Results tagged with 'musical instruments'

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ACEffects cranks out Milwaukee-made stomp boxes

Published Jan. 31, 2013

Though Milwaukee is a long way from being dubbed a hotspot of rock and roll gear innovation, there are a few businesses here creating great equipment for musicians near and far. One of them is Oak Creek-based Rat Rod Drums. Another is the considerably more veteran ACEffects, a one-man show that's been cranking out stomp boxes locally since 1986.

Trophy's guitar straps look like a million bucks

Published July 13, 2012

Glenn Boren has been a musician for decades. And so, he knows when to it's time to step into the spotlight and take a solo. Boren began playing in bands as a teenager and in the 1980s he formed The Convertors before joining the last line-up of Colour Radio. But now, he's the man behind Trophy Straps; as in guitar straps.