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Experience PRS Guitars 2012 Releases Swamp Ash Studio Multi-Foil Guitars

Experience PRS Guitars 2012 Releases Swamp Ash Studio Multi-Foil Guitars

Posted September 14, 2012 at 12:12 pm | No comments

PRS made a small number of guitars with painted pinstripes dubbed “metal guitars.”

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The New PRS SE Clint Lowery Guitar at Experience PRS 2012

The New PRS SE Clint Lowery Guitar at Experience PRS 2012

Posted September 14, 2012 at 12:05 pm | No comments

Largely known as the lead guitarist for Sevendust, Clint Lowery is recognized worldwide for his raw melodies and empowering riffs.

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Experience PRS 2012 Kicks Off with Top Talent

Experience PRS 2012 Kicks Off with Top Talent

Posted September 13, 2012 at 11:45 pm | No comments

For the sixth consecutive year, Paul Reed Smith Guitars is hosting its Experience PRS trade show (Sept. 13 – 15), with an expected attendance of over 2,000 friends, fans and associates.

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Electro-Harmonix Gets Chatty with the New Talking Pedal

Electro-Harmonix Gets Chatty with the New Talking Pedal

Posted September 12, 2012 at 5:26 am | No comments

Riding the coattails of EHX’s revolutionary wah pedal, the Crying Tone, the brand new Talking Pedal brings vocal expression to the guitar player (no tubes required.)

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Inside the Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop – Advanced Rock with Shredder Tobias Hurwitz

Inside the Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop – Advanced Rock with Shredder Tobias Hurwitz

Posted September 11, 2012 at 12:35 pm | One comment

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” I’ve heard that a few times, but it never sunk in until I took Tobias Hurwitz’s daily three-hour Advanced Rock class at the week-long Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop. If you’re a “play by ear” guitarist like me, I can’t recommend enough that you put your anxieties and prejudices aside and sign up for an intensive workshop like this one.

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The Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Bigfork, Montana (Videos & Gallery)

The Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Bigfork, Montana (Videos & Gallery)

Posted September 11, 2012 at 11:54 am | One comment

The nightly concerts at the Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Bigfork Montana, Aug. 24 – Sep 1, 2012, were sold-out knockouts, featuring some of the finest guitarists in the world in every genre.

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Dennis Koster Plays 1951 Barbero at Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival

Dennis Koster Plays 1951 Barbero at Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival

Posted September 7, 2012 at 11:45 am | No comments

The Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival kicks off every morning at 8 a.m., with a massive family-style breakfast in the Main Lodge on the banks of Flathead Lake.

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Fur Peace Ranch “On the Road” Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

Fur Peace Ranch “On the Road” Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

Posted September 7, 2012 at 9:40 am | No comments

It was in California that the Fur Peace Ranch first presented its “On The Road” workshops. It’s a concept that has proved successful and we enjoy spending a few weeks during the Winter in warm and beautiful surroundings bringing the spirit of Fur Peace and our award-winning classes to “On The Road” destinations.

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COC Guitar Workshop Day 2: Yamaha 6-String Theory Semi-Finals

COC Guitar Workshop Day 2: Yamaha 6-String Theory Semi-Finals

Posted August 27, 2012 at 9:16 am | One comment

The future of the guitar is in good hands. Today, in a big white tent in a field here at luxury dude ranch Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork Montana, 11 young semi-finalists for Lee Ritenour’s Yamaha 6-String Theory Guitar Competition duked it out to determine which six will compete in the finals this Wednesday, which will be judged by Ritenour, Sonny Landreth, Chris Hillman and Dave Grusin.

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The 2012 Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Music Festival

The 2012 Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Music Festival

Posted August 25, 2012 at 1:41 pm | 3 comments

Flew from the dirty Jerz to pristine northwestern Montana today to attend the 2012 Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Music Festival in at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork.

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