Guitar Center Inc. is looking to restructure its $1.3 billion debt burden as more and more music makers move their shopping online, according to a recent report...
Fender Musical Instruments Corp. has launched Fender Play, a new video-based digital guitar lesson platform. It features hundreds of instructor-guided video les...
Instrument sales may rise and fall, but sound reinforcement remains the foundation of the music products industry. It’s a simple fact of biology; as long as we ...
Guitar manufacturers have many options, including new neck shapes, cutaways, softer strings and smoother frets, when it comes to increasing comfort for guitaris...
When an iconic brand like Fender launches a new flagship guitar line for the first time in more than 30 years, it’s worth taking notice. Since its debut in 1986...
Another NAMM Show has come and gone, but, somehow, the wonder never fades. It’s hard to be jaded about a show as massive as NAMM, with so many great products to...
Sometimes, the simplest products are the most innovative ones. Case in point: the SledgePad. It’s a bass drum damper that’s made of acoustic foam, providing dee...
Every bass player wants big, rump-thumping sound. But, for touring musicians, achieving that kind of sound often means lugging around a bunch of heavy bass cabs...
If you spend enough time wandering the NAMM Show floor, the odds are good that you’ll come across some unusual-looking guitars. Many times, such guitars are mor...
The one thing all the speaker companies at NAMM have in common is an appreciation of high-quality sound, because many of the companies are passion projects for ...
