Here are the year’s best products, manufacturers, dealers and industry personalities presented with the music products industry’s highest honor.
Presented by
The Music & Sound Retailer
DEALER WINNERS
Multi-Store Dealer Division
Best Guitars & Basses: Strait Music (TX)
Best Keyboards: Heid Music (WI)
Best Instrument Amplifiers: Ken Stanton Music (GA)
Best Sound Reinforcement: Ted Brown Music (WA)
Best Recording-Related Products: Tarpley Music (TX, NM)
Best Percussion: Ted Brown Music (WA)
Best DJ Equipment: I DJ Now (NY)
Best Clinics: Skip’s Music (CA)
Best Customer Service: Blues Angel Music (FL, AL)
Best Sales Staff: Springfield Music (MO)
Multi-Store Dealer of the Year: Ted Brown Music (WA)
Single-Store Dealer Division
Best Guitars & Basses: Music Villa (MT)
Best Instrument Amplifiers: Chicago Music Exchange (IL)
Best Keyboards: AMRO Music (TN)
Best Sound Reinforcement: Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center (MD)
Best Recording-Related Products: Sweetwater (IN)
Best Percussion: Chicago Music Exchange (IL)
Best DJ Equipment: Rock and Soul (NY)
Best Clinics: San Diego Music Studio (CA)
Best Customer Service: Musical Innovations (SC)
Best Sales Staff: The Candyman Strings & Things (NM)
Single-Store Dealer of the Year: The Candyman Strings & Things (NM)
Lifetime Achievement Award
(individual person at either a multi-store or single-store retailer)
Rand Cook, The Candyman Strings & Things
MANUFACTURER/REP WINNERS
Best Acoustic Guitar of 2019: C.F. Martin OM-28 Modern Deluxe
Best Bass Guitar of 2019: Fender Vintera ’50s Precision Bass
Best Electric Guitar of 2019: Gibson 60th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard
Best Guitar Accessory of 2019: Fishman TriplePlay Connect
Best Effect Pedal of 2019: Electro-Harmonix BASS9 Bass Machine
Best Non-Guitar Fretted Instrument of 2019: Luna Vintage Mahogany Baritone Ukulele A/E — Satin Natural
Best Strings of 2019: D’Addario XT
Best Band & Orchestra Product of 2019: Yamaha YVN Model 3 Violin
Best Keyboard/Sound Module of 2019: Roland GO:PIANO88
Best Amplifier of 2019: Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 Amplifier
Best Speaker of 2019: JBL EON One Compact
Best Mixer/Console of 2019: PreSonus StudioLive 32SX 32-Channel Digital Mixer
Best Multitrack Recorder of 2019: TASCAM Model 16
Best Acoustic Drum Product of 2019: Pearl Masters Maple/Gum 4-Piece Shell Pack
Best Electronic Drum Product of 2019: Roland V-Drums TD-1DMK
Best Cymbals of 2019: Zildjian K Zildjian Cluster Crashes
Best Percussion Accessory of 2019: Audio-Technica PRO-DRUM4 Bundle
Best Wireless System of 2019: Sennheiser XS Wireless Digital
Best Cabled Microphone of 2019: Electro-Voice RE Series Premium Condenser Vocal Microphones (RE420 & RE520)
Best Lighting Product of 2019: Chauvet DJ EZLink Par Q4BT
Best DJ Product of 2019: Pioneer DJ Americas Inc. DDJ-1000SRT
Best Bag/Case of 2019: Gator Co. Levy’s Deluxe Gig Bag for Bass, Classical, Electric and Dread Guitars
Best Book/Video/Software of 2019: PreSonus Studio One 4.5 Recording and Production Software
Best Accessory Product of 2019: Gator Cases Retro Rack Series — Vintage Amp Vibe Rack Cases
Best Website/App of 2019: Fender Play
2019 Outstanding MI Service Provider: Reverb
2019 Product of the Year: Taylor Guitars Builder’s Edition 717
2019 Rep of the Year: Jeremy Payne, The Music People
2019 Outstanding Community Service Award: D’Addario
2019 Manufacturer of the Year: Fender
Lifetime Achievement/Hall of Fame: Larry Morton, Hal Leonard