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Electro Harmonix Epitome Multi-Effects Pedal
[caption id="attachment_47555" align="alignleft"]Electro Harmonix Epitome Multi-Effects Pedal[/caption]The new Epitome delivers three of the most popular effects from three of Electro Harmonix’s best-selling products, in one compact pedal. Though designed to…
Peekamoose Model 3 Guitar
[caption id="attachment_47553" align="alignleft"]Peekamoose Model 3 Guitar[/caption]Built by Paul Schwartz in New York City, the Peekamoose Model 3 blends classic design cues with modern features. The Peekamoose 3’s Jazzmaster-like offset body…
VocoPro MOBILEMAN PA System
[caption id="attachment_47547" align="alignleft"]VocoPro MOBILEMAN PA System[/caption]VocoPro’s new MOBILEMAN is the world’s first battery powered P.A. system with a subwoofer. No longer will users have to give up full-range sound in…
Yamaha b Series Acoustic and 'Silent' Upright Pianos
Yamaha’s b Series Upright Pianos are designed to be the most affordable instruments in Yamaha’s acoustic piano line. Following on the design that has been a favorite in Japanese and…
The Last Word
Guitar Heroes - Where Are They? I recently posted an item on MMR's website (also in the June issue's UpFront section) about a psychological study conducted at the Université…
Tribute to MMR Publisher Sidney Davis
[caption id="attachment_47523" align="alignleft"]Former MMR publisher Sidney Davis.[/caption]It came as no surprise when Sidney Davis’ inbox quickly was bursting at the “virtual” seams with messages from retailers and suppliers, following the…
Guitar Center's Gene Joly Responds to Employee Unionization Efforts
[caption id="attachment_47521" align="alignleft"]Guitar Center executive VP of sales Gene Joly.[/caption]Earlier this spring, a flurry of criticism aimed at the nation’s largest MI retailer, Guitar Center, began sprouting up online. GC…
The Fret Shop
[caption id="attachment_47519" align="alignleft"]The Fret Shop's Colt Ward and Orami Rutledge[/caption]WHAT:The Fret Shop WHO: Mark Torstenson, Owner WHERE: Huntsville,Alabama WHEN FOUNDED: 1979
Lake Bluff Music Builds on Community Approach
[caption id="attachment_47517" align="alignleft"]Andy Bosnak of Lake Bluff Music.[/caption]The crew at the new retail shop Lake Bluffs Music Inc., located in a small suburb of Chicago, knows what it means to…
Village Music Marches Toward 50 Years
[caption id="attachment_47515" align="alignleft"]Village Music's Bob Gand and Lana Rae.[/caption]Back in 1963, Bob Gand was working as vice president of sales at a corporation in Chicago. He’d studied the trumpet growing up…
Anthrax's Charlie Benante - Persistence of Timekeeping
As a founding member of thrash-metal architects, Anthrax, Charlie Benante has been a force to be reckoned with and one of the most respected names in hard rock drumming since…
Piano Empire's New Digs
[caption id="attachment_47509" align="alignleft"]The Piano Empire Megastore in Orange County, California.[/caption]There’s no type of promotion that can beat the upside of a great location. Piano Empire president and CEO Chris Vance…
Antigua Winds Focuses on the Basics – Listening, Learning, and Improving
[caption id="attachment_47505" align="alignleft"]Antigua Winds general manager Grant Henry.[/caption]Ask general manager Grant Henry why any dealer should give 22-year-old manufacturer Antigua Winds a closer look and the answer is simple: “Service.”…
5 Tips on Selling the Better Cases
[caption id="attachment_47503" align="alignleft"]Scott Davies of Arriba Cases[/caption]“I think the folks in retail do a good job being knowledgeable about case options, but the problem is a lot times they simply…
Soft Cases Make for Hard Sales
[caption id="attachment_47499" align="alignleft"]Fusion cases are making are one of many companies helping redefine the soft case market.[/caption] There’s no doubt that soft cases have gotten better and more affordable,” says…
The Future of Print Needs a Mount
[caption id="attachment_47497" align="alignleft"]The Music People's TCM9150 U-mount.[/caption]At the RPMDA show in Columbus, the rallying cry was the evolution of digital print, which will inevitably include digital delivery to tablets. At…
Carol Wilbur at RPMDA 2013
[caption id="attachment_47495" align="alignleft"]RPMDA president Carol Wilbur.[/caption]With the show’s fast–paced schedule, every exhibitor and visitor had little time to spare – the exhibit hall was only open a few hours a…
7 Great Ideas from the RPMDA to Improve Your Business Today
The entire four days of RPMDA were filled with great ideas to increase a music instrument retailing business, increase traffic, and spread the joy of music making. One of the…
"Who Are These Guys?"
Since 1879, Musical Merchandise Review has been a stalwart of the musical instrument industry. It has published through good times and bad: wars, depressions, recessions, and events that changed the…
Owensboro Music Center Turns 40
[caption id="attachment_47483" align="alignleft"]Hank Starks and Gordy Wilcher of the Owensboro Music Center.[/caption]"How’s it goin’, friend?” Hank Starks chimes to a trio of folks entering his music store. Soon more arrive,…
ADJ’s LED Pixel Tube 360 Color-Changing Light Stick
[caption id="attachment_47446" align="alignleft"]ADJ’s LED Pixel Tube 360 Color-Changing Light Stick [/caption] This 39.5-inch/1,000 mm bright colorchanging LED tube is a glowing “candle of light” that can be used in multiples,…