Posted January 24, 2013 at 8:05 am | No comments
On Monday 4th March, world-renowned Australian “fingerstyle” acoustic guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, CGP, and Britain’s Martin Taylor, MBE, will release their highly anticipated collaboration album “The Colonel & The Governor”on Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings.
Posted in: Acoustic News, Guitar News, Instrumental News, Product News, Uncategorized
Posted January 23, 2013 at 12:28 pm | No comments
The constant quest for tone has now been fulfilled with Pickup Pocket Putty. A revolutionary new product that will help you get ultimate performance and tone from your guitar or bass without modifying your instrument.
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Posted January 17, 2013 at 2:12 pm | No comments
A 13-foot steel, glass, and bronze sculpture of a PRS Santana signature guitar was unveiled in front of the House of Blues Las Vegas in Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino this week in honor of the House of Blues first resident and long-time PRS artist, Carlos Santana.
Posted in: Guitar News, Guitars and Guitarists
Posted January 14, 2013 at 3:10 pm | No comments
The Rory Gallagher/Kent Armstrong friendship had its own ironic modern twist, Rory and Kent never met in person. Kent lived 45 minutes outside of London so the phone was their bond. They talked about everything – politics, the weather, pickups, a recent gig, guitar gizmo ideas; football, sound, the science of the guitar, the list goes on.
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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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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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Posted January 9, 2013 at 11:34 am | 2 comments
In the West, many people are familiar with two features of North Indian music: the broad array of timbres and rhythmic complexity of the tabla, the accompanying percussion instrument, and the otherworldy sound of the sitar, characterized by its massive string bends, incessant drones, and the resonance of sympathetic strings.
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Posted January 8, 2013 at 6:06 pm | No comments
Neal Schon of Journey is joining the PRS Guitars family of artists with two distinct signature models: the NS-14 and NS-15. Neal was intimately involved in the design of nearly every aspect of these instruments…from the stylized f-holes to the hardware details.
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Posted January 8, 2013 at 5:43 pm | No comments
Reintroduced for 2013, the Custom 22 is a classic workhorse with all the tones you’ve come to expect from your PRS and a distinctive, musical, warm midrange.
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Posted January 8, 2013 at 5:32 pm | No comments
The Paul Reed Smith SC245 is a vintage-inspired Singlecut perfect for more traditional single-cutaway players. The 24.5” scale length offers a loose, laid-back feel, but the guitar maintains a tight low end and snappy attack.
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