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DBZ Guitars and Diamond Amplification announces the “Outfit Your Store” guitar-amp gear giveaway.

DBZ Guitars and Diamond Amplification announces the “Outfit Your Store” guitar-amp gear giveaway.

Posted December 23, 2010 at 3:03 pm | 2 comments

The contest is open to all U.S. music retailers attending the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show, this January 13—16, 2011 in Anaheim, California.

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Sheptone Spanks the Chicken Picker

Sheptone Spanks the Chicken Picker

Posted December 23, 2010 at 10:36 am | One comment

Sheptone, an American manufacturer of guitar pickups today announces the release of their new line of pickups for Tele-style electric guitars. All pickups are manufactured in the Port Orchard facility and are available immediately. The new model is designed to maintain the tones associated with Tele-style guitars but eliminate the problems often experienced by musicians over the years.

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Daisy Rock’s Pretty in Punk Event a Huge Success

Daisy Rock’s Pretty in Punk Event a Huge Success

Posted December 21, 2010 at 2:50 pm | No comments

Hundreds of people lined the block at The Roxy in anticipation of Daisy Rock’s Pretty In Punk – A Tribute to The Bangles & 6th Annual Charity Event on Friday, November 19th. Event-goers cleared their schedules and came together for this celebration of the legendary all-female rock group, with all proceeds benefitting Covenant House California (CHC) and Mötley Crüe member Nikki Sixx’s “Running Wild in the Night” music program at CHC.

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Overton Amps Set to Debut at NAMM 2011

Overton Amps Set to Debut at NAMM 2011

Posted December 6, 2010 at 3:00 pm | One comment

Overtōn is proud to announce the debut of their product line at NAMM 2011. They will be offering a full line of guitar and bass amplifiers that combine truly innovative functional design and aesthetics with superior sonics and undeniably compelling price points.

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Brandwolf Announces Consulting Agreement with Henman Guitars

Brandwolf Announces Consulting Agreement with Henman Guitars

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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DBZ Guitars Announces Win It All Contest

DBZ Guitars Announces Win It All Contest

Posted December 2, 2010 at 11:43 am | 4 comments

DBZ Guitars today announced the “Win It All” Guitar Giveaway.

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Guitar World Launches Lick of the Day App

Guitar World Launches Lick of the Day App

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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C.F. Martin Launches the Martin Guitar Tour

C.F. Martin Launches the Martin Guitar Tour

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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Diamond Amps Deploys Special Ops for Troops

Diamond Amps Deploys Special Ops for Troops

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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Epiphone Releases 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Limited Edition

Epiphone Releases 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Limited Edition

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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