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Gibson Wins Historic and Definitive Ruling on Its Iconic Guitar Shapes and Trademarks

Gibson Wins Historic and Definitive Ruling on Its Iconic Guitar Shapes and Trademarks

Posted May 27, 2022 at 7:09 pm | No comments

Press Release Source: Gibson Brands Court Ruling By Jury Asserts Validity of Gibson Trademarks — Deems Them Not Generic — Putting Gibson In A Position To Own Their Legacy Innovations And Be Future Focused The court’s decision by jury today, to uphold Gibson’s long-established and well-recognized trademarks for Gibson’s innovative and iconic guitar shapes is […]

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Gruene Guitars offers GI Readers a 5% Discount on Their Excellent Line of Acoustic Guitars

Gruene Guitars offers GI Readers a 5% Discount on Their Excellent Line of Acoustic Guitars

Posted March 23, 2022 at 4:00 am | No comments

Guitar International magazine is pleased to announce that Gruene (pronounced “green”) Guitars crafted in Texas is offering Guitar International magazine readers a 5% discount on their splendid line up of high end acoustic guitars to Guitar International friends.

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PRS Guitars Opens New Artist Showroom at Soundcheck Nashville

PRS Guitars Opens New Artist Showroom at Soundcheck Nashville

Posted March 22, 2022 at 6:23 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars is proud to announce the opening of its new artist showroom at Soundcheck Nashville on March 14, 2022. Nashville has long been a city that attracts incredible musicians of all styles, and PRS guitars have become a staple for those professional recording and touring musicians, providing inspiring tools that consistently provide the highest level of performance.

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PRS Guitars Private Stock “Paul’s 85” Limited Edition Instruments

PRS Guitars Private Stock “Paul’s 85” Limited Edition Instruments

Posted October 22, 2020 at 1:29 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars – Paul’s 85 are a special run of Private Stock guitars, personally spec’d by Paul Reed Smith and meticulously crafted by the Private Stock team. The instruments started with a special selection of wide-curl maple tops that Paul set aside. He also selected all of the other woods, assisted on the neck shapes of every guitar, spec’d the pickups

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Breedlove and Jeff Bridges Announce Two Sustainably Source Signature Guitars

Breedlove and Jeff Bridges Announce Two Sustainably Source Signature Guitars

Posted October 6, 2020 at 1:09 pm | 2 comments

With the success of Academy Award®-winning actor, musician and environmentalist Jeff Bridges’ signature Oregon Concerto Bourbon CE guitar, Breedlove announces two new “All in this Together” models in its Organic Collection of sustainably sourced, all solid wood acoustic electric guitars at revolutionary prices.

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PRS Guitars Announces Experience PRS 2020 Modern Eagle V Limited Edition

PRS Guitars Announces Experience PRS 2020 Modern Eagle V Limited Edition

Posted July 28, 2020 at 1:46 pm | No comments

“While Experience PRS 2020 was unable to happen at the PRS Factory this year, it is important to us to still release the products we had planned to the guitar community. These Modern Eagle guitars are very sophisticated pieces of gear both electronically and mechanically. They are highly musical instruments.” Paul Reed Smith

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PRS Guitars Shares Music Unites to Highlight Live Streams, On-line Lessons In Support of Artists

PRS Guitars Shares Music Unites to Highlight Live Streams, On-line Lessons In Support of Artists

Posted March 23, 2020 at 1:55 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 for worldwide distribution, including electric, acoustic, and bass guitars as well as boutique-style guitar amplifiers.

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Fender Thanks George Blanda (Founding Member – Fender Custom Shop) For His Remarkable Career

Fender Thanks George Blanda (Founding Member – Fender Custom Shop) For His Remarkable Career

Posted March 20, 2020 at 9:41 am | No comments

Blanda joined Fender in 1985 as Senior Design Engineer in the newly created Fender Custom Shop. He was initially tasked with making artist signature models, but less than a year in, his role changed to meet a growing demand for U.S.-made products. He was recruited by then Director of Marketing, Dan Smith

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Fender Music KK Announces The Made in Japan Heritage Series

Fender Music KK Announces The Made in Japan Heritage Series

Posted March 18, 2020 at 8:28 am | No comments

Fender Music KK, part of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, announced today the launch of the Made in Japan Heritage Series

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Guitar Legend Andres Segovia’s Rare Ramirez Guitar Goes up for Auction December 27, 2019

Guitar Legend Andres Segovia’s Rare Ramirez Guitar Goes up for Auction December 27, 2019

Posted December 16, 2019 at 6:00 am | No comments

Catawiki, the most-visited curated marketplace in Europe is thrilled to offer this excellently maintained Manuel Ramirez guitar. It was commissioned by a young Andrés Segovia in 1914 and given by Andrés Segovia to the seller’s grandfather and friend of Segovia: Enrique Anaya Padilla.

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