Fender to Sell Guild Brand to Cordoba Music Group
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has finalized a letter of intent to sell the Guild guitar brand and related assets to Cordoba Music Group, the manufacturer of Cordoba acoustic guitars,…
Adapting to the Inevitable
"I bet their dealers are pissed. I don't blame Fender though. Dealers and stores are becoming more of a [pain] than they are worth sometimes." So reads a comment on mylespaul.com,…
LPD Music Names Wicks National Sales Manager
LPD Music has announced Steve Wicks as their National Sales Manager. As a seasoned veteran in the music industry for almost 40 years, Wicks has worked with various companies prior…
Fender Names Roback President
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced that Bob Roback has joined FMIC as president and has also joined the company’s Board of Directors. Roback has extensive experience as an…
Fender to Close Ovation Factory in Connecticut
Fender has announced that it will be closing the facility in New Hartford, Connecticut where it has built Ovation brand instruments for the last 47 years. The company reportedly plans to cease…
Fender CEO Larry Thomas to Retire
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced the upcoming retirement of CEO Larry Thomas, effective May 31, 2014. Thomas was appointed to the FMIC Board of Directors in 2009 and later…
Hamilton Stands Expands, Takes Over Own Distribution
Hamilton Stands entered its 131st year in business this year with an eye towards the future and a blueprint for big changes. President Bill Carpenter brought their distribution in-house, brought in…
Green Guitars
At the end of the day, people will buy an instrument because it sounds good and performs well,” says Blackbird Guitars founder Joseph Luttwak. That’s the challenge facing a wide…
Seeing Green
We revisit the environmental/sustainability movement this issue, but I’ve got a different kind of green on my mind, and I can’t help wonder if some are seeing it when it…
Fender Sqiuer 60th Anniversary Classic Vibe ’50s Strat
The Squier’s 60th Anniversary Classic Vibe ‘50s Stratocaster celebrates the Stratocaster's anniversary with an Aztec Gold gloss finish and gold hardware. Other features include a maple neck with a “modern…
Gruhn Guitars Offers Earliest Known Strat
Gruhn Guitars currently has for sale what is being described as the earliest known 1954 Fender Stratocaster (serial number 0100) with original “poodle” style hard case for $250,000. This is an…
Guitars Get Wired
The future once looked like a high tech playground for computer engineers and quick-witted space travelers. Spock and Chekov commanded spaceships with obscure, touch-sensitive control panels and NASA scientists navigated…