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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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The Who’s Pete Townshend Honored with the Les Paul Award at last night’s TEC Awards:

Posted January 26, 2013 at 9:20 pm | No comments

Highlighting the evening was the Les Paul Award presentation to renowned recording artist and composer The Who’s Pete Townshend. The Les Paul Award was presented by film producer and humorist Martin Lewis and Jeff Salmon, representing The Les Paul Foundation.

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PRS Trophy Guitars Commemorate GRAND-AM Rolex Race Winners

PRS Trophy Guitars Commemorate GRAND-AM Rolex Race Winners

Posted January 24, 2013 at 1:24 pm | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is bringing newly designed custom electric guitar trophies back to the prestigious GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series for 2013.

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85th Academy Awards® Nominations For Best Original Song & Best Original Score From A Motion Picture

85th Academy Awards® Nominations For Best Original Song & Best Original Score From A Motion Picture

Posted January 11, 2013 at 3:47 pm | 2 comments

The Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards® were read and announced by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone in Beverly Hills, California, Thursday morning, January 10, which included the much anticipated nominations for Best Original Song and Best Original Film Score.

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PRS Artist Package Now Available on Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, and Amplifiers

PRS Artist Package Now Available on Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, and Amplifiers

Posted January 9, 2013 at 1:59 pm | One comment

New for 2013, PRS Guitars is expanding the popular Artist Package program to include select models across their full Core product line of electrics, acoustics, and amplifiers.

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Gretsch® Introduces Billy Duffy White Falcon™

Gretsch® Introduces Billy Duffy White Falcon™

Posted January 4, 2013 at 1:49 pm | One comment

It is with great pleasure that Gretsch is releasing the G7593T Billy Duffy White Falcon guitar, which has immediately become one of the most unique and bewitching White Falcon guitars ever made.

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Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister to Unveil Motorheadphones at CES

Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister to Unveil Motorheadphones at CES

Posted December 20, 2012 at 12:37 pm | No comments

Motorhead, the Grammy award winning rock band will unveil the overwhelmingly loud and fast style of rock-n-roll with the official U.S. launch of Motorheadphones at the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas.

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On HBO – 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction May 18th

On HBO – 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction May 18th

Posted December 11, 2012 at 4:32 pm | No comments

At a press conference today at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist and 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Flea announced the list of performer inductees and Ahmet Ertegun Award recipients for induction. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2013 are:

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PRS Guitars 2012 Holiday Thank You Gift Event

PRS Guitars 2012 Holiday Thank You Gift Event

Posted November 2, 2012 at 6:45 pm | No comments

This holiday season, PRS Guitars is saying thank you to every person who purchases a new PRS or PRS SE electric guitar, acoustic guitar, or amplifier with a unique gift pack. Each gift includes an exclusive 18’ red PRS cable, a strap, and a specially designed winter cap and coffee mug along with several other PRS accessories.

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