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Spend time at restaurants, shopping malls, cinemas or concert halls across the country, and the music you will hear is likely coming through an audio system made by QSC of Costa Mesa. Laguna Beach resident and QSC founder Patrick Quilter has steered the company from a hobby to a $100 million enterprise, and he has plans for a repeat performance: his new venture, Quilter Labs, features top ...

Our Man in Arlington

Finally solved a music mystery from the wonder years of my Arlington boyhood. Read more...

‘Treasure hunters’ seek gold in Sparks

SPARKS — Collectors of coins and jewelry who want to cash in might consider stopping by the Holiday Inn on East Nugget Avenue before the end of the day Saturday to visit with Treasure Hunters Roadshow.

Fender remembers early days of electrified sound with Pawn Shop Special amps

Whether it's an old-fashioned typewriter input for tablet computers, digital cameras made to look like 35mm film classics , or custom e-bikes with a touch of vintage styling - retro-now is most definitely in. If you want a guitar amplifier to fit right in with all your nostalgia-oozing new tech, Fender's Pawn Shop Special models are here to help. The diminutive Greta is styled liked an old ...

Old guitars swapped for cash at Raleigh event

This week, hundreds of pickers will fish a dusty Gibson out of the attic, fetch an old Gretsch from the closet or slide an antique Fender out from under the bed - discarding rock-star dreams for quick cash.

Huntsville police blotter

Unless otherwise noted, the following incidents were reported to Huntsville police Monday and Tuesday.

Carvin, Fender & other NAMM show standouts

Inside NAMM: Five new music products to remember.

5 new products

With its silent bass drum monitoring system, the U.K.-based company Porter & Davies hopes to revolutionize the world of drumming for professionals and semi-pros alike. Dubbed the BC2, its breakthrough product uses a tactile audio monitoring system that enables drummers to literally feel the vibration of each bass drum beat they play, transmitted into their spine through a specially equipped drum ...

Fender announces first ever multi-effects unit - the Mustang Floor

We've been treated to a number of Fender stomp boxes over the years - like the classic Fender Blender and BOSS collaborations like the '65 Deluxe Reverb - but the iconic manufacturer has never gathered all its tone tweaking know-how into one big bundle ... until now. The new Mustang Floor brings together dozens of effects, amp modeling and computer interaction into one rather attractive multi ...

Small business spotlight: Axis Music Academy expands talent base

Birmingham — Strumming on a vintage Gretsch guitar and singing her heart out, 16-year-old Callaghan Smerek labors to master new flourishes with John Antone, owner of Axis Music Academy, playing a Fender Stratocaster in his newest studio here.