Staten Island, NY (November 24, 2010) — Long-time DiMarzio endorser Paul Gilbert has again teamed up with the company for a new set of single-coil sized signature pickups. The result is the newly released Injector neck and bridge pickups. DiMarzio says that both pickups are hum-canceling single-coils with superior speed, dynamic range and 40% less magnet-pull than standard single-coils for superior pick attack, speed and clarity. According to the company, the Injector Neck Model has a modern sound that’s warmer…

Vintage Guitar magazine has released a list of the 10 most valuable production-model electric and acoustic guitars. Using data accumulated in the research for The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2011, the list includes only guitars that were offered in manufacturer product lines – not custom-made and/or celebrity-owned instruments. “Guitars are an American pop-culture icon,” said Alan Greenwood, publisher of both the magazine and the Price Guide. “Through the years, certain guitars have, thanks in part to players, songs, and…

Alfred Music Publishing, the official print music publisher of thousands of popular artists, has released the first guitar tab anthology for The Hold Steady. The songbook is authentically transcribed for guitar in both tab and music notation, including vocal parts and lyrics. The book contains 17 of their greatest songs from all five of their studio albums and includes such favourites as “Sequestered In Memphis,” “Stay Positive,” “Hurricane J,” and more. Also included is the song “Girls Like Status” from…

Mel Bay Publications have released over 1,000 e-books today. Here’s what the press release has to say… “Continuing its proud tradition of teaching the world to play everything from guitar to harmonica, Mel Bay is once again transforming the way people learn to play music by offering e-books. Our company was founded on the principle that music instruction should be available to everyone, everywhere. E-books make that possible in a more convenient way.” More than 2,500 e-books will be available…

Diamond Amplification today announces Diamond’s 2010 Support Your Troops benefit. CEO/Owner Jeff Diamant and business partner Terry Martin have put together a program to turn 10% of all proceeds from sales of Diamond products between November 1 and December 31, 2010 into musical equipment that will ship overseas for military troops. Many enlisted men and women are musicians but are unable to transport their instruments while on deployment. This campaign will provide guitar amplifiers to troops serving overseas in Iraq…

Eastwood Guitars announces the opening of Eastwood Guitars UK. Based in Liverpool, the facility will provide complete warehousing, distribution and set up of all Eastwood and Airline guitars for the UK market. In addition, to facilitate the growing demand for Eastwood and Airline products throughout the United Kingdom, Eastwood has launched www.eastwoodguitars.co.uk This new website now offers the complete Eastwood catalogue of products shipping directly from the new Liverpool facility with all pricing in GBP (inc VAT). “The new UK…

Jimi’s original guitar, from his time with the Isley Brothers, goes to auction on 2nd November 2010 From the press release: “Lot 429 – Jimi Hendrix Blond (tan) ’59/ ’60 Duo-Sonic Guitar. During a nine-month stint from March to November 1964, with the Isley Brothers, when he was known as Jimmy James, Hendrix got his first Fender guitar – a blond (tan) ’59/ ’60 Duo-Sonic. The one Jimi used was manufactured as a short scale guitar 22 ½ inches long,…

Press Release for October 25th, 2010 “Trans Genred” Smashes All Records for Six String Bliss Album Releases! Worldwide Launch – Monday, October 25th, 2010 Six String Bliss is many things: it’s a website, it’s the longest-running guitar podcast on the internet, and it’s a community. What started out as a one-off idea, putting out an album of listener-submitted Christmas songs in December 2007(A Blissful Christmas, Episode 92), became a more ambitious undertaking in November 2008 with the release of Stay…

SPECIAL LIMITED HALLOWEEN PRICE OF $35* Former Founding Members of YES & TOTO First Los Angeles Concert: YOSO Headlines “HUMANITY THRU MUSIC” Green Carpet Charity Concert ROB ZOMBIE – STEVE VAI – PAUL GILBERT – ALICE COOPER – MARKY RAMONE TYLER MANE – DEREK MEARS – GEORGE LYNCH, RICHIE KOTZEN and MORE Signed Guitars & Drum Heads For Silent Auction Saturday, November 6th @ Musicians Institute Music Corridor and Amphitheatre in Hollywood HOLLYWOOD, CA (October 24, 2010) – What do…

In continuing the celebration of its 30th Anniversary, Jackson is proud to welcome five new affordable JS Series models to The Bloodline, all featuring double-locking tremolo systems, licensed by Floyd Rose. Available in five classic Jackson designs – Dinky, Kelly, King V, Rhoads and Warrior – the new JS3 guitars feature the company’s compound-radius fingerboard. Furthermore, they boast 24 frets and Jackson’s trademark shark-fin inlays, and include a Jackson standard gig bag. The new JS3 models include: JS32R Dinky –…