Guitar Center News

John 5. Photo by Gabrielle Geiselman. In the next installment of the "GC Sessions" series, Guitar Center welcomes guitar virtuoso JOHN 5 for a series of exclusive in-store events. via Modern Guitars Magazine

This artist's rendering depicts 1255 Boylston St. in Boston's Fenway neighborhood, which will house the Guitar Center, one of the nation's largest guitar retailers. via Banker & Tradesman

As part of its efforts to protect the environment and earth's resources, Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument and professional audio retailer, has made major changes to its operational ... via Harmony Central

Kansas City Business Journal - by Todd Natenberg Staff Writer KCBJ David Hinchman, first vice president of CB Richard Ellis in Kansas City, says all the economic development players had to be on the right page ... via Kansas City Business Journal

Master rock guitarist Joe Satriani will perform career-spanning hits and music from the upcoming album Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock. via Harmony Central

“I hope that musicians and fans around the world enjoy them as much as I do.”

Guitar retailers across the world are about to offer consumers an unprecedented opportunity to own a very limited Gibson or Epiphone Slash Signature model guitar. via Harmony Central

The last few years have seen a glut of fine acoustic guitars, priced between $700 and $1,250, hit the market. via Guitar World

“It's about not being able to offer the same kind of service anymore.”

Barker's Music will close its stores in Modesto and Stockton in the next few months, with the owner saying a combination of a down economy, competition and less interest in music education are to blame. via The Modesto Bee

Most notably, RZA formed, shaped and manifested the multi-platinum, Grammy winning, genre-defying group from Staten Island, Wu-Tang Clan. via PR-inside.com

“These iconic guitars created many major moments in rock n roll music history, raised substantial sums for Eric Clapton's and the Edge's related charities, and we are excited to share them with Minneapolis' music community.”

Guitar Center is proud to display four iconic guitars from their "Guitar Center Legends Collection" at its Minneapolis Twin Cities store on Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2. Clapton's legendary "Blackie" and ... via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

American Music & Sound appointed Michael Palmer to the position of national sales manager for Allen & Heath products in the United States. via Radio World

If you've got an extra 6,000 bucks lying around, Guitar Center might have come up with a place for you to drop the bills. via The Elements

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“I was able to plug it in and make sure it sounds good, because that's the key. It's cool if a guitar can tune itself but if it doesn't sound good then who really cares?”

Representatives from the world-famous Gibson guitar company recently showed off their latest creation at a suburban Maryland music store outside Washington. via Voice of America

“Being able to see and touch a computer, especially notebooks, is preferred. At the kiosks, they could see and touch them, but they couldn`t take them home with them. Now they can.”

Thursday January 31, 2008 Dell Inc. announced today that it will close its 140 retail kiosks around the U.S. as it turns its attention to major retail outlets. via PakTribune

If the NAMM convention was intended to be the ultimate retail outlet, countless visitors would have been broke by the end of the 4-day event. via Ultimate-guitar.com

“In the long run, (the real guitar) is more fun”

In today's media-infiltrated world, video games are blamed for many ills, from breeding violence to turning our kids into couch potatoes. via Beacon News

“They're going to go from cheap to high-end custom, personally signed by Slash.”

First robotics, now Slash. The full details are not yet confirmed, but we've exclusively learned that Gibson is going to release eight new Slash-branded guitars. via Hollywood Reporter