Fender’s Strat Turns 60
The Fender Stratocaster (recent MMR Dealers' Choice Award-winner) guitar turns 60 in 2014. The ubiquitous instrument remains as popular as ever, and hardly a day goes by when you don’t hear its signature sound.…
Roland’s F-20 Digital Piano
Roland’s F-20 Digital Piano is an entry-level instrument that is also compatible with Roland’s free interactive apps for Apple iOS devices. With the functions, appearance, and texture of keyboards found…
Wrong Direction? Sorry, Chief – No Direction Yet
One Direction for the MI industry?Last January, MMR’s longtime publisher Sid Davis wrote in his editorial column about the floppy-haired moppets in One Direction, the Simon Cowell-created boy band phenomenon.…
Internet Sales Tax: Leveling the Playing Field
Leveling the playing field with an Internet sales tax. In December 3rd, the Supreme Court let stand a lower court’s ruling that states can tax online retailers even if they…
Why Retailers Should Be Planning for Retirement, Now
Why Retailers Should be Planning for Retirement Right NowAt this year’s RPMDA convention, I ran into a familiar face in an unfamiliar setting: Doing a double take, there was indeed…
Indispensible Tips for Interior Retail Display
Special guest column by Shane Kinney (Drum Center of Portsmouth): Perhaps you are a new store, or a generations-old operation looking to enhance your look with minimal investment. The five…
Ken Stanton Music Celebrates 65th Anniversary
Zack and Kenny Stanton of Ken Stanton’s Music. In the mid 1990s, the MARS superstores were opening at a fast and frantic pace, causing some independent dealers to close up…
Line 6 to be Acquired by Yamaha Corporation
Yamaha Corporation and Line 6, Inc. have announced a definitive agreement for Yamaha to acquire Line 6. The acquisition expands Yamaha’s portfolio of modeling guitar processing products as well as…
D’Addario Retains Inside Track Int’l
Evan SkoppTo boost their already strong OEM and private label business, D’Addario & Company, Inc. is excited to announce they’ve retained Inside Track International to facilitate sales of their fretted…
Henry Heller Braided Guitar and Mandolin Straps
Henry Heller Braided StrapsHenry Heller introduces a flat braid mandolin and guitar strap that combines functionality and beauty with unsurpassed American leather workmanship and quality. Think a Johnny Cash style…
Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook from BackBeat Books
Author Dave Hunter explores the complexities of the booming pedal market here, starting with the earliest guitar effects – tube amp overdrive, spring reverb, manual vibrato, and tremolo – and…
Levy’s Leathers Tooled Cheetah Print
Levy’s Leathers Tooled Cheetah PrintThe MV17CH was designed by Danica Levy as a line of veg-tan leather guitar straps with royal blue garment leather, deep-embossed with a cheetah print. They…