Product Announcements

D'Addario is introducing two new products in their Ned Steinberger accessory line that should be of interest to bluegrass guitarists, both to be unveiled at the January NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. First up is a Cradle Capo of the sort

If you have a banjo picker on your Christmas list, here are a couple of ideas from BanjoLit. The Slovak-based company, which also ships in the US, has two new products that will appeal to serious banjo pickers all over

What do you get for the bluegrass man who has everything? Well, if he's still sporting a full crop of hair on his head, how about a new pomade, specially made for bluegrass lovers? Lockhart's Authentic Grooming Company in Durand, Michigan, has

Roger Siminoff's Straight Up Strings is taking pre-orders now for their front-and-back banjo and mandolin shirts before Christmas. They are both offered in long or short sleeves, men or women's sizes, in at least ten colors. The shirts are emblazoned with

Are you a banjo picker who enjoys working through other musicians' ideas, or perhaps a banjo student looking for new tunes to learn? Then here's something you may appreciate. Jim Pankey is the banjo player with Chattanooga's Hamilton County Ramblers, and

GHS has introduced two new string sets for banjo, both featuring a wound 4th string plated with nickel. The other four strings are plain steel. These are extra long (42'') loop end strings that should fit most any five string

Nechville Banjos has announced its newest model, the Aries Heli-Mount model. Design-wise, the company sorts of works both ends against the middle. They make some of the most exotic, futuristic banjos in the world - especially in their electric line -

Ferrell Stowe has been a hero in the resophonic guitar community for some time. Top current players credit him as an influence, and his long list of credits as both a sideman and a solo recording artist have added mightily

Texas flatpicker, songwriter, producer, and super sideman Brad Davis will soon see his own signature instrument produced by Alvarez Guitars. The company, based in St Louis, MO, builds both professional and student model guitars and markets them through a worldwide network

Just about a year ago Shawn Lane, mandolinst/guitarist and vocalist with Blue Highway, introduced a new flatpick to market made from a space age material new to this field. Working with Clemson University engineer associate Brad Poore, they developed a pick