Posted December 3, 2010 at 3:00 pm | 2 comments
We received word that Brandwolf, an Annapolis, Maryland, based firm owned by international marketing consultant, Peter Wolf, had entered into a partnership with the boutique amp company,
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Posted December 3, 2010 at 2:00 pm | One comment
The opening day of Experience PRS 2010 included a media session, where Paul Reed Smith made some gracious introductory remarks, followed up by Jack Higgenbotham, President, PRS Guitars and well-known author, Tom Wheeler, who also served as the master of ceremonies for the session.
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Posted December 2, 2010 at 11:55 am | One comment
During the upcoming NAMM SHOW January 13-16 in Anaheim, California (Hall E, booth # 1118), Henman Guitars (www.henmanguitars.com) will be launching its next generation of instruments ‘The new Originals’
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Posted December 2, 2010 at 11:43 am | 4 comments
DBZ Guitars today announced the “Win It All” Guitar Giveaway.
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Posted December 2, 2010 at 11:14 am | One comment
Guitar World, the world’s best-selling guitar magazine, and Agile Partners, developers of 2010 Apple Design Award winning app TabToolkit, announce the availability of the Guitar World Lick of the Day App on the App Store.
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Posted November 15, 2010 at 1:00 pm | No comments
I own precisely 29 books. Not much of a library for someone writing a book review. The number, to a book, is 29 because I counted them this morning. Though an avid reader, three years ago I sold, gave away, or abandoned every book I owned that didn’t mean something significant to me. I wanted to travel light when I moved from California to Portugal.
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Posted November 10, 2010 at 9:14 am | One comment
C. F. Martin & Co. and Pitcher Sword Productions have announced the launch of “The Martin Guitar Tour,” a new concert series concept showcasing Martin Guitar artists from a variety of acoustic genres.
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Posted November 9, 2010 at 6:01 pm | One comment
Diamond Amplification today announces Diamond’s 2010 Support Your Troops benefit. CEO/Owner Jeff Diamant and business partner Terry Martin have put together a program to turn 10% of all proceeds from sales of Diamond products between November 1 and December 31, 2010 into musical equipment that will ship overseas for military troops. Many enlisted men and women are musicians but are unable to transport their instruments while on deployment. This campaign will provide guitar amplifiers to troops serving overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Posted November 8, 2010 at 5:02 pm | One comment
Epiphone announced the release of the Limited Edition 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard guitar, one of the most desirable guitars on the planet.
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Posted November 7, 2010 at 11:00 am | 2 comments
As the Director of Martin Guitar Artist and Limited Editions, Boak collaborates with top celebrity guitarists to design and build some of the most unique and finest instruments made. An affable character who puts everyone at ease, his intellect runs deep and his creative juices smolder with a desire to shake up the status quo while at the same time honoring and protecting the finest aspects of the Martin tradition.
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