Fly-dates in the touring world are something of a status symbol. You’re finally trading in a cramped van for a cramped airplane — and it’s kind of a big deal. But, there’s a huge drawback: now you have to worry about transporting your gear without the use of a trailer.
Nils Lofgren, currently on tour with the E-Street Band, received his Knaggs Severn T2 in Golden Natural on Monday, April 9 and apparently fell in love with it at first sight, using the guitar the same night at their show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Having been on hiatus for several years from writing music industry articles, I briefly struggled with the topic of which to re-introduce myself to the music community.
In 1985 Paul Reed Smith officially opened PRS Guitars offering a limited number of guitar models. Throughout the years, these instruments gradually changed the walls of guitar shops with their figured maple tops and eye-catching stains.
Introduced in the fall of 2011, PRS Guitars’ Collection Series instruments are built in small batches by the company’s Private Stock department.
Paul Reed Smith Guitars is proud to introduce the new PRS Artist Package, an exclusive platform that offers expanded features, options, and colors on select models in the PRS core electric guitar line.
Peavey® has teamed with Ted Nugent and Artists For Autism to promote a one-of-a-kind Peavey guitar auction to benefit Autism Speaks and Project Lifesaver International. The auction is live on eBay until Thursday, April 5, 2012.
Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premier entertainment and celebrity estate auction house and the Les Paul Foundation have partnered for an auction of extraordinary property and collection of guitars, equipment and musical artifacts from the legendary musician, engineer and inventor Les Paul. The auction event will take place on June 8-9, 2012 in honor of what would have been Paul’s 97th birthday. (June 9, 2012).
PRS Guitars is proud to announce that the popular SC 58 model has received the Musikmesse International Press Award (mipa) for “Best Electric Guitar” 2011/2012.
Atlanta Records publicity shop told us that, In celebration of their annual “Sex & Music” issue and Bruno Mars, the 10th man to grace the cover of Playboy, the iconic magazine hosted a celebration in classic Hollywood fashion at the famed PlayboyMansion Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
