NEWS
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND UK TOUR
Following their scheduled appearance at Download, Welsh metal starts FFAF are preparing to hit the road on a short UK summer tour Support acts on the tour will include super popular US rockers Escape The Fate, Aussie favourites-to-UK-shores The Amity Affliction and The Bunny The Bear. PM FESTIVALS & LIVE APPEARANCES Sun 3rd July Sat 6th Aug Sun 7th Aug
The Rumble Down South, Amersham Devon Rox, Powerdam Castle
Hevy Music Festival, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
FFAF HEADLINE TOUR WITH SUPPORT ACTS Sun 23rd Oct Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton Mon 24th Oct Queen Margaret Union (QMU), Glasgow Tue 25th Oct Thu 27th Oct Fri 28th Oct Sat 29th Oct Sun 30th Oct
O2 Academy, Newcastle Rock City, Nottingham Academy 1, Manchester O2 Academy, Bristol Roundhouse, London
The Vaccines sign on with Rotosound Strings
London indie rockers The Vaccines recently announced an endorsement deal with Rotosound Strings. The band celebrated the release of their debut album What Did you Expect from The Vaccines on Columbia Records and were recently nominated for an MTV Best New band Award. The band is currently on tour in Europe and will return to the UK to play the Canterbury Lounge on the Farm Festival on July 8. PM
New basses on the block
AC Guitars has announced a new line of handmade production basses called the Graft series, aimed at bringing hand made instruments into a more accessible price point. Starting from £685.00 the Graft Series basses are handcrafted by Scottish builder Alan Cringean, the line includes five different body shapes constructed from Alder, three-piece Maple necks with an asymmetric profile and top-notch hardware and electronics from East, Hipshot and Gotoh. A Fusion soft case is also included with every instrument. According to AC Guitars the new Graft series basses are not built
to order, but will be “built on an ongoing basis and will be put up on the site as they become available.”
www.acguitars.co.uk PM
Blues guitarist Buddy’s up with Mono guitar cases
Mono has announced that American blues guitarist Buddy Whittington has joined its roster of endorsees. As a busy musician gigging regularly in the US and Europe, Buddy’s new Mono M80-2G dual guitar case will ensure that his instruments enjoy a safe and comfy ride. “The M80 Dual Electric Case cradles both of my road axes and keeps gig essentials within easy reach”, says Buddy, “A manageable package that’s hotel-hallway friendly and easy on the shoulder at 3am, Thanks MONOCASE!” For more information on Mono on Mono products visit:
www.madisonandfifth.co.uk PM
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WIN THE ENTIRE 2011 BOSS CATALOGUE
Effects pedal legends BOSS have announced a massive competition, giving away more than £20K worth of prizes in a global prize draw. BOSS is giving customers the chance to win the full BOSS Catalogue for 2011. One very lucky entrant will win 75 incredible BOSS products worth more than £13K. This once-in-a-lifetime prize includes BOSS effects, tuners, loopers and more so there’s plenty to keep every guitarist busy. And because not everyone can come first, BOSS will give 20 runners
up a BOSS JS-8 all-in-one audio player with built-in effects and jam functions, worth £379. The prize draw is being run by BOSS in association with Jam Track
Central, the home of guitar jam tracks and guitar backing jam track downloads. They will give everyone who enters up to nine free download packages, including tracks by star performers Guthrie Govan, Zack Wylde, Alex Hutchings and Jack Thammarat. The prize draw will run from 1 July 2011 – 30 September 2011. For the chance to get your hands on one these amazing prizes simply go to
www.roland.co.uk/bosscomp and register your details. PM
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