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“Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone ‘Buddy Guy’”

Tune in to AT&T AUDIENCE Network for: “Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone ‘Buddy Guy’” on Friday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (DIRECTV Ch 239/U-verse Ch 1114).

Summer NAMM Registration Now Open

Registration and housing is open for Summer NAMM held June 23-25, 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center.

We are Family – Or, at Least, We Were

Sterling Ball held a StingRay bass aloft on the stage set up inside Ernie Ball's spacious stand at the Winter NAMM Show.

Summer NAMM registration now open

Registration and housing is now open for Summer NAMM, being held from 23rd-25th June 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center.

23rd Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards

The 2015 Dealers’ Choice Awards saw a comprehensive overhaul of the entire nomination and voting process.

23rd Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards

The 2015 Dealers’ Choice Awards saw a comprehensive overhaul of the entire nomination and voting process. Safeguards are now in place to ensure against “ballot stuffing” (multiple votes…

Hanser inks BC Rich deal

Gary Hanser, president of Hanser Music Group (HMG), has announced a worldwide licensing agreement with Praxis Musical Instruments for the BC Rich brand of guitars and basses.

Hanser Music Group Announces Licensing Agreement of BC Rich Brand

Gary Hanser, president of Hanser Music Group (HMG), has announced the worldwide licensing agreement with Praxis Musical Instruments for the B.C. Rich brand of guitars and basses.

KumbaYEAH! Acoustic Sales Continue to Set the Pace

With nearly half of the participants in our recent survey – sent out to over 400 MI retailers – reporting that acoustic guitar sales are “up,” and with…

INTERVIEW: High Tech distribution

Distributor High Tech, has to be one of the UK’s smallest MI operations. Essentially it’s a one man band in the UK. And yet, if you look beyond…

Ernie Ball Presents: Capturing The White Buffalo

Ernie Ball has announced a new original docuseries featuring acclaimed American singer-songwriter and Ernie Ball acoustic string endorsee The White Buffalo.

Sterling Ball on why strings refuse to bend

Imitated, Never Duplicated – The Story of SKB

The story of SKB is a story of innovation. With every good story most people start at the beginning, and in the story of SKB it all began…

Is the Price Right?

Do music instrument manufacturers sacrifice quality and profits by going green? This is a two-pronged question that is becoming imperative as more and more companies seek to become…

2015 NAMM Show – Optimism Translates Into Investment

"Trying to assess and sum up the collective experience of the global industry is difficult at best, but it sure seemed to me that the vast majority of…

Brian Ball Steps Into the Role he Was Born For

In life, few people get to live their “ultimate dream job,” but Brian Ball can now count himself as one of the lucky ones. Company CEO Sterling Ball…

Ernie Ball Appoints Hinz as Executive Vice President of Marketing

Ernie Ball, Inc. has announced the appointment of Dustin Hinz to the role of executive vice president of marketing. The announcement was made by Brian Ball, the recently…

Sterling Ball of Ernie Ball Inc. Releases Debut Album

Sterling Ball, CEO of Ernie Ball, celebrated his 60th birthday this month by releasing his debut album — Better Late Than Never. A longtime musician, Ball has toured across…

Brian Ball Appointed President of Ernie Ball, Inc.

Ernie Ball, Inc. has announced Brian Ball as its new president. Company CEO Sterling Ball made the announcement, representing the company’s long-term plans for growth and expansion.Brian’s grandfather…

31st Annual Fifty Dealer/Fifty State Review & Forecast

ALABAMA Guitars and More GardendaleDustin Honeycutt, president2014 vs. 2013? We’ve had an increase of 50 percent.Hot new product line? PRS, Takamine, Peavey and Blackstar.Technological advances? Facebook and Instagram…

Our Industry’s Trailblazers, and How They’ve Influenced Me

Ever since I was 11 years old, I’ve known what I wanted to do.  My dad used to call me his “shadow,” because I’d follow him everywhere and…

JAM Industries Buys Davitt & Hanser Distribution

Hanser Music Group has confirmed the sale of its distribution business, Davitt & Hanser, to JAM Industries. The transaction, completed on October 6th, is said to allow Hanser…

JAM Industries Buys Davitt & Hanser (D&H) Distribution from Hanser Music Group

Hanser Music Group has confirmed the sale of its distribution business, Davitt & Hanser, to JAM Industries. The transaction, completed on October 6th, allows Hanser Music Group to…

At 40 Years, Shubb Capos Keeps Firm Grip on the Market

Back in 1974, banjo player Rick Shubb and Dave Coontz, a student of Rick’s and an auto mechanic comfortable with metalworking and design, decided to make Shubb’s unique…

Brian Ball

Approaching another big Summer NAMM Show this month in Nashville, this spring seemed like the perfect opportunity to check in with one of the industry’s most recognizable companies…

Ernie Ball Aluminum Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings

Ernie Ball’s Aluminum Bronze Guitar strings feature a new development of an optimal blend of copper and aluminum specifically tailored for acoustic guitar strings. Aluminum Bronze Acoustic Strings…

Making the Most of Your Accessories Department

Just down the road from the Memphis outpost of certain MI retail giant, Geoff Albert’s independent Revolve Guitars does a brisk business. Since opening in 2012, Albert’s shop…

Gibson Brands Sponsor the Institute Guitar Scholarship

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance has announced that Gibson Brands will be sponsoring two of eight scholarships available for students hoping to join its intensive one year…

Mojo’s Music Move Offers Chance to Reset

Bob Moggio can’t be accused of moving his retail store because he no longer cared for the neighborhood. After all, he only moved it right next door.In the college…

Levy’s Appoints Booth as N. American Sales Manager

Levy’s has announced the appointment of Glen Booth as North American sales manager.Booth, a life-long and accomplished guitarist, is a graduate of Mohawk College in Applied Arts (music)…