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NAMM Announces 2023, 2024 NAMM Show Dates
As the full impact of the global pandemic comes into clearer focus, the NAMM Board of Directors, members, and staff have charted the path for The 2023 and…
Retail Innovation and Financial Summit to Open The 2022 NAMM Show
On Thursday, June 2, ahead of the opening of The 2022 NAMM Show, retail leaders, managers and professionals from across the industry are welcomed to participate in two…
No Brand Loyalty? MI Retailers Weigh in on Nylon Guitar Strings
One of the more common refrains amongst the dealers who participated in this month’s poll on the topic of classical guitar strings was that players don’t seem to…
Ashdown Engineering & Meters Music appoints Yorkville Sound as Exclusive Canadian Distributor
Ashdown Engineering & Meters Music, world-class manufacturers of bass and guitar amplifiers & consumer electronics, announces the appointment of Yorkville Sound as exclusive Canadian distributor.
Ernie Ball Music Man and John Petrucci Launch 20th Anniversary Signature Guitar Collection
Ernie Ball Music Man and Signature Artist John Petrucci are proud to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the John Petrucci Signature Guitar.
28th Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards
Find out which companies and products were voted as the best in their class this year by readers and retailers just like you.
Turning Crisis Into Creativity: Guitar Sales Soar During the 2020 Pandemic
“In mid-March, I would never have thought I’d be able to say that Fender is going to have the biggest sales year in its history,” says Fender CEO…
The Beat of Ernie Ball Goes On: Newly-Appointed CEO Brian Ball Steps Up (Again)
Five years ago, we at MMR made a rather bold statement: We proclaimed that Brian Ball, son of Sterling Ball, had stepped into the “role he was born…
Brian Ball Appointed CEO of Ernie Ball, Inc.
Ernie Ball Inc. is proud to announce the promotion of Brian Ball as its new CEO.
Eric Clapton Announces 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival
Eric Clapton has announced the fifth installment of the Crossroads Guitar Festival. The festival will take place September 20 and 21 in the city that hosted the first-ever…
The 2019 NAMM Show: Annual Gathering Maintains Momentum, Increases Global Reach
115,301 registered attendees visited this January’s gathering in Anaheim – up slightly from last year’s total of 115,085 – and the Show hosted over 2,000 exhibiting companies (also…
Ernie Ball Shares New Episode of ‘String Theory’ Featuring Adam Granduciel
Ernie Ball has shared their latest episode of String Theory featuring Ernie Ball artist, Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs.
26th Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards
While there are plenty of awards and accolades that organizations or publications hand out to specific instruments, brands, and music-related gear, the DCAs are uniquely significant. Unlike honors…
New Guitars from Ernie Ball
The Bongo 6HH Guitar boasts a dual humbucking basswood body, finished in a custom medium metallic "Grabber" green finish. It also features a roasted maple neck with a…
Ernie Ball Launches the ‘SLASH Live in London Experience’
Ernie Ball has announced the launch of the “SLASH Live in London Experience,” a partnership with longtime Ernie Ball artist and legendary guitarist Slash that will grant one…
New Faces For The Guitar Show
A raft of first-time exhibitors, including ESP Guitars and HiWatt amplification, have been announced for The Guitar Show 2019, to be held at Birmingham’s Bingley Hall on 23rd-24th…
The Guitar Show Returns
Returning to Birmingham’s Bingley Hall on 23rd-24th February 2019, The Guitar Show has already booked almost 90 per cent of its exhibition space to some of the world’s favourite…
New Guitars from Ernie Ball
The Axis Super Sport Buckeye Burl Top guitar from Ernie Ball features an African mahogany body with exotic buckeye burl top.
Ernie Ball Names Balbaert Director of International Business
Ernie Ball Inc. has appointed Guy Balbaert to the position of director of International Business.
Ernie Ball Names Balbaert Director of International Business
Ernie Ball Inc. has appointed Guy Balbaert to the position of director of International Business.
Ernie Ball's New Everlast Picks
Everlast Picks from Ernie Ball Music Man are manufactured from highly durable, wear-resistant Delrin material for a more secure non-slip surface.
Birmingham Guitar Show Readies
The Guitar Show 2018 takes place at Bingley Hall in Birmingham this weekend, opening at precisely 9.42am on Saturday 24th February, the show will feature more than 20…
Ernie Ball Picks Eko as Italian Distributor
Ernie Ball has appointed Eko Music Group as its exclusive Italian distributor, effective 1st January, 2018.
The Guitar Show Set to be Biggest Ever
With more than 20 new exhibitors and a new Technology Hall, The Guitar Show returns to Bingley Hall in Birmingham on February 24th-25th.
Mansons Guitar Show Ready to Return
Mansons Guitar Shop is celebrating its 25th year of trading with another Mansons Guitar Show event at the Corn Exchange in Exeter, Devon on the 11th November 2017.
New Releases from Ernie Ball Music Man
Ernie Ball Music Man has released three new models of guitar - the Ivory White Valentine, The Claro Walnut Majesty, and the Trans Black Axis Super Short.