NASHVILLE’S GUITARTOWN UNVEILS FIRST SET OF GUITAR SCULPTURES ON FRIDAY

APRIL 1, 2005 AT 5:00 PM WITH HOST OF COUNTRY MUSIC CELEBRITIES

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WHAT:  Nashville’s GuitarTown, a public arts project featuring 10 foot tall  

                  Fiberglass Gibson Les Paul and Chet Atkins guitar sculptures will

                  be the focus of an unveiling ceremony attended by some of

      Country Music’s most notable personalities. The first set

      of sculptures will be presented at the Gaylord Entertainment

      Center outside plaza. All oversized guitar sculptures are

                  artistically designed by local and nationally acclaimed visual

                  artists and will be placed throughout the city of Nashville in front

                  of famous landmarks and businesses. The sculptures will later be

                  auctioned with all proceeds benefiting charities. For more

                  information on the project go to www.nashvilleguitartown.com.

WHO:   Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO Gibson Guitar

                 Honorable Mayor Bill Purcell

                Country music artists Steve Cropper, Lee Roy Parnell

                and the Muzik Mafia’s chart topping act  “Big and Rich”  

WHERE: Gaylord Entertainment Center Plaza, 501 Broadway, Nashville             

WHEN:   Friday, April 1, 2005 at 5:00PM (CT)

SATELLITE COORDINATES:

10:00-10:15pm (EST) 9:00-9:15pm (CST)

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Friday phone number for inquiry: 615-353-2203

CONTACTS:

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

Kim Dettwiller          GIBSON  615-330-5656 kimdet@comcast.net