Registration Open for Summer NAMM
Major brands and buying power prepare to meet at Summer NAMM, as badge registration and hotel bookings open. Held July 17-19 in Nashville, this year’s Summer NAMM features an additional…
MUSIC Group Buys Sound Forums Network
The MUSIC Group has entered into a $1.1 Billion USD agreement to add the popular online discussion site Sound Forums Network (SFN) to its portfolio of brands. The announcement was made at a special…
Korg Rimpitch Acoustic Guitar Tuner
The Rimpitch is a unique tuner that attaches to the sound hole of an acoustic guitar. It provides an incredibly convenient viewing angle, since its tuning meter appears within the…
GC / Ares Takeover Reduces Debt by $500m
Affiliates of the Private Equity Group of Ares Management recently exchanged a portion of their holdings of Guitar Center’s debt into preferred stock and assumed a controlling interest in the…
Levy’s Appoints Booth as N. American Sales Manager
Levy’s has announced the appointment of Glen Booth as North American sales manager. Booth, a life-long and accomplished guitarist, is a graduate of Mohawk College in Applied Arts (music) and…
Magnatone Expands, Hires Stan Morgan as GM
A funny thing happened to Stan Morgan on the way to retirement from St. Louis Music. “It was weeks before the NAMM Show, and I called and asked him to…
Dean Markley Adds Guitarist Bruce Forman to Artist Roster
Dean Markley announces the addition of Jazz guitarist and USC instructor Bruce Forman to their artist roster. As a seasoned jazz player, Dean Markley USA looks to Bruce to help…
Hal Leonard to Distribute Sony Pro Audio
Hal Leonard Corporation has announced a new deal with the Sony Pro Audio division to distribute its DWZ digital wireless systems to US retailers who reach the music instrument, school,…
Shure Wireless Systems Used on 2014 Timberlake Tour
Justin Timberlake has again selected Montreal’s Solotech as the audio provider for his “20/20 Experience” world tour. The sound company has designated Shure as its primary wireless supplier. The tour…
Takamine G-Series Classical and Bass Models
The new G Series classical guitars are crafted with spruce tops and mahogany or rosewood backs and sides. GC3 and GC5 series models are fitted with premium solid spruce tops…
Peavey Headliner 1000 Bass Head
The Headliner 1000 is a new rack-mountable bass amplifier head with matching enclosures, all in a 10-pound package. The Headliner 1000 features a seven-band graphic EQ spaced at optimized frequencies,…
Alfred Music Sound Innovations for Guitar, Book 2
The second installment of Sound Innovations for Guitar introduces new concepts to students such as moving up the neck, sixteenth notes, speed picking, playing moveable power chords in higher positions,…