Epiphone Les Paul Ultra II Now in stock

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We just received our 1st batch of Epiphone Ultra II which has been widely acclaimed.
The Ultra II offers a chambered body, a spectacular Midnight Ebony finish and the newly added Shadow Nanomag technology.

Check out this video & come in the shops to pick one up.




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Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Slash Signature Review

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Guitarist UK is reviewing the Epiphone Slash in their latest issue.

"The neck feels fantastic - no two ways about it.'

"...you'll be struck with how open and breathy the Alnico Pro-II sounds"

"Epiphone has made this guitar right: the right woods, decent pickups, good hardware, the long-tenon neck joint and that lovely chunky neck."

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School Of Rock Final

School of Rock Final

ORGANIZED CONFUSION WIN RTE 2FM SCHOOL OF ROCK FINAL

RTE 2fm DJ's Dan Hegarty and Ruth Scott presented the RTE2fm School of Rock Battle of the Bands final live on RTE 2fm on Saturday 5th April from 8-9pm.

Five bands competed for the title: Cronus from Gorey Community School and St. Mary's C.B.S in Gorey, Co. Wexford, Silkeborg from High School, Rathgarand Sandford Park in Ranelagh KVX from Christ King Secondary School, South Douglas Road, Cork, Organized Confusion from Lumen Christi College, Derry and Silver Circus from Claremorris Community School, Co.Mayo.

Organized Confusion from Lumen Christi College in Derry were the grand victors on the night.

Niall Doherty on Guitar and Vocals, Ben Barber on Guitar and Backing Vocals, Ryan McGroarty on Bass and Backing Vocals and Kieran Coyle on Drums walked away with:

-€5,000 gift voucher for Waltons Music Shops

-5 days recording time in Pulse Recording Studios Dublin's most internationally renowned recording studio.

- An interview with Hot Press magazine

- A support slot at an upcoming MCD music event

- A photo shoot with music photographer Enda Casey

- A Pure Marshall DAB Digital radio for each band member

- An award for their school

In addition to this, the four runner-up bands at the live final received a €500 voucher for Waltons Music Shops.

The panel of adjudicators on the evening consisted of Cormac Battle of RTE2fm, Ken Allen of Faction Records, Mark Greaney, Larry Gogan, Stuart Clark of Hot Press, Noel McHale from MCD, Conor Long from Waltons music and Tony Perry, Director of Pulse Recording Studios.

The creator and co-ordinator of the RTE 2fm School of Rock, Helen Cullen, said afterwards: 'We are thrilled with the success of the competition. It has been a joy discovering such amazing young talent throughout the island. We appreciate so much these very talented musicians sharing their music with us and would like to give heartfelt thanks to everyone who entered, all our wonderful regional performers and their schools, friends and families who showed such tremendous support. This whole experience has been very inspiring and we wish all the bands involved every good wish for the future'.

'The level at which the bands were operating for school kids was astounding, especially their ability to perform live on national radio. Congratulations to the winners Organized Confusion, they looked good and sounded good...they'll go a long way"- Cormac Battle

Gibson Custom Shop & Epiphone Slash Now Available

Get Ready,
we just received the New Slash Les Paul Signature from the Gibson Custom Shop and from Epiphone, Hurry up as they are available in a very limited quantity!

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We even managed to get a few of the 100 Worldwide copies signed by Slash and Aged by Master Luthier Tom Murphy.

"Only the renowned Gibson Custom Shop, working with master luthier Tom Murphy, could reproduce Slash’s favorite Les Paul so accurately that Slash himself couldn’t tell his original from one of these Murphy-aged masterpieces. “It’s a replica of my 1988 Les Paul Standard, and this one is basically identical,” Slash says. “I actually got this confused with the real guitar at one point when they first made it. It comes with all the scratches and belt buckle nicks and cracks in the neck that the original had. It’s pretty amazing to see this. It looks exactly like it.” Virtually the same guitar Slash has cherished as his main guitar for more than 20 years, the new Gibson Custom Inspired By Slash Les Paul Standard is a painstaking tribute to the instrument Slash made history with. Down to the finish wear and authentic cigarette burn, every feature and detail has been faithfully recreated by hand, using the delicate, time-intensive aging process that Murphy pioneered and perfected. Along with the carved maple top, one-piece mahogany back, and rosewood fingerboard that form the tonal backbone for every Les Paul, Slash’s Tom Murphy model is suited specially for crunching hard rock tone with a pair of Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups. And with a thin, comfortable neck profile, the guitar not only looks like Slash’s Les Paul, but feels and sounds like it too. Each guitar comes with a Gibson Custom Shop case and a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Slash."


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