Gibson Foundation Re-Launches Worldwide For 125 years, Gibson has been creating, shaping, and inspiring sound across all generations, genders and genres of music. Gibson is proud to announce the re-launch of the Gibson Foundation–a 501(c)3) committed to introduce, inspire and amplify the power of music–and the appointment of Dendy Jarrett to Executive Director, Gibson Foundation. Since 2002, the Gibson Foundation has provided thousands…
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Ibanez reveals new Iron Label guitars for 2017
HOT NEW IRON LABEL MODELS FOR 2017 NEW PICKUPS OPTIONS, BODY STYLES & MORE! As the Iron Label series has grown in popularity, it has evolved from austere, no-frills, nothing-but-metal machines, into something much more. Over the past few years, this budding series has emerged from the shadows and grown…
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Jackson introduces new signature series
Jackson Artist Signature guitars and basses bear the names, preferred features and personalized touches of a select group of metal’s finest and most acclaimed players worldwide. They’re designed in conjunction with Jackson’s master builders as the ultimate expression of the artist’s talent and style. Beginning with the legendary Randy Rhoads…
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Epiphone Introduces The Brendon Small “Snow Falcon” Flying-V
Epiphone presents the new Ltd. Ed. Brendon Small “Snow Falcon” Outfit, the second signature guitar for Dethklok creator Brendon Small, featuring the historic Flying V profile in a one-of-a-kind Snow Burst finish plus Gibson® Burstbucker™ humbuckers with coil-splitting, KillPot™ switch, LockTone™ bridge, Stopbar tailpiece, and Grover® Rotomatics™ machine heads plus…
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Ace Frehley of KISS Joins the Newest Episode of Guitar Moves on Noisey
Check out the newest episode of Guitar Moves, spotlighting KISS’s very own Ace Frehley. Matt Sweeney joins Ace at Electric Lady Studios in New York where KISS recorded some of their first demos that led them to fame. In this short video, Noisey began to learn how the guitarist helped establish KISS as…
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Sandvik created a smash-proof 3D printed guitar, then challenged rock legend Yngwie Malmsteen to smash it
Sandvik created a smash-proof, 3D printed guitar, then challenged rock legend Yngwie Malmsteen to smash it Rock stars have been smashing guitars for decades, few with more enthusiasm than Swedish-born guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen. Global engineering company Sandvik decided to test its cutting-edge techniques by building the world’s first…
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An Electric Legacy – Leo Fender: The Quiet Giant Heard Around the World
The world occasionally produces one of those rare thinkers whose name becomes iconic. Thomas Edison lit up the world; Albert Einstein profoundly altered the study of physics; Walt Disney reimagined entertainment, and Leo Fender invented the electric guitar. Fender grew up in Fullerton, California, where his interest in electronics lead…
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NAMM 2017: Fender Custom Shop Commemorates 30th Anniversary
In honor of Fender Custom Shop’s 30th anniversary, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) and its guitar luthiery pioneers have reunited for 2017 Fender Custom Shop Founders Design: eight guitars, each designed by one of eight visionary Founding Master Builders who kick-started the iconic Custom Shop – known as the “dream…
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IK Multimedia announces Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube now available
IK Multimedia is proud to announce that Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube is now available for Mac and PC from participating retailers worldwide, the IK Multimedia web store, and from the AmpliTube Custom Shop. Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube brings seven of Fender’s dream machines – some of the most…
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Stan Lee Autographed Flying V Guitar Set for Auction
All music-loving attendees of Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con will be heading to the Main Stage of the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, October 30 at 3:00 PM where one lucky convention-goer will become the owner of a Gibson Flying V signed by Stan Lee – all courtesy…