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Celebrating 50 Years of Taylor at Guitar Center Hollywood

Guitar Center was proud to host a celebratory event for Taylor’s 50th anniversary, in which we were joined by company cofounder Bob Taylor and CEO/Master Guitar Designer Andy Powers, alongside artists Ben Harper, Elise Trouw, Lisa Loeb, Steve Poltz and Molly Miller at our flagship Hollywood store.

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11 Oct 2024
Guitar Center Hollywood Premium Vintage Event

If you've never had the opportunity to visit the Hollywood Vintage Room, prepare to be awestruck at your first glance. If there is a vintage guitar heaven, this may well be it. On this occasion, in addition to many of the guitars being displayed on the iconic wall behind the stage, some of the rarest were displayed around the room in open cases.

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23 Sep 2024
Guitar Center Unveils Premium Vintage Guitars and Basses

Guitar Center Vintage held a special, invitation-only vintage event at the Hollywood store to feature some of the most interesting and valuable guitars they've found over the past few years. We had a chance to pry Guitar Center Vintage Director Jack Hetherington and Nick Conte, one of their more experienced vintage buyers and appraisers, away from the preparations for a brief talk about some of the valuable pieces that would be available at this event.

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23 Sep 2024
Nate Smith Drum Workshop at Guitar Center Hollywood

Three-time Grammy Award-nominated jazz drummer, composer and producer Nate Smith recently visited a full house at Guitar Center Hollywood, playing through original compositions and having an illuminating conversation about his musical influences, style, technique and equipment.

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13 Sep 2024
Marcus King Live at Guitar Center Nashville

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Marcus King recently packed the house at the Nashville Guitar Center's Vintage Room for an intimate workshop and interview about his guitars, his career and his creative process.

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13 Aug 2024
YUNGBLUD and His Signature Epiphone Generate Festive Mayhem at Guitar Center Hollywood

Just wow. Approximately 2,000 ecstatic YUNGBLUD fans converged on Guitar Center Hollywood to meet the popular British vocalist, guitarist and actor, and celebrate the release of his signature Epiphone SG Junior guitar.

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06 Aug 2024
Orianthi Demos Her Signature Gibson SJ-200 Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Orianthi Panagaris—more famously known, of course, as simply “Orianthi”—held an intimate workshop at the Guitar Center Hollywood Vintage Room on June 22, 2024, to discuss the making of her signature Gibson Orianthi SJ-200, as well as share insights on her creative process.

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31 Jul 2024
Guitar Mastery Workshop With Periphery’s Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb and Jake Bowen

On April 27, an energized throng of players and metal fans descended on Guitar Center Hollywood for a two-hour master class with Periphery’s powerful guitar trio—Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb and Jake Bowen.

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07 Jun 2024
Luke Holland Drum Workshop at Guitar Center Hollywood

Drumming sensation Luke Holland shares his experiences, demonstrates some techniques and exercises, and plays through tracks in front of a packed house at Guitar Center Hollywood.

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28 Mar 2024
Miles of Aisles | New Gear from the 2024 NAMM Show

We unleashed our teams to report on all the latest NAMM gear newsflashes

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20 Feb 2024
New Mackie Gear for 2024

Check out eight exciting new products that span the disciplines of mixing, podcasting, streaming, gaming and gigging.

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16 Feb 2024
New Ibanez Guitars, Basses and Ukuleles for 2024

Check out the vast expanse of the latest Ibanez models, features and configurations. Here’s a guide to what’s new for 2024.

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19 Jan 2024
Crossroads 2023 | The Greatest (Guitar) Show on Earth Features Exclusive Tributes by Fender, Martin and PRS

Learn about all of the exclusive instruments from the 2023 Crossroads Guitar Festival.

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24 Aug 2023
13 Musical Gear Trends of 2022

Get a feel for what's next in the world of musical instruments

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07 Jan 2022
Top 10 Musical Gear Trend Predictions for 2021

We take a closer look at the musical gear trends that will define the new year

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13 Jan 2021
Remembering Eddie Van Halen

Guitar Center pays tribute to legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen.

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06 Oct 2020
Introducing the Taylor American Dream Acoustic Guitar Series

Taylor has announced the American Dream Series, a family of affordable Made in USA acoustic guitars.

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25 Jun 2020
The Legacy of Prince Lives on in “Let’s Go Crazy” Tribute Concert

A start-studded group, led by co-musical directors Sheila E., Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, pays tribute to the iconic artist.

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21 Apr 2020
Introducing the Ibanez Steve Vai Signature PIA

Ibanez and Steve Vai announce a new signature collaboration

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19 Feb 2020
Unexpected Moments: Exploring the Collaborations and Gear Behind the Biggest Night in Music

Our favorite gear and performances spotted during the biggest night in music.

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27 Jan 2020
Introducing Fender’s New Mustang GTX and Mustang LT Combo Amps

Learn more about the new Mustang GTX and Mustang LT amplifiers from Fender.

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22 Jan 2020

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