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Alfred releases the Randy Newman Songbook

Alfred Publishing has introduced a songbook featuring classic songs from acclaimed musician Randy Newman. The Randy Newman Songbook, Volume 1 is a collection of 17 songs from Academy Award-winning songwriter Randy Newman. The Songwriters Hall of Fame member is known for his classic hits and myriad movie scores. This collection features Randy Newman classics recorded […]

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Alfred distributes new edition of Blue Book of Guitars and Gibson Flying V

For those looking for guitar values and information, the Blue Book of Guitars series is the ideal simple and thorough reference guide. Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, 11th Edition has been expanded to 720 pages and includes information on over 800 guitar manufacturers and distributors while the Blue Book of Electric Guitars, 11th Edition features

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Jayzen Sound releases the Carvin Electric Bass sample library

Jayzen Sound has released the Carvin Electric Bass sample library in GigaStudio format. This large-format library is modelled after the Carvin “Bunny Brunel” Electric Bass. It uses full-length individual note samples, has tonal patches to emulate Open, 5th, or 10th playing positions, includes a patch of chromatically mapped open string harmonics and also throws in

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Gibson launches microsite featuring Slash signature guitars and YouTube contest

Gibson Guitar has launched a sleek, user-friendly microsite featuring the ultimate rock guitars created in close cooperation with one of the greatest guitarists of all time—Slash. The site also contains some of the most comprehensive biographical information on Slash found on the web, including the first chapter of his best-selling biography, an overview of his

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Recording King metal body resonators now with champagne matte finishes

Recording King has introduced new metal body resonators with a champagne matte finish option for a look reminiscent of American bronze antiques. With nickel-plated brass bodies, hand-spun Continental cones and the clean, expressive metal body tone, these resonators from Recording King are blues and bluegrass players’ dream instruments. The classic Style-O (RM-998-M) model features a

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