HAYWARD, CA—Johnson is excited to release the single-cutaway, dual-humbucker Solara Special, a great-sounding, great looking guitar  perfect for beginners or entry-level players. With a solid basswood body and bolt-on maple neck with satin finish, the Solara Special begins with the essent... [More]

Just published Jeff's review of the Softube Effects Bundle. He states in his review that he doesn't like to gush over a product but the Acoustic Feedback plug just sounds incredible! Been listening to Brad Paisley's latest a bunch lately and have been just in awe of the incredibly controlled feedbac... [More]

Some software packages are a mixed bag. It's not at all unheard of to buy a bundle just because you want half of what it's got, and the rest will sit more or less unused. The economics of bundles as a result isn't always straightforward. Thankfully none of that is the case with Softube's Effects Bun... [More]

In a September 24, 2009 press release, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) has responded to the Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP class action lawsuit which has been reprinted in part below. "NAMM believes that the recent lawsuits filed by plaintiffs making antitrust claims against the asso... [More]

Per a September 23, 2009 press release, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP has filed a class action lawsuit on September 22, 2009 in U.S. District Court in California against Guitar Center and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) claiming the two conspired to fix retail pricing on fretted... [More]

It wasn’t that long ago that Gibson and PRS were in a legal battle over PRS’s singlecut which Gibson claimed infringed upon their classic Les Paul design. PRS won. Fender similarly tried several years later to stop several makers from building Strat and Tele styled instruments and also l... [More]

I grew up playing the first generation Nintendo system and at the time Super Mario Brothers was without a doubt the most incredible game ever invented. I spent countless hours saving the princess and battling Bowzer. However years later, it isn't the game play which I look so fondly back upon but th... [More]