John Cruz Custom Guitars Launches to Positive Response
John Cruz Custom Guitars™ is open for business and, as the boutique electric guitar market response has proven, business is good. The company’s first 50 guitars, the ‘Premier Fifty’,…
Renkus-Heinz Gears up for Further Expansion in Southern California and Southern Nevada
Underscoring its commitment to Southern California and Southern Nevada customers, Renkus-Heinz has announced its partnership with AVL rep firm, Audio Geer. The two Southern California-based companies will work in tandem…
Solid State Logic Appoints SC Media as Exclusive Canadian Distributor
Solid State Logic has announced that it has appointed SC Media as its exclusive distributor for the Canadian region, effective immediately. SC Media will be distributing products across SSL's…
Mapex Launches The All-New Venus Series Complete Drum Kit
The all-new Mapex Venus Series complete drum kit presents an all-inclusive setup for the first-time player ready to start the “Drummer for Life” adventure. As a global drum company with…
Trade Regrets: Vera May
On April 2, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino shared that Vera May had passed away on March 30, 2022, at the age of 102: Mrs. May was the matriarch figure of…
Amped Up: For Many Players Tube Amplifiers Remain the Standard
While the emergence of silicone transistor technology spelled the slow end for most valve-reliant products beginning in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, many musicians – particularly guitarists – continued…
Taking Center Stage: Stage Monitor Sales Rebound
The live performance industry was absolutely decimated by the pandemic – and we all know it (and are likely sick of hearing about it). Trust me, I’m at least as…
The Gathering of the Tribes
After more than two years, the NAMM Show is returning – a few months late, but back. It was a bold and wise pivot this year, erring on the side…
Down the Tubes
Of the multitude of horrors, human and sovereign rights violations, and threat of larger-scale conflict currently percolating due to the situation in Ukraine, what I’m about to examine is, unquestionably,…
Gator, Schecter and Levy’s Launch 'Shred to Win' Contest
Music industry leaders, Gator, Schector, and Levy’s, have teamed up on an electrifying “Shred to Win” contest for a chance to win a Gator Cases ICON Gig Bag, Schecter Blackjack 7 String Guitar, and Levy’s…
Yamaha Introduces a New Generation of Revstar Guitars
Yamaha has introduced a brand-new lineup of Revstar® electric guitars. Initially launched in 2015, Revstar was the first new electric guitar series from Yamaha in more than a decade, drawing…
D’Addario Spotlights Playback Program Dealer Russo Music
In 2016, D’Addario launched Playback, the world-leading string-recycling program, partnered with global recycling organization, Terracycle. Since the launch, the Playback program has recycled over 8 million instrument strings. Part of…