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PRS Guitars Floating Guitar Stand

PRS Guitars Floating Guitar Stand

Posted August 20, 2020 at 2:18 pm | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is a leading manufacturer of high-quality instruments in Stevensville, Maryland and has provided some of the world’s most renowned musicians with instruments since 1985. The PRS team of highly skilled craftspeople design and build a wide variety of musical instruments and gear

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Steve Lukather Releases “Run to Me” with Ringo Starr on Board

Steve Lukather Releases “Run to Me” with Ringo Starr on Board

Posted August 20, 2020 at 10:22 am | No comments

Steve Lukather – Musically, the song is absolutely influenced by my growing up in the Sixties, inspired by some of my favorite elements of the repertoire that defined that indelible era.  And, Ringo Starr, what can I say. It is an honor to have his contribution captured on a song of mine, much less his gracious presence in the video.

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James Burton Interview: Master of the Telecaster

James Burton Interview: Master of the Telecaster

Posted August 19, 2020 at 1:54 pm | No comments

To say that guitarist James Burton is busy would be a gross understatement. With his 70th birthday right around the corner, the Louisiana native shows no sign of slowing down. After a highly successful career as both a leader and a sideman spanning more than 50 years, most guitarists would be looking forward to hanging up the axe and enjoying some time off, but not Burton. Having recently returned from performing in Holland with the TCB band, he’s busy preparing for the

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PRS Guitars Continues 35th Anniversary Celebration with Additional SE Custom 24 Limited-Edition Color Off

PRS Guitars Continues 35th Anniversary Celebration with Additional SE Custom 24 Limited-Edition Color Off

Posted August 18, 2020 at 5:17 pm | No comments

The 35th Anniversary PRS SE Custom 24 was introduced back in October 2019. Only 3,500 of this limited edition guitar, offered in Black Gold Wrap Burst, were made. Now, PRS has a second color offering – Faded Blue Burst

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Guitarist Isaac Holmes Talks About Lies, Guitars, and The Brotherhood Of The Guitar

Guitarist Isaac Holmes Talks About Lies, Guitars, and The Brotherhood Of The Guitar

Posted August 18, 2020 at 6:51 am | No comments

By: Rick Landers Isaac Holmes is a masterful young guitarist of a new generation of musicians that is emerging with much of their mastery of their instruments in full bloom. Older guitarists recall days of reading through Mel Bay guitar books and dropping styluses on their 45 rpm records repeatedly, working their way through songs […]

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Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves Amp Up “Feeling Good” with Video

Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves Amp Up “Feeling Good” with Video

Posted August 12, 2020 at 2:23 pm | No comments

Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves, a Philadelphia-based rock band led by artist/songwriter/producer Nick Perri, released an accompanying music video to their first single “Feeling Good” today. The song which has been climbing the rock radio charts all month, is an upbeat, fuzz-guitar-driven summer anthem with a message very important to the band.

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Legendary Guitarist-Composer-Producer Waddy Wachtel Talks Guitars, Stars, Recording and More!

Legendary Guitarist-Composer-Producer Waddy Wachtel Talks Guitars, Stars, Recording and More!

Posted August 10, 2020 at 10:13 am | No comments

The word is out that some of the top session players in the world have formed a new group, The Immediate Family, and they’ve locked into keeping their fans up to date on what’s happening with them individually, as well as a together as they release new songs, work on a new video, and plan the release of a new album on the Quarto Valley Records label.

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Rare 1960s Guitar That Helped Define Jimi Hendrix’s Iconic Career Sells for $216,000 at GWS Auctions

Rare 1960s Guitar That Helped Define Jimi Hendrix’s Iconic Career Sells for $216,000 at GWS Auctions

Posted August 9, 2020 at 9:16 am | No comments

GWS Auctions, the world recording breaking royal auction house specializing in entertainment and music memorabilia sold a rare, historical guitar played by Jimi Hendrix for $216,000 at the Artifacts of Hollywood & Music Auction.

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The Chicks Re-Launch with the release of their new album Gaslighter!

The Chicks Re-Launch with the release of their new album Gaslighter!

Posted August 1, 2020 at 10:16 am | No comments

Gaslighter is the latest album and first release under the group’s new name, The Chicks. At first listen, this album gave me a sense of nostalgia for the music I heard growing up in the rural American Midwest. The tracks that make up this album have a diverse range of energy, so no matter what mood you’re in, you can likely find something to bop to. 

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The Rolling Stones Announce Steel Wheels Release Sept. 25 – Pre-Order!

The Rolling Stones Announce Steel Wheels Release Sept. 25 – Pre-Order!

Posted July 31, 2020 at 2:24 pm | No comments

“I would hate to come out with something that’s not startling” Mick Jagger stated about the launch of the 1989/90 Steel Wheels Tour. The Rolling Stones delivered on that promise in this Atlantic City Convention Center tour stop in December ‘89.

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