From guitars to tubas, Trump's tariffs are making musical instruments more expensive

From guitars to tubas, Trump's tariffs are making musical instruments more expensive

Getty Images; BIAlex Mundo gets a little worked up at the idea of tariffs making the instruments at his music store more expensive, especially for beginners. "There's going to be a lot of kids now who aren't going to be able to get their stuff, aren't going to be able to become musicians," he says. "It's already becoming very cost-prohibitive as it is."Mundo is a jack-of-all-trades within one trade: music. He spent more than a decade in sales an…

“My employees are so valuable to me. They have this institutional knowledge and rely on their income from this job to support their families”: EarthQuaker Devices CEO reveals the Ohio-based business is at risk of going bankrupt amidst tariff uncertainty

The boutique pedal company has forecasted that, should the trade war persist, the cost per pedal would increase from 2 cents in April to $12.80 in December

Guitar Journal: EarthQuaker Devices Faces Bankruptcy Threat Amidst Tariff Troubles

This week, we look at EarthQuaker Devices’ recent interview, in which they state that they could face bankruptcy due to tariff pressures. Also, John Mlynczak, CEO of NAMM has released another statement about the Trump adminsitrations’s tariffs. Finally, Decillia Amplification has just released the Single 25, the world’s first single-ended guitar amp to utilise the mighty KT150 vacuum tube. Guitar JournalEarthQuaker DevicesPotential Offshore Prod…