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| Fender Offers 8 New Hot Rod Enclosures |
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| Fenders new Hot Rod Deluxe 112 Enclosures are designed to add more juice and more colors to a variety of combo amps, and they fit neatly beneath our Hot Rod Deluxe and Blues Deluxe combos. Choose from 8 different colors. Black,Blonde,Brown,Emerald,Texas Red,Tweed, Laquered Tweed and White Lightning. |
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| CA guitars on the road with Elixir® strings |
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| CA Guitars, a premier builder of carbon fiber acoustic guitars, is going mobile with the introduction of its new Cargo model; a travel-sized extra-small-body acoustic guitar. Like all of the models in the CA catalogue, the Cargo will be outfitted with Elixir® Strings, pioneer of long-life strings. |
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| National Guitar Workshop 2008 Season |
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| The National Guitar Workshop announces the curriculum and guest artists for the 2008 season. This year's program will feature Paul Gilbert, Lisa Loeb, The John Scofield Trio featuring Bill Stewart and Steve Swallow, Kenny Burrell, Michael Angelo Batio, Jennifer Batten, Eric Krasno, Laurence Juber, Sonny Landreth, and more. Courses will be offered in rock, blues, jazz, country, classical, music technology, songwriting, and guitar exploration. |
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| Gibson sues retailers over Activision's Guitar Hero |
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| Gibson Guitar Corp. today sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and five other major retailers that sell the Activision "Guitar Hero" game, claiming it violates a patent it holds. A federal lawsuit filed Monday claims Wal-Mart, Target Corp., Kmart, Amazon.com, GameStop Corp. and Toys "R" Us should stop selling the game.Gibson has already tried to stop video game publisher Activision Inc. from selling all versions of the game, claiming it too closely matches a musical virtual-reality patent from 1999. |
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| Martin Celebrates 175th Anniversary |
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| C.F. Martin & Company is celebrating its 175th Anniversary as the oldest surviving maker of guitars in the world. Currently the largest producer of acoustic guitars in the United States, the company is highly regarded for creating some of the finest instruments and introducing innovations that have become industry standards in the music products industry. The company, founded in the U.S., has been continuously family owned and operated for six generations. Currently headed by Chairman and CEO Christian Frederick Martin IV, the company has prospered as it has been handed down five times since it was started by German immigrant Christian Frederick Martin, Sr. in 1833. |
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| Jeff Healey dies at 41 |
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| Guitar wizard Norman Jeff Healey of Toronto died Sunday of cancer. He was 41.Healey was considered a prodigy and earned numerous Juno and Grammy nominations in the course of his career. He lost both his eyes to retinoblastoma before he was eight-months-old, but never let that slow him down. |
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| New Italia Imola 6 Electric Guitar |
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| Italia releases their newest and coolest guitar to date. The Imola 6 string electric features a unique duplex pickup selector where you can select the top 3 strings, bottom 3 strings or all 6 at once. The Imola 6 has 6 Italia Duplex pickups so the tonal ranges is endless. |
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| Slash Signature Les Pauls from Gibson Custom, USA and Epiphone |
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| Gibson Guitar, announced the first ever availability of a series of "Slash" signature Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul Standard electric guitars. On Tuesday April 1st 2008 three very limited and unique models of the Slash signature Les Paul guitar will be released simultaneously around the world. Each guitar model has been designed and produced in close co-operation with the legendary Velvet Revolver guitarist, Slash. For the first time ever, the Slash models will be available from Gibson Custom, Gibson USA and Epiphone offering consumers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to own a guitar inspired by Slash. On April 1, 2008 at 5pm US EDT select dealers will offer a limited number of these models for sale. Once they are sold out, they will not be reproduced. |
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| Albert Lee & John Petrucci Baritone Models By Ernie Ball |
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| Expanding its legendary craftsmanship and American heritage, Ernie Ball Music Man announces the arrival of two new Ball Family Reserve instruments. The Albert Lee BFR and the John Petrucci Baritone BFR as well as a trio of new color options for all Ball Family Reserve instruments. Originally enjoyed only by family and revered artist friends, Music Man's exceptional Ball Family Reserve instruments celebrate the company's most exceptional American artistry. |
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| 2008 Guitar of the Month Series |
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| Gibson USA's reputation for creating original, innovative guitars is legendary, and the new 2008 Guitar of the Month program is further proof of that. Last year's lineup produced some instant classics line the Reverse Flying V, the SG Standard Silverburst, the Firebird Zebrawood, and the Les Paul Antique Classic Artist Series. |
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| Visual Sounds 2008 Pedal Lineup |
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| Visual Sound has been hard at work using their ears and engineering skills to design and produce the all-new V2 Series effects pedals. Visual Sound states that one of the great things about the new V2 Series line of pedals is that you can now get your favorite Visual Sound effects in a single effect pedal, something musicians everywhere have long requested and been waiting for! |
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| Limited Edition Seagull 25th Anniversary guitars |
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| The Godin Guitar Company has unleashed 2 limited edition models to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their Seagull brand of acoustic guitars. The Seagull 25th Anniversary Flame Maple CW EQ and Mahogany Spruce will each include a commemorative certificate and 25th anniversary headstock logo. |
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| LPD Music Unveils New Premium Paracho Elite Guitar Line |
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| LPD Music introduces their new premium line of Latin themed stringed instruments, Paracho Elite Guitars, formerly known as Lone Star Guitars. In recent years, the Lone Star line had evolved to such an extent that a name change was imminent. With premium woods, solid tops, new bracing technology, new exclusive designs, and vastly improved quality control, the line has reached new heights. In addition, lower end models have been discontinued and more decorative higher end models have been added to the line. |
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| The All New American Standard Series |
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| Fender officially unveiled its highly anticipated American Standard Series instruments. The American Standard Series, heralded by Fenders new Make History campaign, comprises the flagship or workhorse models of Fender electric guitars and basses. |
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| New Guitars from Gibson 2008 |
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| Gibson Guitars releases over 15 new guitar models for 2008, including many exciting custom Les Paul signature models and ES models that highlight the semi hollow bodies traditional electric tone and pay homage to some of the greatest guitar players of all time. |
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Did You Know? |
Major 7th chords contain the intervals 1,3,5,7
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Archived Files |
| Monday, December 28 | | · | Guitarist for Janis Joplin's Big Brother Band Dies |
| Thursday, December 03 | | · | Upgraded Pedals and Amps From Danelectro |
| Wednesday, December 02 | | · | Hughes & Kettner Complete 2009-2010 Product Lineup |
| Tuesday, December 01 | | · | Mbrace Guitar Holder Super Sale! |
| Monday, November 30 | | · | Jimi Hendrix Tops Guitar Riffs List |
| Thursday, November 19 | | · | Gibson Guitar CEO Leaves Rainforest Group After Nashville Raid |
| Wednesday, November 18 | | · | Gibson Guitar Plant In Nashville Raided By Feds |
| Monday, November 02 | | · | New Gibson Guitars to Sport Völkl Ski Graphics |
| Friday, October 30 | | · | Lava Cable New Improved Retro-Coil Cables |
| Monday, October 12 | | · | Blues Guitarist Freddy Robinson Dies At 70 |
| · | Fender Cuts Rapid Prototyping Costs in Half with Objet 3D Printer |
| · | T-Mobile and Fender Team Up on Guitar Inspired Wood Grain Phone |
| Monday, October 05 | | · | Jimi Hendrix 1967 Stratocaster Back Up For Sale |
| Wednesday, September 02 | | · | MI Awards Honorary Degree to Guitar Legend Steve Vai |
| Tuesday, September 01 | | · | Kyle Busch Donates 150 Guitars To Students |
| Tuesday, August 18 | | · | Brian Setzer Orchestra Meets Film Noir On Songs From Lonely Avenue |
| Thursday, August 13 | | · | Guitar Legend Les Paul Dies At Age 94 |
| Wednesday, August 12 | | · | Fast Axe Multipurpose Guitar Cleaning Brush |
| Wednesday, August 05 | | · | Monster Cables Now Available At The Guitar Files |
| Tuesday, August 04 | | · | Dean Guitars - 12 New Guitar Pickups - Made In The USA |
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