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Paul Reed Smith invited Mike Dawes to meet John Mayer after his Slow Dancing cover went viral – but he never made the rendezvous
By Phil Weller published
Dawes reimagined one of Mayer’s biggest hits, but he later missed the opportunity to meet the man himself

Ohio-based EarthQuaker Devices CEO reveals the business is at risk of going bankrupt amidst tariff uncertainty
By Janelle Borg published
The boutique pedal company has forecasted that, should the trade war persist, the cost per pedal would increase from 2 cents in April to $12.80 in December

NAMM President reacts to the de-escalation of tariffs on products imported from China – and details its impact on the musical instrument sector
By Janelle Borg published
Trump has recently announced a “total reset” of U.S.-China relations and updates on tariffs which will undeniably also impact the guitar and gear market

NAMM CEO John Mlynczak on the impact of Trump’s tariffs in the guitar industry
By Janelle Borg last updated
This week, representatives from some of the States' biggest guitar brands have come together in D.C. for the first time in 17 years to continue advocating for the musical instrument market

NAMM president responds to Trump's tariffs – urgently urging the administration to exempt the musical instrument market
By Janelle Borg published
NAMM president John Mlynczak warns that current tariff actions will lead U.S. musical instrument companies to lose their global competitive advantage

Suhr’s OSO Short Scale aims for the best of both – combining a Gibson-like scale length with a T-style body
By Phil Weller last updated
Featuring a 24.625" scale length and the best of Suhr’s specs, the high-end guitar has already won over Mateus Asato

Gretsch refreshes flagship Professional Collection with 5 Japanese-built stunners
By Jonathan Horsley published
Sound the dream guitar klaxon as Gretsch gives a makeover to Falcon, Tennessean and Nashville hollowbodies and positions the Broadkaster LX as a high-end semi for high-gain antics

Pigtronix shrinks down its ethereal ambient reverb pedal into a smaller, but no less interstellar, Cosmosis 1
By Phil Weller published
The space-aged high-fidelity reverb retains its trippy magic, but now comes in a single footswitch package
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