D'Addario has introduced a new product that could prove useful and valuable to acoustic and bluegrass performers, especially those who work on stage without a sound engineer. Their IR Mic Mute is a noise gate/muting attachment that mounts easily between any
To celebrate their founding in 1975, Deering Banjos has created a highly ornate, 50th Anniversary Limited Edition model banjo. It's a strikingly beautiful instrument, made of high-grade curly maple with a bound ebony fingerboard and delicate, intricate fretboard inlays. Of course
Dan Tyminski has partnered with acoustic amplification specialists LR Baggs in a series of videos about the company's new HiFi Duet multi source pickup and microphone system. A serious tone guy, Dan had resisted the use of a guitar pickup for
Sierra Hull with her signature Gibson F-5 Master Model mandolin - photo courtesy of Gibson Gibson has announced two new Sierra Hull custom signature model F-5 mandolins, a top professional grade Master Model for those who demand the very highest standards,
Great news for players of smaller instruments. D'Addario has released a quick release strap accessory that will allow banjo pickers and mandolinists to attach one to their instrument straps. Called the Small Instrument Quick Release Strap Connector, this inexpensive accessory allows
Creek Bottom Brewing & Distillery in Galax, VA has created a special beer called Work'n Man Lager, inspired by the bluegrass song, The Working Man, written and recorded by Shannon Slaughter. It appeared on his 2011 album The Sideman Steps
Gibson has announced the imminent release of a pair of new mandolins, surely of interest to bluegrass musicians. The Sierra Hull F-5 Master Model mandolin and a Sierra Hull F-5G are set to begin shipping on October 7. Sierra is clearly
Banjolit, the innovative Czech company manufacturing accessories for bluegrass and acoustic musicians, has introduced a pair of new arm rest designs for banjo and mandolin as they celebrate their 10th anniversary this month. Their Dr. Arm arm rest for banjo was
The Gallagher Guitar Co. may have done something quite radical with their new line of Shelby guitars: a solid-wood, hand-made, built-in-America acoustic guitar selling for under $3,000. To create these new models, the Gallagher team have reached back to a pair
For many of the current generation of bluegrass guitar pickers, their biggest influences can be directly traced to the school of Tony Rice. Brock Ealey, on the other hand, found his love for guitar rooted in the Clinch Mountain sound.
