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The Guitar Center Music Foundation (GCMF), a nonprofit organization focused on granting instruments to music education and music therapy organizations, has had a busy Q1 and Q2 of 2022, expanding its…
For players looking for a go-anywhere guitar with classic vintage vibe, Recording King offers the "Cowboy Boot" D30s Single 0, with traditional cowboy guitar art.The exclusive "Cowboy Boot" Series 7…
In a deal that was finalized on June 20 of this year, The Willis Music Company acquired Buddy Roger’s Music. The former competitors complement one another nicely, as Buddy Roger’s…
One thing is absolutely agreed upon when it comes to ¼” guitar and instrument cables: it’s a very crowded field. Aside from the sheer number of brands competing for dealers’…
Supply chain disruptions have challenged ukulele brands, just as nearly every other segment of MI – or, really, any and all types of manufactured, distributed products these past few years.…
Yamaha introduces the MODX+ synthesizer. The MODX+ improves on the popular MODX synthesizers with significant flexibility and performance for discerning musicians and producers. It features larger memory, greater polyphony and…
“I used to take apart all my own guitars just to see what was going on underneath,” says renowned luthier John Cruz. “Of course, I forgot how to put them…
Ashdown Engineering announces the appointment of Gold Music as exclusive Italian distributor for all its products including Meters Music, a consumer division of Ashdown Engineering. Italy has always been a…
IK Multimedia is proud to announce the iLoud Precision series, representing another breakthrough in nearfield monitoring from the company that revolutionized compact monitors with iLoud Micro Monitor and iLoud MTM.…
EVH® announces a limited run of newly designed 5150™ series guitars. Engineered with speed, comfort and precision in mind, this collection retains all the magic of the original 5150™ while…
Audio-Technica unveils the ATH-M50xDS Professional Monitor Headphones, a limited-edition “Deep Sea Blue” version of A-T’s popular ATH-M50x. This model is the result of a global crowd-sourcing campaign, where end users…
TASCAM has announced the V1.30 firmware update for the Portacapture X8 High Resolution Adaptive Multi-Recorder. Featuring 192kHz/32-bit float point recording technology, a 3.5-inch color touchscreen display, large format internal detachable microphones…
