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PRS Guitars Introduces Brent Mason Signature Model

PRS Guitars Introduces Brent Mason Signature Model

Posted January 8, 2013 at 5:04 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars is proud to welcome Nashville virtuoso Brent Mason to their family of signature artists. Brent worked with Paul Reed Smith for several years to arrive at this unique model that meets the need for a versatile and reliable, recording and gigging instrument.

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SE 245 Soapbar Brings Single-Coil Sounds Back to PRS’s 2013 SE Lineup

SE 245 Soapbar Brings Single-Coil Sounds Back to PRS’s 2013 SE Lineup

Posted January 8, 2013 at 4:59 pm | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is proud to bring huge single coil tones back into their SE lineup for 2013 with the SE 245 Soapbar.

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“Paul’s Guitar” and “Paul’s MDT” Amplifier

“Paul’s Guitar” and “Paul’s MDT” Amplifier

Posted January 8, 2013 at 4:26 pm | No comments

For 2013, PRS Guitars is introducing “Paul’s Guitar” and “Paul’s MDT” amplifier – both designed to Paul Reed Smith’s exacting specifications and built to match his own gear.

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Introducing PRS Custom Amp Designs 2-Channel Custom Amplifie

Introducing PRS Custom Amp Designs 2-Channel Custom Amplifie

Posted January 8, 2013 at 4:14 pm | No comments

Handmade in Stevensville, Maryland, the PRS 2-Channel Custom 50 and 100 watt amplifiers are the newest models available through the PRS Custom Amp Design (CAD) program.

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PRS Guitars Introduces New Core Bass Line

PRS Guitars Introduces New Core Bass Line

Posted January 8, 2013 at 3:45 pm | No comments

Paul Reed Smith and Gary Grainger began collaborating on what would become Private Stock Gary Grainger basses a decade ago.

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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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Jazz Improvisation: Licks as a Learning Tool

Jazz Improvisation: Licks as a Learning Tool

Posted December 29, 2012 at 6:54 am | One comment

The use of pre-composed licks as an essential step in learning to play jazz, and especially jazz guitar, seems to be a foregone conclusion.

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2012 Guitar International Awards

2012 Guitar International Awards

Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:57 am | No comments

For the second year in a row, we find that Blues-Rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa has earned our Guitarist of the Year Award. Not many artists nail down album after album like Bonamassa. In 2011, he released his critically acclaimed solo debut, Dustbowl, along with a collaborative effort with his Supergroup Black Country Communion.

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Why All Musicians Should Be Blogging

Why All Musicians Should Be Blogging

Posted December 26, 2012 at 9:26 am | No comments

There’s no denying that the internet has changed the music industry, and indeed the way that musicians initiate communication with their audiences.

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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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