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Guitar Center Sessions: Peter Frampton

Posted By: dustin hinz

Jul 27, 2010

From his early days with British blues-rock powerhouse Humble Pie to the stratospheric, multi-platinum success of Frampton Comes Alive, there’s no mistaking his soaring and skillfully-crafted guitar playing. Peter Frampton discusses his remarkable career, shares guitar tips and tricks, and talks about his new album Thank You Mr. Churchill at Guitar Center Sessions. See the [...]

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Taylor Hawkins: At Guitar Center

Posted By: dustin hinz

Jul 22, 2010

“I know I’ve realized way beyond my dreams,” says Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. “I’ve actually been a professional musician since 1994. That’s a long time in which I’ve been lucky enough to keep a gig and be successful at what I do, which is also my passion: playing drums. So I’m very, very blessed [...]

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The Decision: Slash chooses State Line Empire

Posted By: dustin hinz

Jul 14, 2010

Continuing our commitment of supporting aspiring and emerging musicians, we’re excited to announce that Slash has hand-picked unsigned artists State Line Empire from San Mateo, California as winners of Guitar Center presents Your Next Record with Slash. Over 12,000 bands submitted for their chance to have a 3-song EP produced by the legendary Mike Clink [...]

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Jeff Beck: At Guitar Center

Posted By: dustin hinz

Jul 6, 2010

Jeff Beck is one of the world’s greatest guitar legends—his peers Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page both are certainly better known and more commercially successful—but he’s undeniably one of the most fascinating, dedicated, enigmatic and influential artisans that ever played guitar. During his Sixties stint in the Yardbirds Beck helped define the new sounds of [...]

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