COVER STORIES
Great News About Guitars
It was another tremendous year for guitar sales. Overall, guitar sales rose 5.1 percent in 2019 compared to the prior year, according to MI SalesTrak.
NAMM 2020: The New Class
If you are looking for new companies that exhibited for the first time at The NAMM Show, this is your one-stop source with profiles on seven such companies.
FEATURES
Special to the Retailer
Do you want to start a commercial Installation business at your MI store? Here is everything you need to know beforehand.
Shine a Light
Few retailers are more “classy” than San Diego Music Studio.
Under the Hood
Yamaha’s NX Series of six nylon-string acoustic-electric guitars features contemporary body styles, along with proprietary preamp and pickup systems.
INTERVIEWS
Five Minutes With
We get the latest from Paul Reed Smith as PRS celebrates 35 years.
The Final Note
Hal Leonard’s Larry Morton, this year’s Music & Sound Award winner for Lifetime Achievement/Hall of Fame, is definitely nowhere near slowing down.
MISSION REPORT
MI Spy
MI Spy goes for the gold — Connecticut’s Gold Coast — looking for a bargain guitar.
COLUMNS
Not Your Average Column
Passion is the key to MI retailing, explains Tim Spicer.
In the Trenches
World events have proven why you absolutely must be diversified.
Veddatorial
COVID-19 can send shockwaves for months to come, states Dan Vedda.