General Info

Established in 1947, Mel Bay Publications offers methods, solos, study materials, sheet music and music books for guitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer and fiddle. It also provides CDs, concert and instructional DVDs of various styles and instruments. The company offers a catalog that contains information on classical, jazz, Celtic and bluegrass music. Mel Bay Publications additionally provides various instruments, including harmonica, tin whistle, ocarina and glockenspiel. It also offers guitar strings and accessories and starter kits. The company sells study materials of several musicians, such as Usher Abell, Yasmin Abendroth, John Abercrombie, Paul Abler, Luis Gustavo Acu a, Eloy Adame and John Adams. The company maintains an online gift shop that displays a full line of products. Mel Bay Publications maintains one of its locations in Pacific, Mo., and also serves clients in the United Kingdom.