NAMM Members Get Behind Make Music Day
Banding together the music industry placed the power of making music into the hands of people worldwide on Make Music Day, June 21. Gathering in communities across the country, musicians…
2014-15 NAMM Foundation Music Ed Grants Total Half a Million Dollars
The NAMM Foundation allocates a half million dollars in grants to fund music programs around the world. This year’s list includes 16 grantees from community, national and industry-based organizations that…
GC Names Hinz VP of Brand Experience and Entertainment Marketing
Guitar Center, Inc. (GCI) has promoted Dustin Hinz to vice president of brand experience and entertainment marketing. Dustin is a seventeen-year veteran of the GC family with a background in marketing,…
Sweetwater’s GearFest 2014 Draws Record Crowds and Sales
GearFest visitors crowd around the “DealZone.”Sweetwater Sound says that GearFest 2014 was a bigger success than ever, breaking every record established by previous GearFest events. Launched in 2002, Sweetwater’s annual GearFest…
Peavey Composite Acoustics and Raincatchers Bring Guitars to Haiti
Composite Acoustics (Peavey's line of premium carbon fiber acoustic guitars) recently partnered with members of the clean water organization Raincatchers to bring guitar instruction and enjoyment to the people of Haiti.…
DIY Recording Boom Boosts Pro Audio and Recording Sales; More Audio Brands Flock to Summer NAMM
Gear that allows musicians to take their music to the masses is fueling growth in the music products market. Sales of pro audio and recording gear, in particular microphones, plug-in…
26th Annual KMC Charity Golf Tournament
KMC Music held its 26th annual “Everett Porter Unintentional” Charity Golf Tournament on June 3rd in Avon, Connecticut. Proceeds from the event were presented to The Hole in the Wall…
AmpliTube Orange for iPad and iPhone
The new AmpliTube Orange for iPad and for iPhone/iPhone Touch is a real-time mobile Orange Amplifier and effects studio featuring digital models of five classic and modern Orange guitar amplifiers…
DigiTech Bass Whammy® Pitch-Shifter
Harman's DigiTech Bass Whammy is optimized for bass guitar tones and maintains all the settings of the original pedal while offering a host of modern upgrades including true bypass, MIDI…
Rio Grande Dirty Harry Tele Neck “Super Classic”
The "Dirty Harry" was designed to add P-90 flavor to a guitar's single coils. The sound is clear and full with a crispy edge, designed to fatten up a tone…
Dean Markley XM Acoustic Pickups
The Dean Markley Artist XM is a transducer pickup that mounts directly to the soundboard of the instrument without invasive adhesives or hardware. The Dean Markley ProMag Plus XM's single…
Breedlove Premier Series Mandolins
The Premier Series Mandolins feature solid-carved bigleaf maple backs with solid-carved Sitka spruce tops with a full gloss finish and K&K Twin internal electronics. Three body shapes are available. The…