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Guitar Center Presents The Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Collection Featuring Five Limited Edition Signature and Replica Guitars

Guitar Center Presents The Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Collection Featuring Five Limited Edition Signature and Replica Guitars

Posted February 8, 2013 at 2:17 pm | No comments

Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, in partnership with Eric Clapton, proudly announces the launch of the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Collection. The limited-edition collection will feature five Eric Clapton tribute, replica and signature guitars to be sold in North America exclusively at Guitar Center locations and online at GuitarCenter.com beginning March 21, 2013.

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Rock Writer Steven Rosen Releases Ebook Edition of Free At Last: The Story of Free and Bad Company

Rock Writer Steven Rosen Releases Ebook Edition of Free At Last: The Story of Free and Bad Company

Posted February 4, 2013 at 3:13 am | One comment

We’re pleased to announce that for the first time in digital format, veteran rock author Steven Rosen presents his exciting book, Free at Last: The Story of Free and Bad Company, that covers the legendary blues and rock artists, when Free rocked the airwaves with their blues-drenched rock, followed by the genesis of Bad Company.

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Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective to be Released March 5, 2013

Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective to be Released March 5, 2013

Posted January 29, 2013 at 5:38 am | No comments

Even if he’d never formed the Allman Brothers Band, Duane Allman would be a major figure in American popular music.

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Mike Oldfield Releases New Studio Album Tubular Beats

Posted January 25, 2013 at 3:00 am | No comments

Mike Oldfield

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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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Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor on Tour and New CD March 2013

Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor on Tour and New CD March 2013

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.

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Pickup Pocket Putty Releases the Ultimate Guitar and Bass tone!

Pickup Pocket Putty Releases the Ultimate Guitar and Bass tone!

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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Ken Armstrong Recreates Rory Gallagher’s Hand-Wound Pickups

Ken Armstrong Recreates Rory Gallagher’s Hand-Wound Pickups

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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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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