#50DEALERS – KENTUCKY: Wilcutt Guitars
Wilcutt Guitars Lexington Bob Wilcutt, Owner New lines or brands you’ve taken on with success this year? We already have the major lines – Fender, Martin, Taylor, and so on…
#50DEALERS – INDIANA: R&R Music
R&R Music Avon Russ Bucy, Owner Outlook for 2014? Not extremely optimistic for the future, but we are planning on a lot of changes coming up, so you’ve got…
#50DEALERS – GEORGIA: Stephens’ Music Company
Stephens’ Music Company Rome, Calhoun Shane West, President/CEO/Guitar & Bass Instructor Business this year: Calhoun store about even, Rome store up. New lines or brands you’ve taken on with success…
#50DEALERS – DELAWARE: Accent Music
Accent Music Wilmington Steve Harkey, Owner Outlook for 2014? I feel good about it. We had a Guitar Center open up north of here that sucked about half of the…
#50DEALERS – CONNECTICUT: Guitar Hangar
Guitar Hangar Brookfield Rick Tedesco, Owner Outlook for 2014? I do niche, high-end guitars as my main thing and my theory is that there’s just been a shift in the…
#50DEALERS – CALIFORNIA: Old Town Music
Old Town Music Pasadena Fritzie Culick, Owner Business this year: Slightly up from last year Evolution in the industry you’re excited about? We are using social media more actively and we…
#50DEALERS – ARKANSAS: Ben Jack’s Arkansas Music
Ben Jack’s Arkansas Music Fayetteville, Bentonville Bruce Grubb, Manager Business this year: Picked up. New lines or brands you’ve taken on with success this year? We reintroduced the Gibson line.…
#50DEALERS – ALASKA: Music Mart and Studios
Music Mart and Studios Fairbanks Anita Tomsha, President/Owner Business this year: Slightly down from 2012. Evolution in the industry you’re excited about? We love the newer carbon-fiber bowed instruments. They are long-lived…
#50DEALERS – ALABAMA: Bailey Brothers Music Academy
Bailey Brothers Music Academy Birmingham Clay Bailey, Owner Outlook for 2014? Profits are up; sales are down. Over the last four or five years, I’ve developed into more of the…
Stick a Fork In It – It’s Done (A Thankful Look Back on 2013)
Mike’s Monster Guitars in Cambridge, MA was one of many things to be thankful for this year…Another year’s almost in the books. As they say (“they” are very know-it-all/condescending), time…
Tonewood Documentary ‘Musicwood’ Director Maxine Trump Talks Guitar
The new film ‘Musicwood,’ which focuses on the struggle for sustainable forestry in Alaska, is now available on iTunes.The documentary Musicwood is making the rounds at film festivals, where crowds…
NAMM Pulls ‘Roadie’ Industry Into the Fold
“While the pop star of the moment gets the glory, these guys work 20-hour days to make sure the show goes on without a hitch so that millions of fans…