Westlake Village, CA — Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, is providing a new series of free recording workshops aimed at taking the complexity out of home recording. In five accessible “Recording Made Easy” sessions, conducted on an ongoing basis, musicians can take their ideas from basic tracks to finished songs by learning how to use an Apple Computer and GarageBand. The new program is yet another example of Guitar Center’s commitment to educate and inspire musicians nationwide….

Carlsbad, CA, — The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced the schedule for its “Wanna Play Music Day” (July 23, 2011) during the 2011 Summer NAMM event in Nashville, Tenn. The trade event is opening its doors to music enthusiasts to see the latest music products yet to hit the market and to participate in educational music-making sessions. Highlights include appearances by N.Y. Yankee great and Latin-GRAMMY-nominated jazz guitarist, Bernie Williams and singer/songwriter Ben Folds among other national and local artists and celebrities.

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West Orange, NJ — It weighs just a pound, but the versatile Meisel VS-10 instrument stand has excellent stability and will support violin, viola, mandolin and even standard and baritone ukuleles.

The backbone of the Meisel VS-10 is made of lightweight alloy and the height is adjustable to fit a range of instruments.

Gibson’s legendary factory in Bozeman, Montana, home of Gibson Acoustic, has announced three extraordinary holiday models in limited quantities in time for the holiday season. They are the Lennon Anniversary Models.

Born on October 9, 1940, John Lennon still remains one of the most significant voices in music. Decades after his passing, his message of peace still resonates with his fans around the world. At the request of Yoko Ono, Gibson Acoustic…

Peterson Strobe Tuners is now shipping the StroboClip™ tuner which is a member of their Virtual Strobe™ series of instrument tuners. The StroboClip™ is designed for acoustic instruments and contains several new features not found in traditional clip-on tuners. The large strobe display maximizes the StroboClip’s screen area by moving the strobe bands horizontally, rather than vertically as in previous strobe tuner models, to guarantee easy viewing in various lighting conditions….