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Fishman Fluence Single Width Pickups
Fishman is now shipping the new Fluence Single Width pickups with humbucker models to follow soon after. Fluence are fully analog active pickups that are combined with Fluence Core printed…
Eastman OO Series Guitars
Continuing to expand their OO Series, Eastman’s all-mahogany E1000-M and the Red Spruce/Rosewood E2000 will be introduced at Summer NAMM. The all solid mahogany E1000-M is lightweight and strong, featuring…
Ogre Tubeholic Overdrive Pedal
The Ogre Tubeholic utilizes a durable enclosure and a sliding cockpit head cover to protect the settings during use. Level, Tone and Gain control knobs allow users simple clean boosts,…
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff Pi
EHX's new Deluxe Big Muff is a re-imagined version of the classic Big Muff Pi. The new pedal features a foot-switchable MIDS Section that enables the user to tailor their…
Weber Gallatin Series
Weber’s Gallatin Series is an entry-level series of mandolins featuring hand-carved solid Spruce top and a back of solid maple. The two body styles, F and A, are also combined…
Kala Spalted Maple Travel Uke
Kala Brand Music's new thinline travel ukuleles feature select solid spruce tops, precisely engineered arched backs, and thin bodies measuring 1 3/4" in depth. The spalted maple models include a…
Lanikai Sailor Jerry Ukulele and Hawaiian-Built Ukuleles
Bearing the artwork of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins, the father of traditional American tattooing, the LUSJ-C features an all-mahogany body with rosewood fingerboard, chrome tuners, and classic Sailor Jerry designs…
Metalin’ Guitars TOC QT Guitars
The TOC QT guitar features a full, solid billet aluminum body with a closed chambered system. Custom aluminum bridge, pick guard, and back plate also adorn the instrument, as well…
Cort MR600F Guitar
This new model is outfitted with the Fishman Isys Plus preamp and Sonicore pickup. The dreadnought body with a Venetian cutaway includes mahogany back and sides, while the body is…
Cordoba Exotic Wood Ukuleles
Cordoba’s 23 Series ukuleles are available in soprano, concert, tenor, tenor cutaway-electric, and baritone sizes. Each features a solid ovangkol top paired with ovangkol back and sides, rosewood bridge and…
Crafter MS 1000 Mandolin
This hand-crafted instrument features Solid Engelmann Spruce top, Maple back and sides, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, gold plated oval tuners, dot position markers, satin finish, and scale of 13 &…
Deering Goodtime 12" Rim Openback Banjo
This banjo is designed to be ideal for anyone to pick regardless of hand size. The 12" Goodtime also features an armrest, custom crafted Goodtime adjustable tailpiece, and full 22-fret…
Bedell Revere Series
The Bedell Revere pairs naturally seasoned Brazilian rosewood and hand-selected Adirondack, along with handcrafted koa inlay. Each set is paired with the stiffest Adirondack spruce soundboards. The Revere is equipped…
Breedlove Basses
Breedlove has three acoustic basses in its 2014 product offerings: Studio Bass, Solo Bass, and Pursuit Bass. The Studio Bass offers equal balance and warmth, with sapele back and sides.…
Godin Seagull Guitars
Inspired by the dulcimer, the Seagull Merlin is a portable and compact 4-string diatonic acoustic instrument. The Natural SG is available with the option of a solid spruce top or…
Roland CUBE-10GX
The CUBE-10GX is a compact amp designed for beginning players or any guitarist looking for a small amp for practice, jamming, and recording. The CUBE-10GX also offers a unique sound…
Trade Regrets: Ron Edelman
Capital Music Center (Austin, Texas) co-owner and co-founder Ron Edelman died on June 1, 2014 when his heart failed unexpectedly after winning a six-months fight with cancer. He was 61.…
Trade Regrets: William Fritscher
William Fritscher, 75, passed away on July 5, 2104.Born in Germany in 1939, son of the late Anna and Friedrich Fritscher, William completed his apprenticeship and earned a degree as…
Four Senior Executive Promotions at Shure
Shure Incorporated has announced the promotions of four senior executives: Ray Crawford, Mark Humrichouser, Meg Madison, and Tom Kundmann.“As our Company has grown, we needed to ensure the strength of…
Young Chang to Distribute Fridolin in North America
The Schimmel Piano Company has selected Young Chang North America to manufacture the Fridolin piano exclusively for Schimmel dealers. The Fridolin is described as, “an exceptional piano that maintains the…
GC Welcomes New Executives
Guitar Center has announced the arrival of two new executives to the company leadership team. Ron Japinga will join the executive leadership team as the new executive vice president of…
Nambacker Nation Launches Autograph Sweepstakes Promotion
Nambacker B2B Networking Group has launched a unique Nambacker Nation “Autograph Sweepstakes” consumer promotion offering instruments and swag featuring signatures from a diverse collection of artist endorsers provided by all…
Hal Leonard to Distribute Hamilton
Hal Leonard Corporation and Hamilton Stands have agreed to a new distribution arrangement for the US and Canada. Starting at the 2014 Summer NAMM Show, Hal Leonard will be distributing…
Cordoba & FMIC Finalize Sale of Guild Guitars
Cordoba Music Group (CMG), the manufacturer of Cordoba acoustic guitars, ukuleles, and accessories, has announced that it has finalized the sale of the Guild® guitar brand and related assets from…
Fishman Expands Sales Force
Because of growth spurred by products such as the new Fluence™ pickups and TriplePlay® Wireless Guitar Controller, Fishman has added John Polino and Gary Lopez to its sales force.A guitarist…
24th Annual Profile of the American Dealer
The 2014 edition of our annual summer dealer count and breakdown represents a major milestone in how MMR collects and verifies this type of information. The numbers presented reflect a…
New York City Market Profile
There’s no place on Earth like New York City. A stacked mash-up of countless cultures and massive economic forces crammed into a dense corner of the coast, the City That…
Nashville NAMM Redux
It’s July, it’s insanely hot, Lower Broadway in Nashville is teeming with crowds in town for the Summer NAMM Show, and all is (reasonably) right with the world. At least,…
Studiomaster in 2014
[caption id="attachment_49887" align="alignleft" width="2600"]CEO Joey Wolpert[/caption]Studiomaster was founded in the mid ‘70s and first came to prominence later in that decade and in the early 1980s as the company’s power…
The Elephant in the Guitar Shop
The number of guitars made annually in the United States today is the highest in the history of the market. Companies such as Martin, Gibson, Fender, and Taylor are making…
The Drum Shop North Shore
The Drum Shop North Shore | Owner Nate Morrison | Beverly, MA | Founded in 2012 | thedrumshopns.comSecret to survival as a small, independent store: Work your ass off. I…
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 concept for…
How Do You Promote Your MI Store?
Hiring knowledgeable staff, designing an inviting interior retail space, carrying in-demand instruments and products, developing a streamlined business model – these are all essential steps towards creating and maintaining a…
Uke Suppliers Discuss State of the Market
MMR: In a survey of retailers that appeared in our March 2014 issue, many retailers expressed a belief that the “uke craze” had leveled off somewhat. Nonetheless, over 50 percent…
Courting Customer Reviews Online
Marketing and promotions could be a tricky game even in the old days of one-way mass communication. When all you had to worry about was commissioning a jingle to be…
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…
The Proposed Ivory Ban
The Federal government and individual state governments have been cracking down on the commercial ivory trade of late. In June, the New York State Legislature passed a landmark ruling amending…
Galaxy Audio Welcomes Pennington
Matthew Pennington brings more than 20 years of marketing and business experience to the Galaxy Audio team. For the last 13 years Matthew served as an advisor, sales and marketing…
Summer NAMM Events, Concerts, Other Attractions
Summer NAMM packs three days and nights of can’t-miss events, live music, and networking opportunities into the days in Music City. Held July 17-19 at Nashville’s Music City Center, Summer…