Roland and Fender announce the G-5 Stratocaster with COSM technology

Roland and Fender have joined forces to create a guitar called the G-5, that fuses a traditional Stratocaster body shape with cutting edge digital music technology. Set to hit the shelves a few months before either of the Auto-Tune guitars from Peavey and Parker , the VG Strat G-5 offers similar alternate tuning at the turn of a knob, a host of onboard digital guitar emulations and the chance to ...

Line 6 Extends The Acclaimed Dream Rig with Free James Tyler Variax® v1.8 and POD® HD v2.0 Updates

New features for Line 6 James Tyler Variax guitars, and POD HD Pro and POD HD500 multi-effects, create even more inspiring experience for the world’s first fully integrated rig for guitaristsANAHEIM, Calif. (PRWEB) January 19, 2012 Line 6, Inc. (NAMM room 212A/B) the industry leader in digital audio technology for musicians and audio professionals, announces free updates for James Tyler Variax® ...

Old guitars swapped for cash at Raleigh event

This week, hundreds of pickers will fish a dusty Gibson out of the attic, fetch an old Gretsch from the closet or slide an antique Fender out from under the bed - discarding rock-star dreams for quick cash.

Kalamazoo Rock And Roll

By Craig Manning When people think of the most instrumental cities in the history of rock and roll, Kalamazoo is probably not high on most lists, including those compiled by Western Michigan University students. What most WMU students do not realize, however, is that Kalamazoo has played a major role in the music industry throughout [...]

NAMM 2012: Jamming with the Silent Comedy

So many people filled the Anaheim Convention Center to attend the NAMM Show on Friday, it was truly a challenge securing a good spot to take in the...

The U.S. vs. Rock ’n’ Roll

Is Gibson Guitar ruthlessly exploiting rain forests, or is the legendary Nashville company a victim of gun-toting regulators gone mad?