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Just When We Thought It Was Over, Gibson Runs Into Bankruptcy Trouble Again
I’m pretty tired about writing about Gibson Brands, but the company keeps on managing to stay in the news, usually not in a positive way. Gibson was sailing through bankruptcy and looked like it was about to exit when it ran into trouble again. To recap, the company got into a big financial hole trying […]
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Here’s One Reason Why Vintage Instruments Sound Different
A Gibson PAF Humbucker A number of readers recently asked some questions regarding the sound of vintage instruments, which prompted me to think about this excerpt from The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook (written with writer, composer and good buddy Rich Tozzoli) that describes some of the intangibles that went into manufacturing Gibson humbucking pickups in the 50’s and 60’s. As […]
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Gibson Leaving Memphis But Back At Winter NAMM
Gibson is making news again, although not all for the negative reasons of the past. First of all, the company announced that it will be moving its Memphis manufacturing back to Nashville, and that the company will return to the upcoming NAMM show after a very obvious absence last year. When the company announced that […]
Continue readingAuthor And Musician Craig Anderton Is The Guest On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Craig Anderton is an icon in the music industry, known to musicians everywhere for his extraordinarily helpful articles in magazines like Guitar Player, Keyboard, Sound on Sound, Electronic Musician, Pro Sound News, Mix, among many others. He’s also the author of more than 35 books, including his highly influential Electronic Projects For Musicians, which touched off […]
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Gibson Tries To Start Anew With Some New Less Expensive Guitars
Gibson has certainly had it’s share of self-inflicted troubles over the last few years, but it’s possible that the company finally got the message as it tries to get out from under bankruptcy. Gone is former co-owner and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz (the hunt for a new CEO is on), and the company is trying hard to get […]
Continue readingGuitar Center And Gibson Back In The News, And It’s Not Pretty
All of us connected with the music industry have been watching the financial news of both Guitar Center and Gibson for quite a while now, and they deserve our close attention. That’s what comes with being a major player in the business and a giant piece of the American music scene. I don’t think it […]
Continue readingSONAR Relaunches As “Cakewalk By BandLab” And Now It’s Free
If you were a SONAR user you’ve had a rough last year or so. First of all, Gibson announced that it was shutting Calkwalk down and no longer supporting the software, then the company’s IP was sold to Singapore-based music tech company BandLab. That was a good thing, but the DAW was still in limbo as […]
Continue readingBlues Hall Of Fame Sax Player Joe Sublett On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest this week is saxophonist Joe Sublett, who’s a Grammy and W.C. Handy Award winner as well as an inductee of the Blues Hall of Fame. Joe’s credits include work with superstars like The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat, The Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, BB King and a […]
Continue readingMusician, Engineer And Studio Owner Greg Curtis On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest this week is Greg Curtis, who is not only a session and touring trumpet player and accomplished engineer, but he’s also the founder of The Bridge Recording, which is one of the busiest scoring stages in Hollywood. The Bridge is actually one of the few studios anywhere that’s found its business increasing in […]
Continue readingUsers Rejoice – Cakewalk Purchased From Gibson By Bandlab
You’ve probably been pretty depressed if you’re a Cakewalk Sonar user after Gibson announced it would no longer support the product line at the end of last year. Hopefully you haven’t made a transition to a new DAW yet, because the unforeseen has happened as Bandlab Technologies has announced that it has acquired all the […]
Continue readingInner Circle Episode #200 – The 4th Year Anniversary Show With Engineer Dennis Moody
I want to start out by saying, “Thank you kindly!” This episode (#200) marks 4 years of the Inner Circle Podcast, and it never would have gotten this far if not for your support. Actually, I never would have even considered doing my own podcast (since I was and still am a panel member on […]
Continue readingSoundways CEO Gebre Waddell Guests On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Gebre Waddell started in the music business as a mastering engineer from his Stonebridge Mastering in Memphis, but he’s always been into programming since he was a kid. He eventually turned that into a real business as co-founder and CEO of plugin developer Soundways. The company now offers a number of next generation plugins like […]
Continue readingGibson Won’t Be At The NAMM Show This Year
I’ve been accused of Gibson-bashing in the past, but I’m just reporting the news, and the company always seems to keep coming up with things that worthy of point out. In the latest twist in the saga, it’s been reported and confirmed that Gibson will not be exhibiting at NAMM this year, instead choosing to […]
Continue readingProducer Eric Copeland On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Eric Copeland, who has become one of the top Christian and jazz producers in the country, producing around 25 artists every year. His specialty is not just music, but guiding and growing artists thanks to his decades of experience in the music business. Eric also has a […]
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Gibson Kills Cakewalk
Gibson Brands (formerly Gibson Guitars) has announced that it decided to cease development of Cakewalk products. Cakewalk Sonar has a dedicated following and was one of the DAWs that PC users loved, although the company has recently fielded some Mac products as well. Here’s the company’s official statement: Gibson Brands announced today that it is ceasing […]
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