John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd.

The highly successful Vintage® and Fret-King® lines of guitars continue to entice more professional players by the day, and now Martin J. Andersen of Danish power trio Blindstone has joined the rapidly-growing club.

Every year, thousands of budding young six-stringers compete for the fabled title of Young Guitarist Of The Year, in a competition run by Guitarist Magazine. This year's winner was talented young Vintage guitars endorser James Bell.

Worldwide trade distributor John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. is proud to introduce the brand new range of Kinsman instrument cases.

The award-winning Odyssey® range of brass and woodwind instruments is available in Spain and Portugal for the first time after worldwide trade distributor John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. signed an exclusive distribution deal with Aitanamúsica.

The ever-popular American Regal Tip range of sticks and brushes continues to attract top talent from across the world, and now three respected British drummers have signed up to endorse the brand.

Idiosyncratic guitar makers Italia have always made instruments their own way – with breathtaking looks, standout playability and thrilling tones as standard – and new for summer 2011 are three brand new six-string models and a bass.

The Vintage® Gordon Giltrap signature model has received nothing but praise since its release, and Vintage has now introduced a new acoustic-only version of the guitar in beautiful mahogany.

John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd., UK and Eire distributor of Shubb products, is proud to introduce the all-new Shubb Capo for Ukulele. Available now at £23.49, the Shubb SC9B is a novel and innovative addition to a booming market.

A UK underground supergroup of sorts, JD & The FDCs are a new band of old friends, formed in early 2010. The band's eclectic sound veers from all out rock 'n' roll to indie-rock and hardcore punk, with everything in-between.

Santos Martinez, the highly respected maker of classical and electro-classic guitars, has produced its first ever signature model, for the world-renowned virtuoso Raymond Burley.