The Kay Musical Instrument Company produced countless guitars under countless names. We trace its history, from the first mass-marketed electric to those still on the vintage market.
In 1928, Henry ‘Kay’ Kuhrmeyer and his financial backers Stromberg and Voisinet were responsible for
When a guitar collector dies, a collection gets passed on and begins a new life. Here’s one collection’s story.
I’ve been in the guitar business in the same city for many decades. One of the advantages of that is I get to see a lot of great instruments we sold years ago come back a
The Osbourne family continues to grow larger, as Ozzy and Sharon became grandparents again earlier this year when son Jack and his his fiancée Aree welcomed baby daughter Maple. But fans who follow the Osbournes know that Kelly Osbourne is currently pregnant with her first child with Slip
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He also demonstrates his chops on the solo effort Diabolical Ferocity, a roller-coaster ride of crunchy riffs, diminished sweeps, and shredding as fast as the devil. Syllabus in hand, we asked Prof. Stump for the latest dirt.
“Sneak Attack” reveal
While much of the music world paid their tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II via social media on Thursday (Sept. 8), Pearl Jam managed to work a musical tribute into their performance in Toronto. Eddie Vedder took the lead, singing a bit of the Beatles' "Her Majesty" for the
In the middle of a phone call with Eugene Weekly, internationally renowned guitarist Tony McManus picks up a guitar and begins to pluck Celtic songs and one of Bach’s two-part inventions.
McManus bridges the two worlds of classical and Celtic music — seemingly distant styles. He�
Cellini just debuted on the Tomorrowland Main Stage with an incredible set seen around the world. We got the chance to talk with Cellini about his journey to the infamous Main Stage and the music that got him there. His newest release ‘Late At Night’ is out now on Tomorrowland Musi
Gon Bops introduced the El Maestro cajon at Winter NAMM 2017, which the company designed with world-renowned master percussionist Walfredo De Los Reyes Sr. The new instrument is designed to integrate seamlessly into today’s popular hybrid drum set/percussion setups. Acclaimed as the originat
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Benjamin “Benny” Lowell Light, 70, of Portsmouth, RI and formerly of Newport, RI, died on August 10, 2022 at hom
You can’t say Tycoon have a limited range when it comes to Cajons. Sizes, colours, specs, woods, sounds – they’ve got a heap going on. Coming under the ‘Master’ Series is the Fantasy Boa Cajon coming in a super funky Boa print. Possibly a cross between the wild Amazon and some 80s gu