Chart Topping Artists from Around the World Continue to Thrill Audiences with Epiphone Guitars

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…Nashville, Tennessee…June 30, 2005 Epiphone Guitar, one of the premiere guitar manufacturers and part of the Gibson family of brands,  continues to rock the music scene with top musicians performing around the world, thrilling audiences with the sounds of Epiphone guitars and amps.

Since the early years of Rock and Roll, Epiphone guitars have been the choice of many of the world’s most recognized and respected musicians including John Lee Hooker, John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney.  Today, that tradition remains as strong as ever with the likes of Frank Lero of My Chemical Romance, who has topped the charts and artists such as Brad Avery of Third Day, MOBY,  “Big and Rich” and “Gretchen Wilson” from Muzik Mafia and Latin artist Soraya who all call Epiphone their guitar of choice.

Other Epiphone artists touring this summer or currently in recording sessions include legendary Doobie Brothers guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Robby Bennett from Peppers Ghost, Bob Britt with The Dixie Chicks, Chris Chaney from Janes Addiction, Kevin McCormick who plays with Jackson Browne, Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister, Tim Pagnotta of Sugarcult and numerous more. The list includes hundreds of artists from around the world and can be viewed at www.epiphone.com.

This year, Epiphone continued to expands it’s line-up of artist “signature” models and introduced guitars bearing the names of Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society and Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Valensi of The Strokes as well as the first ever Paul McCartney signature Texan acoustic.  The same guitar used to write and record “Yesterday” as well as many other classic Beatle songs.  Even Japanese rock star Seiji of the popular band “Guitar Wolf” choose Epiphone for his signature guitar.

Riding on the success of their guitars, Epiphone also introduced a new line of amplifiers.  These amps combine vintage looks and tone with state-of-the-art production techniques to produce a very reliable and affordable alternative to hard-to-find, expensive relics. 

The Epiphone Company, one of the premiere banjo and guitar manufacturers is part of the Gibson family of brands and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins and banjos. Gibson’s digital guitar represents the biggest advancement in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Gibson Guitar Corp’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Slingerland, Valley Arts,  Maestro, Baldwin, Hamilton and Wurlitzer. For more information on Epiphone go to www.epiphone.com

CONTACTS:

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

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

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