Acoustic Guitar Trade, 10/20/09

		OCTOBER 20, 2009
• Business Happenings • New Products in Brief • Gear Review: Yamaha LLX16 • Gear Feature: Wendler Instruments • Calendar • Quick Links • Contact Us ..................................... Search the Acoustic Guitar Website: • Lessons • Gear • Players • Search ..................................... Acoustic Guitar Trade: • Subscribe • Archive	The monthly newsletter that keeps you current on the people, products, and developments in the acoustic guitar market.	*ACOUSTIC GUITAR COMMUNITY* Join the *Acoustic Guitar Community* today! Meet fellow players, share video and audio files, join discussions, and keep up-to-date on all the happenings in the world of acoustic guitar. Check it out today! Already signed up? Log in ................................................. *ACOUSTIC GUITAR CLUB* Join the *Acoustic Guitar Club* today! [more details] Become a charter member Currently a subscriber to Acoustic Guitar magazine? Instantly upgrade to a charter membership in the Club when you renew your subscription. For information about our Club affiliate program contact club@stringletter.com. ................................................. ACOUSTIC GUITAR BOOKS Songwriting and the Guitar Before you write another song, make this book your guide. [Buy now] For single copies, shop AcousticGuitar.com/books Dealer inquiries

	ACOUSTIC GUITAR’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY In 2010, we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Acoustic Guitar magazine’s founding by publisher David Lusterman with a special issue (February 2010), a party at the January NAMM show, and other special coverage throughout the year. The 20th-anniversary issue of Acoustic Guitar will take a look back at trends in music and gear over the past 20 years and include classic song transcriptions and lessons in the styles of many revered acoustic guitar icons, as well as a roundup of the most influential recordings released since 1990. Watch for e-mail updates about the 20th-anniversary party throughout the fall. MUSICTECH SUMMIT IN SAN FRANCISCO The SF MusicTech Summit will be held December 7 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco, California. The event aims to bring together visionaries in the fields of music and technology, along with developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, and musicians. The Summit will include speakers from Pandora, YouTube, Bandcamp, SonicLiving, and many others. sfmusictech.com

	JOHNSON TRAILBLAZER DELUXE TRAVEL GUITAR The new Johnson Trailblazer Deluxe travel guitar features a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a 24¾-inch scale, giving travelers a responsive sound with a full-length rosewood fretboard in a portable package. The budget-price vacation companion also comes with a carrying bag. themusiclink.net TASCAM DP-008 PORTASTUDIO Among the 14 new products announced by Tascam at the AES convention in early October is the DP-008 PortaStudio, an eight-track digital recorder small enough to fit into a guitar case. Based on the popular four-track DP-004, the DP-008 includes built-in mixing, dedicated knobs for volume and pan for each track, a reverb send knob for the built-in reverb, two XLR microphone inputs with phantom power, a guitar level input, and built-in stereo mics. tascam.com

	YAMAHA LLX16 Acoustic Guitar reviews a mid-price all-solid-wood flattop with an advanced pickup system. With video. [More]

	WENDLER INSTRUMENTS Kansas City luthier Dave Wendler specializes in affordable electric guitars with an acoustic voice. [More]

	October 24–25, 2009 WOODSTOCK INVITATIONAL LUTHIERS SHOWCASE Woodstock, New York woodstockinvitational.com January 14–17, 2010 WINTER NAMM SHOW Anaheim, California namm.org March 24–27, 2010 MUSIKMESSE FRANKFURT Frankfurt, Germany musik.messefrankfurt.com April 16–18, 2010 NEWPORT GUITAR FESTIVAL, SOUTH FLORIDA Hollywood, Florida newportguitarfestivalmiamibeach.com July 2–4, 2010 MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW Montreal, Quebec, Canada montrealguitarshow.ca

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