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IAMCU Launch Without the Beatles Album in Support of Education and UNICEF

IAMCU Launch Without the Beatles Album in Support of Education and UNICEF

Posted January 28, 2014 at 5:51 am | No comments

It is with great pride that we announce the official release of the album ‘Without The Beatles’ by the International Association of Music Colleges and Universities (IAMCU) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ classic album ‘With The Beatles’.

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PRS Guitars Adds Six New Color Options for 2014

PRS Guitars Adds Six New Color Options for 2014

Posted January 25, 2014 at 7:13 am | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars, a leading manufacturer of high-quality instruments that has been serving guitar enthusiasts for nearly three decades, is adding six new translucent maple top colors to its US-made Core electric guitar and bass line: Aquableux, Blood Orange, Faded Whale Blue, Obsidian, Violet, and the color name that raises the most eyebrows – Leprechaun Tooth.

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Rush’s Alex Lifeson Joins PRS Acoustic Signature Artist Family

Rush’s Alex Lifeson Joins PRS Acoustic Signature Artist Family

Posted January 24, 2014 at 10:29 am | No comments

PRS Guitars is pleased to announce the new Private Stock Alex Lifeson Thinline acoustic guitar, new for NAMM 2014.

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Gretsch ® Introduces 2014 Rancher™ Acoustic Models

Gretsch ® Introduces 2014 Rancher™ Acoustic Models

Posted January 23, 2014 at 6:31 pm | No comments

Gretsch Rancher acoustics are back and better than ever for 2014 with five new-and-improved models suitable for acoustic players of all tastes.

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PRS Guitarist Orianthi Offers Musicians the Chance to Join Her on Stage

PRS Guitarist Orianthi Offers Musicians the Chance to Join Her on Stage

Posted January 22, 2014 at 10:00 am | No comments

Orianthi is inviting all musicians to submit a video of their best live performance for the chance to join her onstage in Los Angeles.

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National GUITAR Museum Honors Vic Flick with Lifetime Achievement Award

National GUITAR Museum Honors Vic Flick with Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted January 6, 2014 at 3:29 pm | No comments

The National GUITAR Museum announced that Vic Flick, the guitarist who played on hundreds of London sessions — and is best know for playing the guitar on the James Bond theme – will receive its “Lifetime Achievement” Award for 2013.

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PRS Guitars Adds P24 Trem Model for 2014

PRS Guitars Adds P24 Trem Model for 2014

Posted December 19, 2013 at 10:55 am | No comments

PRS Guitars is proud to announce the addition of the P24 Trem, a 24-fret piezo-equipped solidbody electric guitar that effortlessly achieves classic humbucker tones and authentic acoustic sounds in one instrument.

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PRS Guitars Announces Two Additions to US-Made “S2” Series:
S2 Singlecut and S2 Custom 22

PRS Guitars Announces Two Additions to US-Made “S2” Series:
S2 Singlecut and S2 Custom 22

Posted December 18, 2013 at 11:43 am | One comment

In July of 2013, Maryland manufacturer Paul Reed Smith Guitars unveiled the new S2 Starla, S2 Mira, and S2 Custom 24. Considered to be one of the most significant product launches in the company’s recent history, the S2 Series of electric guitars offers the fit, finish, and attention to detail the world has come to expect from the craftsmen at PRS in a more accessible price point.

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TEDx Releases Paul Reed Smith’s TEDxMidAtlantic Talk to YouTube

TEDx Releases Paul Reed Smith’s TEDxMidAtlantic Talk to YouTube

Posted December 2, 2013 at 10:26 am | One comment

Paul Reed Smith’s TEDxMidAtlantic Talk is now available for public viewing on YouTube. Paul, PRS Guitars working founder and Managing General Partner, presented his TEDx Talk entitled “Changing Your View of Musical Instruments” to a sold out Washington DC crowd on October 25, 2013.

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PRS Signature Artist, Carlos Santana to Receive the Kennedy Center Honors Award

PRS Signature Artist, Carlos Santana to Receive the Kennedy Center Honors Award

Posted November 26, 2013 at 3:48 pm | One comment

Paul Reed Smith Guitars would like to congratulate Carlos Santana, a PRS Signature Artist, as one of the five recipients to be honored at the 36th Annual National Celebration of the Arts. Other honorees selected are: opera singer Martina Arroyo; pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer, Herbie Hancock; pianist, singer and songwriter, Billy Joel; and actress Shirley MacLaine.

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