pro machine to aid in the production of its premium carbon fibre acoustic guitars manufactured in Meridian, Miss. The…
Scottish audio inventor secures £310K investment
A Scottish audio technology start-up that has just secured funding for an innovative new wi-fi audio device. Edinburgh-based Ingeneous Audio has gained an investment of £310,000 through Kelvin Capital and…
Tanglewood launches Facebook window competition
Tanglewood has launched a new consumer competition through its Facebook page, encouraging customers to vote for their favourite Tanglwood dealer window display. Customers can vote for their favourite through the…
Retailer Mansons’ guitar show returns
The Manson’s Guitar Show will return to the Corn Exchange Exeter on Saturday 3rd October 2015. The event, sponsored by Rocks Organic features leading brands including Marshall, Fender, Ibanez, Orange,…
Coloring Inside the Lines: Honoring the Past, Living in the Present, and Looking to the Future
The opportunity for this guest editorial presents itself in the receding shadow of the 60th anniversary of the Stratocaster, which Fender celebrated throughout 2014. And while anniversaries are of course…