HAYWARD, CA— The Loar proudly reintroduces the vintage-inspired LH-200 guitar for players looking for an affordable classic blues guitar design. Carefully assembled in the same hand-carved workshop where the best-selling LM-600 and LM-700 hand-carved mandolins are built, The Loar LH-200 has a classic pre-war body style, outstanding features, and the warmth and projection typical of a much-larger guitar.

HOLLYWOOD, CA (November 9, 2009) – Come rock-out with your favorite artists at the world famous Whiskey A-Go-Go, as they perform with our graduating campers for 2009. Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp will showcase their campers in a BATTLE OF THE BANDS night after each camp session ends. The first camp is a three-day camp running November 12-15 and a five-day camp running November 17-22 – still time to join!

STOW, OH, November 2, 2009 — Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 45 years, is proud to be an integral part of the stage setup of rockers Daughtry, led by frontman Chris Daughtry. The group’s 2006 self-titled RCA debut was the fastest selling debut rock album in Soundscan history, and their 2009 follow-up Leave This Town debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 in its first week in the U.S., scoring Daughtry two consecutive #1 albums. The band’s muscular mix of modern rock, hard rock, alternative and post-grunge has been delighting their millions of fans on concert stages around the world.

Written By: Gary Allen

A quick glance around your local music store will quickly reveal that guitar players have an unending array of accessories that can be purchased to enhance your playing enjoyment. It is very seldom that a player will end their gear purchasing with just a guitar and amplifier. There is just too much peripheral gear to ignore!
While most of this extra equipment is dripping with “cool” factor, its use for the most part ends there. I have been receiving a lot of review items that are small and relatively inexpensive, so I have selected some of these items for a two part review of accessories that while still maintaining that “cool” factor, actually go a step beyond and solve very real problems.

In part one of this review, we are going to look at four products by four different companies. These Products are the “Pedal Risers” by StageTrix™, the “Planet Lock Strap” by Planet Waves™, the “Guitar Hanger” by Guitar Hanger (of course), and we will wrap up with a sweet concept in guitar stands called "GRABBIT®" offered by Hamilton Stands, Inc. Read on for part one of “Accessories That Solve Real Problems”.

Wildomar, Calif. - (November 5, 2009) – Ultrasone Inc., distributor for German headphone manufacturer Ultrasone AG, is pleased to announce that its HFI-780 headphones have been chosen by Drowning Pool’s lead guitarist C.J Pierce. Known for their intense style of hard rock, Drowning Pool and C.J Pierce are currently utilizing Ultrasone’s HFI-780 in the creation of their next album.

Albany , Ca November 05, 2009 – Guitar accessory manufacturer, The Guitar Hanger has just confirmed an agreement with D’Addario Canada. This agreement will grant D’Addario exclusive distribution of the product line throughout Canada beginning immediately. The first shipment is en route and is scheduled to be on retail shelves in time for the Holiday season.

Los Angeles, CA, November 2, 2009 — BOSS is giving the tone freaks everywhere the chance to win autographed BOSS pedals by top guitar heroes and $1,000 in BOSS gear with The Big BOSS Giveaway.

HOLLYWOOD (November 3, 2009) – Ax-slinger Gary Hoey is the brains behind the annual HO! HO! HOEY ROCKIN HOLIDAY TOUR. Along with a series of Christmas CDs Gary Hoey’s on-air station visits have become a staple at hundreds of radio stations nationwide. His live rock and roll Christmas show continues to grow new fans each year. This tour has become so trademark to Hoey that Hallmark’s musical greeting cards features two Ho Ho Hoey classics.

November 2009, Modena, Italy – IK Multimedia is proud to announce the “Mobile Groove Video Contest” on YouTube, powered by GrooveMaker, FourTrack, MixMeister Scratch, DopplerPad and InstantDrummer apps for iPhone/iTouch! Post your iPhone/iPod Music Video* on YouTube by December 15th, 2009 and you may win cool DJ gear and your share of over $6000 worth in prizes! You can win a Stanton SCS 3 Controller Bundle, PRO DJ 60 headphones, music production and mastering software from IK Multimedia, Sonoma Wire Works and MixMeister, a marketing package from BroadJam.com, plus cool soft-wear and accessories from HouseMusicChannel.com. 29 winners will be selected in 4 categories: Most Rated, Most Commented, Most Views and Honorable Mention.