Epiphone Hosts The Official Unveiling of the Paul McCartney Epiphone

Exclusive Unveiling Gives Press Chance to See Guitar For Very First Time

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Nashville, Tennessee…January 15, 2005..   Epiphone will host a special unveiling of the Epiphone Paul McCartney Texan on Saturday, January 22, 2005 at the Pulse Lounge room in the Anaheim Hilton Hotel from 6pm-7pm.  Press and invited guests will have a chance to view the special McCartney guitar for the very first time at this special event

The Paul McCartney Epiphone Texan guitars have been designed and produced under the strict supervision of Sir Paul himself. The first run of 40 hand-built Epiphones produced in the United States have been autographed by the musical legend himself and followed with a run of 150 and a third run of 250. Through a collaborative effort of the Epiphone and Gibson Montana Acoustic division, the McCartney Texan guitars . The guitar is an exact replica of the one McCartney used to write and perform the single “Yesterday” while with the Beatles. It was also the guitar McCartney used in his appearance on the Ed Sullivan show that same year. The guitars are each hand-distressed to duplicate his Epiphone as it appears today.

The Anaheim Hilton is located at 777 W. Convention Way. The Pulse Lounge room where the party will be hosted is on the main floor. Press can RSVP to the contacts below or by emailing caroline.galloway@gibson.com. Refreshments including cocktails will be served.

Epiphone fretted instruments, amplifiers, strings and accessories are known worldwide for offering the best combination of quality and value. One of Gibson's most formidable competitors through the first half of the 20th century, Epiphone was acquired by Gibson in 1957. Headquartered in Nashville, Epiphone is part of the Gibson family of brands that also includes Dobro, Valley Arts, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Slingerland, Maestro, Baldwin, Hamilton, Chickering and Wurlitzer. For more information on Epiphone go to www.epiphone.com.

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CONTACTS:

Caroline Galloway GIBSON  440-338-3469 caroline.galloway@gibson.com

Jim Rosenberg  EPIPHONE 831-469-4955 jim.rosenberg@gibson.com

Walter Carter GIBSON 615-871-4500 walter.carter@gibson.com

All Epiphone products will be displayed at NAMM in Room #204A, 2^nd Floor