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PRS Guitars Summer 2013 Free Strings for a Year and Thank You Package!

PRS Guitars Summer 2013 Free Strings for a Year and Thank You Package!

Posted May 31, 2013 at 12:17 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars is pleased to announce the PRS Summer 2013 Thank You Package and Experience Sweepstakes. This summer program recognizes customers who purchase PRS products and gives fans the opportunity to win a trip for two to attend the 7th annual Experience PRS open house event this fall.

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Rare Beatles Vox Guitar on Display in Ireland April 16 – May 8

Rare Beatles Vox Guitar on Display in Ireland April 16 – May 8

Posted April 12, 2013 at 1:24 pm | No comments

Newbridge Silverware Museum of Style Icons in partnership with Julien’s Auctions has announced an exclusive exhibition featuring a very rare Beatles guitar played by both John Lennon and George Harrison.

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Taylor Guitars Expands the 500 Series with First Edition All-Mahogany Guitars

Taylor Guitars Expands the 500 Series with First Edition All-Mahogany Guitars

Posted April 12, 2013 at 4:33 am | No comments

Celebrating the rich musical heritage of mahogany, Taylor Guitars is pleased to expand its popular mahogany 500 Series with several new all-mahogany models. Offered in all five Taylor body shapes, the models are making their debut as part of a special First Edition offering at the Musikmesse trade show in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Rare Beatles Vox Guitar Kicks Off Julien’s Auction on May 18, 2013 (Video)

Rare Beatles Vox Guitar Kicks Off Julien’s Auction on May 18, 2013 (Video)

Posted March 22, 2013 at 8:35 am | No comments

’It’s extraordinary when you have the opportunity to offer such an amazing piece of music history as the Vox guitar played by both George Harrison and John Lennon,” said Martin Nolan, Executive Director of Julien’s Auctions.

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Steve Stevens and Knaggs Guitars announce Signature Model

Steve Stevens and Knaggs Guitars announce Signature Model

Posted March 16, 2013 at 12:34 pm | No comments

Grammy-Award winning Virtuoso and long time collaborator Steve Stevens and Knaggs Guitars proudly announce the Steve Stevens Signature model.

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Flying Dog Ale’s “Support Local Creativity” Campaign Series Featuring Paul Reed Smith Guitars Wins Prestigious ADDY Award

Flying Dog Ale’s “Support Local Creativity” Campaign Series Featuring Paul Reed Smith Guitars Wins Prestigious ADDY Award

Posted March 1, 2013 at 2:44 pm | No comments

After months of planning, the 2013 ADDY awards ceremony, which celebrates excellence in advertising, proved to be an exciting night for PRS Guitars and PRS friend and Flying Dog Ale Film Maker, Tim Martin.

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Paul Reed Smith Guitars Partners with Atlantic Forest Reforestation Program in Brazil

Paul Reed Smith Guitars Partners with Atlantic Forest Reforestation Program in Brazil

Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:11 pm | No comments

Beginning in 2013, Paul Reed Smith Guitars is partnering with the Monte Pascoal Pau Brasil Ecological Corridor project (MPPB-EC).

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PRS Guitars Continues Foundations Video Series with Martin Simpson, Tony McManus, Ricky Skaggs, Cody Kilby, and Paul Reed Smith

PRS Guitars Continues Foundations Video Series with Martin Simpson, Tony McManus, Ricky Skaggs, Cody Kilby, and Paul Reed Smith

Posted February 12, 2013 at 8:21 am | No comments

Last fall, Paul Reed Smith sat down with Carlos Santana, Derek Trucks, and Warren Haynes to have a candid conversation about tone, finding your voice, and being a musician. Recently, Smith invited Martin Simpson, Tony McManus, Ricky Skaggs, and Cody Kilby to his home studio to continue the conversation with PRS’s leading acoustic endorsers.

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The Urban Music Legend called the Martin Catorce 14-String Guitar

The Urban Music Legend called the Martin Catorce 14-String Guitar

Posted February 10, 2013 at 10:02 am | No comments

If you Google the question “Is there a 14-string guitar?”, you are apt to get confused. Wiki.answers.com states emphatically, “there are no instruments that have 14 strings”.

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Being Safe at Your Local Nightclubs

Being Safe at Your Local Nightclubs

Posted January 28, 2013 at 2:06 pm | No comments

And just this past week, a fire at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, ravaged the club that was reported to be filled to double its capacity and leaving 233 bodies in its wake.

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