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!

check them out on our myspace page

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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Gibson Les Paul Bfg Limited Colors available now!

Hi All,
this is just in

Gibson les paul BFG limited edition, with only 200 units available worldwide in each colors, they won't be available for long, get one before it's too late!

Check them out!

also in are the new Sg Faded 3 pickups in Ebony only.



and here are some pictures we brought for you from MusicMesse In Frankfurt, Germany
look out for a guitar god....

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Get Ready, Here are the new Slash Guitar Signatures from Epiphone & Gibson!
3 Exclusive Limited edition models will be available from April, 1st, in a very limited quantity.

For more details go to www.gibson.com/slash or take a look at this pdf





Gibson USA 2008 Slash Les Paul Standard



















Gibson Custom VOS 2008 Slash Les Paul


















Epiphone 2008 Slash Les Paul


















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Posted By Waltons to Waltons News at 3/12/2008 07:35:00 AM

Own a Gibson Guitar for less!

Yesss!, from today you can access the dream of owning a Gibson for less money.
We are currently running a special sale on all our "in stock" Gibsons. There's 15% off Electrics and 20% off Acoustics Online and in the Shops!!

We have also decided to offer you the opportunity to own a legendary Custom shop model. By preordering it, you'll benefit from a 15% discount.
all of that just because "Only a Gibson is Good Enough!",

Check those exclusive offers here
Stay tuned for more Gibson exciting news coming soon...

Waltons Music Web Team
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WALTONS SUPPORTING YOUNG BANDS IN RTE 2fm’S SCHOOL OF ROCK COMPETITION

WALTONS SUPPORTING YOUNG BANDS IN RTE 2fm’S SCHOOL OF ROCK COMPETITION

€7,000 WORTH OF PRIZES FROM WALTONS TO BE WON!
FIRST PRIZE OF €5,000 GIFT VOUCHER FOR WALTONS MUSIC SHOPS
FOUR €500 GIFT VOUCHER RUNNER-UP PRIZES.

RTÉ 2fm’s School of Rock is inviting bands to send in demos for consideration. Five bands will be chosen to compete at five regional heats.The judges will then choose one band from each heat to go forward to the final.

The School of Rock judges for the regional heats include; Cormac Battle of RTÉ 2fm, Ken Allen of Faction Records and musician Mark Greaney of Concerto for Constantine (formerly of JJ72). For the live final, the panel will be expanded to include Chairperson Larry Gogan, Stuart Clark of Hot Press, Noel Mc Hale from MCD, Emma Harney of Entertainment Architects, a representative from Walton’s music and Tony Perry, Director of Pulse Recording Studios.

Speaking at the launch Cormac Battle said:

“It gives me great pleasure to be a School of Rock in this competition because I have been one of those soldiers trying to get on the first rung of the ladder and it ain’t easy. So to see some bands going for it will be great and as it’s a top competition they will be firing on all cylinders….may the best band win”

Mark Greaney agreed:

“I was extremely fortunate when someone from a large label signed the band I was in while I was still in school, but I know that that was an exception to the norm. That’s’ why, I am delighted to have the opportunity to take part in something which will hopefully change the norm, to make it easier for young inventiveness and flair to grow in the light. I’ve experienced some amazing things since my first steps into the world of rock, and I hope we can, at the very least, set a young band on a path to similar experiences. Let the eavesdropping on hidden genius commence!”

The winner of the RTÉ 2fm School of Rock will win:

- €5,000 gift voucher for Walton’s 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 will receive a €500 voucher for Walton’s Music Shops.

‘Waltons Music is delighted to join RTÉ 2fm in supporting young Irish talent’, says Niall Walton, Managing Director of the company. ‘We’re especially happy to encourage the development of bands, clubs and music education programmes in Irish schools.’

All the regional heats are All-Ages gigs and tickets are available for free from the RTÉ 2fm website. A special guest from previous RTÉ 2fm 2moro 2ours will perform at each of the regional heats while the judges are adjudicating. The final will be broadcast live on RTÉ 2fm at 8pm on 5 April with presenters Ruth Scott and Dan Hegarty

The dates of the regional heats and the special guests announced are as follows:

1) Sunday 9th March: Dublin regional final in The Village, Dublin from 1-4pm with special guests Concerto for Constantine

2) Saturday 15th March: Munster regional final- Cyprus Avenue, Cork from 3-7pm with special guest The Anybodies

3) Saturday 22nd March: Connacht regional final: Roisin Dubh, Galway from 3-7pm with special guests Giveamanakick

4) Saturday 29th March: Leinster regional final: The Stables, Mullingar from 3-7pm with special guests The Flaws

5) Saturday 5th April: Live final from Studio 1- Broadcast live RTÉ 2fm with special guests Messiah J and The Expert.

The closing date for applications is Monday 25 February. Application forms and the full list of rules and regulations are available on the RTÉ 2fm website

http://www.rte.ie/2fm/story/1185345.html