St. Louis Music is now offering dealers an extensive assortment of quality cables and related products under the SLM Stage Hardware line.

“These were all researched and developed here in St. Louis,” says Rich Dumstorff, SLM’s vice president of combo and inside sales. “All come with a limited lifetime warranty, and are priced to offer the dealer excellent profitability.”

The cables come in three series: Stage Basics, Standard, and Pro. In each series there are instrument, mic, and speaker cables up to 50 feet in length. All are high performance/low noise cables, with 20 gauge conductors plus shield. The Pro line comes with gold-plated plugs with higher gauge chords; the Standard comes with gold-plated plugs; and the Stage Basics comes with nickel-plated plugs.

“SLM is trusted brand name, and these are quality products at terrific margins,” Dumstorff adds. “And these are going to be just one in a long line of house brands we’re developing.”

For more information, please contact SLM at 800.727.4512 or info@usbandsupplies.com.

Knilling String Instruments has introduced the J. Rémy™ all-carbon fiber bow.

The bows are available in both solid and patterned carbon fiber, and feature nickel-silver winding. read more

“Carbon fiber is now the primary choice for growing numbers of string players, especially for musicians seeking an alternative to wood or looking for a second bow, ” says Jim Eaton, vice president of Knilling. “These are responsive and well balanced, and offer durability and consistency in affordable price ranges.”

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SLM releases the Austin ATC200 Series electric guitars, a classic-shape solid hardwood body guitar that has the performance and feel of an instrument typically costing much more than its MRSP of $219.

The guitar features a neck and fingerboard made of maple; two traditional single coil pickups; vintage style three-saddle bridge; die cast, chrome machine heads; and D’Addario strings. It’s currently available in four popular colors: black, sunburst, white, and butterscotch.

He adds: “It isn’t difficult to put together a… read more

Alvarez’s Yairi DYM95 has a beautiful balanced tone and excellent projection make it superbly suited for rhythm or fingerpicking duties. It features solid Indian Rosewood sides and back, solid spruce top, and ebony fingerboard.

Specifications: Dreadnought Body Style, Solid Rosewood Back/Sides, Solid Spruce Top, Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, 25 3/8″ (645mm) Scale, 1-11/16″ (43mm) Width at Nut, 12 Fret Diagonal Fingerboard Inlay, DC Ebony Bridge, Ivory Multi Body Binding, Abalone Soundhole Rosette, Rosewood Head Overlay, Ivory Fingerboard Biding, Ivory Multi… read more

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Music has released the Austin APB200 Series electric bass, a classic shape solid hardwood body and maple neck bass offered at an MSRP of $259. It features a rosewood fingerboard, traditional split pick ups, and chrome machine heads. It comes with vintage style saddle bridge and fitted with D’Addario Strings. It is available in four colors: black, red, white, and sunburst.

All Austin basses have been built with attention to detail and wonderfully finished, looking… read more

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Music is shipping the Austin AA40 Series of acoustic guitars, a solid “AA” Sitka spruce top instrument offered at an MSRP between $259 and $299.

The series is offered in 10 different models in dreadnought, jumbo, and “OOO” styles, and four models include built-in electronics. They all feature mahogany back and sides; mahogany neck; rosewood fingerboard and bridge; solid neck block and bridge plate; ABS bound neck and bottom; and mother of pearl Austin inlay.… read more