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AXS TV Announces Season Premiere of ‘The Big Interview’ with Dan Rather’ on Wed., April 15 at 8 pm ET

AXS TV Announces Season Premiere of ‘The Big Interview’ with Dan Rather’ on Wed., April 15 at 8 pm ET

Posted March 27, 2020 at 2:41 pm | No comments

AXS TV announced today that the eighth season of its critically-acclaimed celebrity sit-down series The Big Interview With Dan Rather will premiere with chart-topping rock legend Huey Lewis on Wednesday, April 15 at 8 pm. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.

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Joe Satriani Reschedules His Shapeshifting U.K. and First Leg of European Tour

Joe Satriani Reschedules His Shapeshifting U.K. and First Leg of European Tour

Posted March 25, 2020 at 5:55 am | No comments

For two decades, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has traveled the world, playing to sold-out crowds as both a headliner and as founder of the all-star “G3” guitar extravaganza. SATRIANI’s studio and live recordings have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide to date and of his many solo albums

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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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Fender Releases the ’54 Eric Johnson “Virginia” Stratocaster!

Fender Releases the ’54 Eric Johnson “Virginia” Stratocaster!

Posted February 11, 2020 at 12:09 pm | No comments

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today released the Eric Johnson “Virginia” Stratocaster guitar with the Grammy® award winning artist Eric Johnson. As part of this unique collaboration with the singer, songwriter and guitarist, Fender has recreated Johnson’s 1954 “Virginia” Stratocaster in the Fender Custom Shop

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Rewind Festival The World’s Biggest ’80s Music Festival (3 Festivals)

Rewind Festival The World’s Biggest ’80s Music Festival (3 Festivals)

Posted January 28, 2020 at 7:35 am | No comments

Rewind The ’80s Music Festival, the world’s first and biggest ’80s music festival, returns with three amazing UK festivals for summer 2020. Tickets for all festivals go on sale at 10am on Thursday 30th January 2020 via the official festival website HERE.

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Fender ® Announces Change in Owner, SERVCO Pacific Inc. to Secure Majority Stake

Fender ® Announces Change in Owner, SERVCO Pacific Inc. to Secure Majority Stake

Posted January 27, 2020 at 8:17 am | No comments

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced Servco Pacific Inc. (Servco) and TPG Growth have entered into a sale and purchase agreement in which Servco will acquire TPG’s shares in the company. The acquisition is targeted to close in February 2020, subject to certain closing conditions.

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Ovation Guitars Announces the Opening of an All-New Custom Shop

Ovation Guitars Announces the Opening of an All-New Custom Shop

Posted January 14, 2020 at 6:12 am | No comments

Ovation Guitars is proud to announce the opening of the all-new “Ovation Custom Shop”. This purpose-driven shop is located in New Hartford, Connecticut and features a small team of dedicated luthiers and technicians who have a truly specialized focus – custom-made, USA built Ovation guitars.

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PRS Guitars Brings McCarty 594 Instruments to the S2 Series

PRS Guitars Brings McCarty 594 Instruments to the S2 Series

Posted January 8, 2020 at 9:27 am | No comments

The S2 McCarty 594 family can seamlessly master authentic humbucking tones and nuanced, sweet single-coil sounds, thanks to their 58/15 “S” pickups and dual volume and push/pull tone controls. This versatile tonal set up is backed by modern construction, so these guitars play in tune, stay in tune, and are intonated the entire length of the neck.

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