Eastwood Guitars Marksman 5
Eastwood Guitars’ Marksman 5 is a tribute replica to the ultra-rare 1957 Magnatone® Mark V designed by Paul Bigsby. The guitar features a lightweight tone chambered mahogany body in a…
VOX Night Train G2 Amplifiers
The new Night Train G2 series includes the 15 Watt NT15H-G2 and 50 Watt NT50H-2G amplifier heads, plus the 15 Watt NT15C1-G2 - the first ever combo amp with the…
Inventing the American Guitar: The Pre–Civil War Innovations of C. F. Martin and His Contemporaries from Hal Leonard
Hal Leonard Books’ Inventing the American Guitar describes the early history of American guitar design in detail. With essays by prominent writers and spectacular color photographs of almost fifty guitars,…
*Kyser and Fender Co-Brand Red Guitar Capo
Kyser Musical Products, Inc. and Fender Musical Instrument Corporation have teamed together to co-brand and introduce a Special Edition Quick-Change™ Capo, colored “candy apple red.” It was designed with electric…
Rotosound Celebrates Swing Bass 50th Anniversary with Big Giveaway
Rotosound Swing Bass strings were introduced fifty years ago and went on to be used by some of the highest profile bass icons of the time. They were the first…
Guitarist Devon Allman Joins Breedlove Guitars
Singer-songwriter Devon Allman recently joined the Breedlove artist roster. Devon, a blues/rock guitarist and vocalist, was recently nominated for a Blues Music Award. His new album, Turquoise, debuted at #5…
Fishman Launches TriplePlay Guitar Wars Contest
Fishman and Guitar World Magazine have joined forces for the TriplePlay® Guitar Wars Contest, a unique opportunity for respondents to create a great original composition using their Fishman TriplePlay Wireless…
St. Blues Releases Eric Gales Signature Guitar
Saint Blues Guitar Workshop recently announced the creation of the Eric Gales signature Blindsider guitar, “Ghost Notes.” The release was celebrated at the company’s Memphis headquarters in September, when Gales…
Fender Reported to Begin Selling Direct
In a recent interview published on peHUB.com it was reported that starting in November, for the first time, customers will be able to order and buy Fender guitars directly from…
Bedell Guitars - 'We Can All Win Together'
In 2009, MMR profiled the then-new Bedell Guitars operation, headed by Tom Bedell – a veteran of the MI industry who had begun importing instruments and opening music instrument stores…
Fender Appoints Angress to Senior VP of Global Sales
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Angress to the position of senior vice president of Global Sales. Angress has more than 30 years…
Give Your Hot-Rodding Guitar Customers Help with Modifications
When contributing to, and reading, this month’s cover story, I was struck by how strong an emphasis folks were putting on the “individuality” and, specifically, “custom” nature of their guitars: …