If anyone could be said to epitomize the best elements of the music business, Seymour Duncan’s Max Gutnik would have a strong case for the distinction. Not only...
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 ...
Fuzzrocious Pedals, another family-owned company that was showing off its full line of boutique effects pedals at NAMM, is run by the husband-and-wife team of R...
There were several boutique effects pedal companies on hand at NAMM, all of them hoping to ride effects pedals’ recent wave of popularity. One of those companie...
If you count yourself among the world’s vinylphiles, you’ve got to hand it to Rock ‘N’ Rolla and its mission to bring the joys of vinyl to a new generation of m...
