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Category: Product Announcements
Daley announces guitar division
Does it seem odd that Nashville’s most celebrated mandolin builder is a banjo playing Brit? Sim Daley performs on the 5 string with the Tina Adair Band and, in addition to building world class mandolins, attends to the cherished instruments of some of the top [...]
New Song-Selling Service Debuts
The continuing shift to digital music opens new possibilities for artists, but it also presents some marketing challenges. Fans who hear a song at a show and want to buy a digital version on the spot usually have two options – buying a download code, [...]
2013 Bluegrass Calendar ready now
Ever hopeful in a recession, many businesses are gearing up for sales up to Christmas and beyond. Among the delights becoming available is the 2013 Bluegrass Calendar published by Bluegrass Productions of Virginia. The 2013 edition, the 22nd in all, focuses on bluegrass music in [...]
New Recording King Madison banjos
Recording King has introduced two new banjo models in their budget-conscious Madison line, one targeted at bluegrass pickers and the other at old timers. For three finger players, the RK-R36 is a tone ring banjo with a mahogany neck and resonator, and a one-piece flange. Like [...]
Martin introduces new Retro Series models
The C.F. Martin guitar company has generated quite a buzz in the six string community this past two months with the announcement of their new Retro Series acoustic/electric models. These are standard Martins, utilizing the new F1+ Aura pickup and preamp sytem from Fishman. One [...]
Eastman Strings at Summer NAMM
Here’s another interview we conducted during Summer NAMM earlier this month. This time, we hear from Mark Herring of Eastman Strings who shares some information about several of their new guitar and mandolin models.
Souldier Straps at Summer NAMM
While prowling the trade show floor at the 2012 Summer NAMM show, Eric Tapp discovered a strap company with an interesting concept for using recycled materials. Here is his interview with Jennifer Tabor of Souldier. She tells an inspiring story of a business startup where [...]
Fishman Aura at Summer NAMM
Terry Herd caught up with Fishman’s Cory Congilio during the Summer 2012 NAMM show in Nashville earlier this month. They spoke about the Fishman Aura Spectrum DI system, which uses modeling software to help acoustic guitarists avoid the slappy sound so common when amplifying with a pickup [...]
OnBoard research at Summer NAMM
We still have a few more video interviews from last week’s Summer NAMM show in Nashville, which we will post over the next week or so. The show is a prime opportunity for distributors and manufacturers to introduce new products to the industry, and we [...]
New from Recording King at NAMM
Recording King used the occasion of the 2012 Summer NAMM show to debut a pair of new instruments for bluegrass pickers. One is a new entry into their affordably-priced, solid wood guitar series, and the other their first stab at the high end, custom banjo [...]
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