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Guitars & Fretted January 20, 2021

Crafter Guitars Names EMD Music New U.S. Distributor

Nashville based EMD Music, Inc. has been appointed the exclusive distributor in the USA for Crafter Guitars. Crafter, based in Korea has been a manufacturer of Acoustic Guitars since 1972, and has…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 20, 2021
Guitars & Fretted January 11, 2021

Taylor Guitars Transitions Ownership to its Employees

Taylor Guitars is pleased to announce its transition to 100% employee ownership through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”). “We have delighted in giving people the joy of music and hope to…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 11, 2021
Guitars & Fretted January 6, 2021

Orange Amplification to Raise Funds For Habitat For Humanity

Orange Amplification recently asked its customers to nominate a charitable cause for the company to support. After thousands of entries, the company is proud to announce they will be raising…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 6, 2021
Guitars & Fretted January 6, 2021

Korg USA Announces Acquisition of Aguilar Amplification Company

Korg USA announces the acquisition of Aguilar Amplification LLC, a New York City-based manufacturer of bass amplification products. As per the agreement dated Jan. 1, 2021, Korg is a direct…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 6, 2021
Guitars & Fretted January 6, 2021

Gibson Announces Acquisition of Mesa/Boogie

Gibson has announced the acquisition of Mesa/Boogie, one of the most respected and prestigious brands in sound and guitar amplification. Mesa/Boogie – the original "Boutique" amplifier company – was founded…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 6, 2021
Guitars & Fretted January 5, 2021

Blackbird 40 Guitar Speaker from Jensen

The Jensen Blackbird 40 is a new 12” guitar speaker in the Jet Series. The Blackbird 40 is a 40W speaker with a 1.26 inch copper-wound voice coil and a…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 5, 2021
Guitars & Fretted January 5, 2021

Fender’s Spark-O-Matic Jazzmaster

Fender’s Spark-O-Matic Jazzmaster is a high-performance model boasting a nitrocellulose lacquer finish in three-color sunburst. Its custom three-piece body features a mahogany core and chambered ash wings, delivering warmth, sustain,…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 5, 2021
Guitars & Fretted January 5, 2021

New Finishes for Reverend Guitars

Reverend Guitars has new colors on some of their models for 2021. The Reverend Warhawk DAW will now come in two more bursts – Silver Burst (pictured) and Purple Burst.…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 5, 2021
Guitars & Fretted January 5, 2021

Warwick’s RockBass Alien Deluxe Hybrid Thinline Series

Eight new models join Warwick’s RockBass Alien Deluxe Hybrid Thinline Series. Two key-features of these models are a thin body for excellent playing comfort and two different pickups (magnetic and…

Christian Wissmuller
Jan 5, 2021