Richard Gere selling 110 of his guitars from vintage collection, with all proceeds going to charity
Written by vintage on August 30, 2011 – 12:59 pm -Richard Gere’s guitar collection is going up for sale. The legendary star of “Pretty Woman”, “Chicago” and “An Officer and A Gentleman”, has 110 vintage guitars that will be sold on October 11, through Christie’s auction house. Gere has accumulated the guitars for a period of not less than 20 years. The collection allegedly includes pieces once owned by renowned talents such the Jamaican reggae star Peter Tosh, blues instrumentalist Albert King and American luthier James D’Aquisto. It also includes instruments from major brand names such as C.F. Martin, Fender, Epiphone, Gibson and Gretsch. For this reason, the collection is considered by the auction house as a prestigious opportunity for fans and collectors alike. The auction... more
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Clapton Guitars Bring $2.5 million at Auction
Written by vintage on March 19, 2011 – 6:58 pm -By Ward Meeker Collectors, fans and musicians gathered at Bonhams New York yesterday for a sale of 75 guitars and 55 amps from the collection of Eric Clapton. The items were auctioned to benefit The Crossroads Centre in Antigua. With 100 percent of the lots sold, the final auction total more than tripled pre-sale expectations, with proceeds going to the drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre founded by Clapton in 1998. Bidders from all four corners of the globe battled throughout the 4 ½ hour auction and included clients from the U.S., Asia, Australasia, UK, Europe, and the Caribbean. Notably, a private Russian Eric Clapton fan and collector showed keen interest in the room and Asian participants included those from Japan, Korea and Hong Kong. “It... more
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Vintage Guitar Show in Independence, Ohio this week
Written by vintage on October 18, 2010 – 11:15 pm -INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - It's like the Antique Roadshow, but for the home of rock and roll. The International Vintage Guitar Collectors Association is in Independence this week at the Crowne Plaza on Rockside Road. "Bring us your instruments, your guitars, banjos, your basses, your P.A. gear, anything musical, anything cool," said event organizer Eddie Stambaugh. Bob Faulkners's Gibson Super 400 still sounds great... and he quite a surprise when he took it to the show. "It was $547 and now it's estimated some of them are $40,000," Faulker said. Dolores Sidorak bought her guitar in 1967 and it's been under the bed for 40 years. "When I was told I had to sing along with playing, that ended my career!" Sidorak said. For her $280 investment, Dolores... more
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Eric Clapton Announces 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival
Written by vintage on February 13, 2010 – 5:03 am -During an exclusive interview announcing his third Crossroads Guitar Festival, Eric Clapton says “I do it because I want to hear these players”, The all-day stars-of-guitar show will be held on June 26th at Toyota Park in Chicago; tickets go on sale February 20th. Like his 2004 and 2007 Crossroads concerts and the best-selling DVDs from those festivals, this year’s event benefits the Crossroads Centre, the addiction-treatment facility founded by Clapton on the Caribbean island of Antigua in the early Nineties. “But it’s a selfish thing,” he admits delightedly. “I can go to one place and hear all of my favorite musicians in one day.” Nearly 30 of those favorites are confirmed for the June 26th show, which will feature Clapton... more
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Florida’s Newport Guitar Festival Strums Up A Frenzy At The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, April 16-18, 2010
Written by vintage on January 25, 2010 – 11:20 pm -Florida’s Newport Guitar Festival, considered to be the world’s largest modern guitar festival, will take place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino April 16-18. Joining the celebration are two iconic faces in the music industry - Ed King, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s original guitarist and composer of Sweet Home Alabama, and Muriel Anderson, one of the world’s foremost guitarists and host of Muriel Anderson’s All Star Guitar Night, which will take place Sunday after the festival. Passes for the festival are $20 per day or $50 for a 3-day pass, and tickets for Muriel Anderson’s All-Star Guitar Night will be announced at a later date. Tickets for the festival and the concert may be purchased through Ticketmaster or at the Hard Rock Live... more
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Marin Hendrix fan plans tribute with 3,000 guitar players
Written by vintage on September 1, 2009 – 3:48 am -Paul Liberatore Forty years ago, rock guitar legend Jimi Hendrix made history with his anguished rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock. Now a Marin County Hendrix scholar is attempting to make another kind of history by assembling the world's largest guitar ensemble for a tribute to the late guitarist in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Steve Roby, a San Rafael resident who teaches a Jimi Hendrix course at College of Marin, is trying to gather 3,000 guitar players together to play "Purple Haze" on Oct. 25 at West Fest, a Woodstock 40th anniversary tribute concert in the park's Speedway Meadows, where Hendrix played a free concert in 1967. Roby, author of "Black Gold: The Lost Archives of Jimi Hendrix," hopes to break the Guinness... more
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The Who rock memorabilia show opens today
Written by vintage on July 17, 2009 – 8:23 pm -Sidney & Berne Davis Center displays John Entwistle bass guitar, spider necklace BY CHARLES RUNNELLS • CRUNNELLS@NEWS-PRESS.COM • JULY 17, 2009 Everywhere John Entwistle went, his one-of-a-kind bass guitar and "Boris the Spider" necklace usually went with him. Now The Who bassist has gone where his belongings can't travel — he died of a heart attack in 2002 — and his beloved Buzzard bass and Boris necklace remain behind. They're more than just mere belongings, though. They're artifacts from the golden age of rock 'n' roll. "He changed the face of music," said friend Steve Luongo, who drummed in The John Entwistle Band. Those same artifacts are on display this weekend at Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center — along with other... more
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Guitar Center announces ‘King of The Blues’ Contest
Written by vintage on July 17, 2009 – 1:40 am -Guitar Center has announced the return of King of the Blues, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered blues guitar player. With sign-ups launching July 1, Guitar Center's King of the Blues will feature competitions in over 200 Guitar Center locations across the country, culminating with the Grand Finals in Los Angeles this November. In addition to showcasing the top-five finalists, the King of the Blues Grand Finals will also feature performances by renowned blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, who has been awarded "Best Blues Guitarist" by Guitar Player Magazine for the past three years, and Grammy Award-winner Pete Anderson. Introduced in 2006, Guitar Center's King of the Blues is designed to offer similar life-changing opportunities... more
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