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Why Guitar String Prices Keep Climbing
There is no string shortage — there is a tariff bill, and the largest US string maker has been paying it since 2025.
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Album announcements, tour routings, festival bills and instrument launches across guitar music, with dates, prices and availability wherever known.
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What 2026 Guitar Market Data Really Says
Forecasts say the guitar market is growing while US manufacturing shrinks — both can be true, and both affect what you pay.
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How to Read NAMM Announcements Like a Pro
Every winter the industry floods your feed with launch news — here is how to separate the gear that matters from the show-floor noise.
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Martin Puts Sustainability on the Bench
Martin's first Sustainability Summit in Nazareth turned tonewood supply from a footnote into boardroom policy — and it reaches players' cases.
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Gibson's 2026 NAMM Debut: What Changed
Gibson brought an all-new 2026 range to NAMM in January while quietly shifting part of its marketing muscle to CES.
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Fender's 2026 Line: What Players Pay
Fender's 80th-anniversary 2026 lineup has landed, and the pricing story is more layered than the price-hike talk suggests.