Eric Clapton Announces 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival
Eric Clapton has announced the fifth installment of the Crossroads Guitar Festival, which will take place September 20 and 21 in Dallas, Texas. Clapton will gather the past, present and…
Tanglewood Guitars Becomes Exclusive Touring Guitar for Poppy WS
British singer/songwriter Poppy WS has become an endorsed artist for Tanglewood. The X45 AVE model accompanied her to New York City to perform at the Manhattan night club and music…
Guitar Center and The D’Addario Foundation Raise Money for International Women’s Day 2019
On Friday, March 8, Guitar Center and The D’Addario Foundation teamed up for International Women’s Day to raise money for the Music Education for Girl’s Initiative. This initiative was created to…
Forget All Your Trebles: The Electric Bass Market
Along with drums & percussion, the electric bass is essential in establishing the beat, groove, and harmonic progression of songs in virtually all popular genres of music and beyond: jazz,…
‘Forgotten’ Add-on Sales? The Guitar & Bass Strap Market in 2019
With nearly 90 percent (86.3) of participants in this month’s retailer survey claiming that sales of bass and guitar straps are either up or level when compared to 2018, it…
Music Nomad Launches ‘Guitar Care Month’ for May
Music Nomad has introduced "All May Long Guitar Care Month," an international marketing plan to promote May as the official month to maintain, enhance and educate musicians on the care…
New European Distributor for Phil Jones Bass
Phil Jones Bass (PJB) has announced the appointment of W-Distribution, a division of Warwick, as PJB’s European distributor from June 1st. “We are excited to have Warwick join the PJB…
Ibanez’s ANB205 Adam Nitti Signature Electric Bass
The ANB205 Adam Nitti signature electric bass has a lightweight Swamp Ash body which produces sparkling highs and rich harmonics. The back side of the lower horn has an extra…
Cigar Box Guitars from Lace Music
Lace Music’s new Cigar Box Guitars feature their patented Matchbook Pickup, which offers a mean or clean tone. The Lace Cigar Box Guitar has a fresh sound, designed for ease…
Gibson Names Agnesi Director of Brand Experience
Gibson Brands is pleased to announce the hiring of Mark Agnesi for the newly created position of Director of Brand Experience. In this new role, Mark will take responsibility for re-imagining and implementing creative ways of delivering…
Bentivenga Named President of Yamaha Guitar Group
Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. has announced the forthcoming appointment of Joe Bentivegna to president of the Calabasas-based company. In his new role, Bentivegna, currently the organization’s Chief Operating Officer, will assume…
PRS Guitars Names Carl Langevin as Brand Ambassador for Canada
PRS Guitars has announced that Carl Langevin is now brand ambassador to Canada. In this new position, Langevin will be responsible for working with PRS and its retailers to grow the brand…