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PRS Guitars has appointed the first Chief Executive Officer in its 41-year history, marking a significant leadership shift for the Maryland-

Empress Effects, the respected Ottawa-based boutique pedal maker, has announced it can no longer absorb the costs imposed by the 50 percent

Gibson has announced that its third Garage experiential retail location will open in Miami on September 10, 2026. The 8,000-square-foot spac

Wayne Charvel, the legendary luthier whose guitar repair shop in Azusa, California became the unlikely birthplace of the Superstrat era, die

Fender has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Thomann, the German retail giant and parent company of the Harley Benton guitar br

Ernie Ball has acquired Source Audio, the Boston-based effects platform company known for its Neuro ecosystem and innovative multi-voice ped

Fender has opened its first standalone café in Japan, marking a significant expansion of the iconic guitar brand into food and beverage reta

Cesar Gueikian has stepped down as CEO of Gibson, ending a tenure widely credited with stabilizing and reinvigorating one of the guitar indu

Cesar Gueikian has announced he is stepping down as CEO and President of Gibson, the iconic American guitar manufacturer. Gueikian, who firs

Armadillo Distribution Enterprises and Concordia LLC, the parent companies behind Dean Guitars and several other iconic guitar brands, filed