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Gear Giveaway & Contest Roundup: 2/13 - 2/20

Premier Guitar is now posting contests and giveaways from around the musical instruments industry in addition to the many giveaways that are already being presented by Premier Guitar with



Premier Guitar is now posting contests and giveaways from around the musical instruments industry in addition to the many giveaways that are already being presented by Premier Guitar with participating sponsors. Our new "Contests" page makes it easy for you to scan and enter for a wider variety of giveaways from a wider variety of manufacturers and retailers.



Check out the recent contests posted on PremierGuitar.com:






Reverb Gibson '61 Reissue SG Giveaway
Enter to win a Gibson '61 SG reissue from Reverb.com. Ends 3/31/13.
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Sweetwater Presonus Recording Package Giveaway
Sweetwater is giving away a Presonus Recording Package. Ends 2/28/13.
Click to enter.







Joe Bonamassa Eric Clapton "Blackie" Strat Giveaway
In honor of one of the World's greatest guitar players of all time, Keeping The Blues Alive a nonprofit founded by modern guitar Blues Phenom Joe Bonamassa, is giving away Clapton's Signature guitar in an effort to help Keep the Blues alive. Ends 3/3/13.
Click to enter.







Martin HD-28 & String Giveaway
Enter for your chance to win a Martin HD-28 Guitar and a one year supply of SP Lifespan strings! Ends 3/4/13.
Click to enter.


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Milkman’s Jerry Garcia-style JG-40 combo.

Grateful Dead-inspired gear from Milkman and Scarlet Fire helps to keep the guitarist’s sound alive.

Guitar players wanting to catch the Grateful Dead’s particular lightning in a bottle exist along a spectrum. Some are content to take inspiration from Jerry Garcia’s playing but make their own way regarding guitar choice and signal path. Others strive to emulate Garcia’s sonic decisions down to the most minor details and create signal paths as close to Jerry’s as possible. In recent years, an ecosystem of gear has developed around fostering Jerry Garcia’s electric tone, including everything from guitars, amps, and stompboxes to on-board preamps and speakers.

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PRS Guitars today launched five new three-pickup, 22-fret models across the S2 and SE series. The S2 Series release includes the S2 Special Semi-Hollow and S2 Studio, while the SE Series welcomes the SE Special Semi-Hollow, SE Studio, and SE Studio Standard.

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For the first time ever, two guitar greats, John 5 and Richie Kotzen will be heading out on the road this year. The tour will launch October 16 and run through November, hitting markets across the U.S.

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AEROSMITH guitarist and songwriter JOE PERRY is set to return to the road for a series of August performances with THE JOE PERRY PROJECT. The 8-date run kicks off August 13 in Tampa, FL and wraps August 23 in Port Chester, New York, with an August 19 performance in PERRY’s Boston hometown (see the itinerary below). For the North American trek—which marks the first solo shows for PERRY this year—the legendary guitarist will be joined by his Aerosmith bandmates Brad Whitford (guitar) and Buck Johnson (keys), along with The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson (vocals), and Stone Temple Pilots’ Robert DeLeo (bass), and Eric Kretz (drums).

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