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UNIQUE GUITARS AND EXCLUSIVE MUSICIAN MEETS AT CHARITY AUCTION
Cancer Research UK is offering the public the opportunity to make pre event bids on five stunning lots which will go under the hammer at its exclusive invite only ‘Sound & Vision Guitar Auction’ on 22 September 2011.
Up for grabs are four guitars including unique Gibson and Fender guitars (details below), meet and greets with rock legends and an hour’s guitar lesson with talented singer/ songwriter Newton Faulkner. All funds raised will go to Cancer Research UK for its life saving research.
The five lots are now open. To bid for the lots, simply email your maximum bid to soundandvision@cancer.org.uk by 5pm on 21st September 2011. The bids will be fed into the bidding on the night of the event (22 September) so the higher the bid, the better the chance of winning. Successful bidders will be informed after the event.
Lot 1
A stunning acoustic guitar donated by Free and Bad Company lead-man Paul Rodgers. The lot includes two tickets to see him at one of his UK shows where you’ll meet him after the show and have the guitar signed. Bids start at £1,500.
Lot 2
A special-edition Fender Stratocaster owned and donated by The Shadows’ legend lead guitarist Hank Marvin. The guitar was presented to Hank in 2004 to celebrate 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster. Bids start at £3,000.
Lot 3
An hour's guitar lesson with talented singer/ song-writer Newton Faulkner. The winning bidder will meet Newton and have an intensive guitar lesson, a must for budding musicians. Bids start at £300.
Lot 4
A personally designed and carved Gibson SG guitar by well known sculptor and wood carver Doug Rowell. The Gibson Foundation has donated the guitar and Doug will work with the winning bidder to create a design of their choosing and then carve the winner’s design into the guitar. Bids start at £1,000.
Lot 5
A painted Gibson SG guitar from surreal artist Rick Garcia. The Gibson Foundation has donated this Gibson SG which has been designed and painted by Rick, taking inspiration from this year’s 50th Anniversary of the Gibson SG’s. The guitar is currently a work in progress and will be finished and strung by the end of the auction. Bids start at £1,000.
The invite-only ‘Sound & Vision Guitar Auction’ is being held at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London’s showroom in Berkeley Square from 6:30pm on Thursday 22nd September 2011 and will also feature a live music performance. The event is taking place ahead of next year’s seventh annual ‘Sound & Vision’ music heritage event in March.
Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading charity dedicated to research into beating cancer. It is entirely funded by the public so events like Sound & Vision’s Guitar Auction are essential in helping to fund its life saving work.
Ends
For media enquiries contact Gavin Kimble in the Cancer Research UK press office on 020 3469 8132 or email gavin.kimble@cancer.org.uk or, out of hours, on 07050 264 059.
Notes for Editors
The Guitar Auction is kindly supported by event partners Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, David Arnold, Gibson Foundation, Champagne G.H. Mumm, Christie’s, Absolute Taste and Drive Productions.
About Cancer Research UK
• Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research
• The charity’s groundbreaking work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has helped save millions of lives. This work is funded entirely by the public
• Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of the progress that has already seen survival rates double in the last forty years
• Cancer Research UK supports research into all aspects of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses
• Together with its partners and supporters, Cancer Research UK's vision is to beat cancer
For further information about Cancer Research UK's work or to find out how to support the charity, please call 020 3469 6699 or visit http://www.cancerresearchuk.org
ABOUT GIBSON GUITAR:
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. The Gibson Les Paul guitar is the best selling guitar of all time and bears the name of the late, great Les Paul. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar, the Gibson Robot Guitar, Gibson's Dark Fire and the Gibson Dusk Tiger represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 75 years. Gibson is poised to release the its latest groundbreaking instrument, the Firebird X guitar, in early 2011. The Gibson Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Gibson Guitar Corp., and dedicates its time and services to making the place a better world for children through its support of music, education, health and human services. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Baldwin, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson's website at http://www.gibson.com or http://www.gibson.com/press
Gibson Guitar Media Contact:
Jeremy Singer - Gibson UK PR Manager, 020 7167 2144 / Jeremy.Singer@Gibson.com
UNIQUE GUITARS AND EXCLUSIVE MUSICIAN MEETS AT CHARITY AUCTION
Cancer Research UK is offering the public the opportunity to make pre event bids on five stunning lots which will go under the hammer at its exclusive invite only ‘Sound & Vision Guitar Auction’ on 22 September 2011.
Up for grabs are four guitars including unique Gibson and Fender guitars (details below), meet and greets with rock legends and an hour’s guitar lesson with talented singer/ songwriter Newton Faulkner. All funds raised will go to Cancer Research UK for its life saving research.
The five lots are now open. To bid for the lots, simply email your maximum bid to soundandvision@cancer.org.uk by 5pm on 21st September 2011. The bids will be fed into the bidding on the night of the event (22 September) so the higher the bid, the better the chance of winning. Successful bidders will be informed after the event.
Lot 1
A stunning acoustic guitar donated by Free and Bad Company lead-man Paul Rodgers. The lot includes two tickets to see him at one of his UK shows where you’ll meet him after the show and have the guitar signed. Bids start at £1,500.
Lot 2
A special-edition Fender Stratocaster owned and donated by The Shadows’ legend lead guitarist Hank Marvin. The guitar was presented to Hank in 2004 to celebrate 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster. Bids start at £3,000.
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Lot 3
An hour's guitar lesson with talented singer/ song-writer Newton Faulkner. The winning bidder will meet Newton and have an intensive guitar lesson, a must for budding musicians. Bids start at £300.
Lot 4
A personally designed and carved Gibson SG guitar by well known sculptor and wood carver Doug Rowell. The Gibson Foundation has donated the guitar and Doug will work with the winning bidder to create a design of their choosing and then carve the winner’s design into the guitar. Bids start at £1,000.
Lot 5
A painted Gibson SG guitar from surreal artist Rick Garcia. The Gibson Foundation has donated this Gibson SG which has been designed and painted by Rick, taking inspiration from this year’s 50th Anniversary of the Gibson SG’s. The guitar is currently a work in progress and will be finished and strung by the end of the auction. Bids start at £1,000.
The invite-only ‘Sound & Vision Guitar Auction’ is being held at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London’s showroom in Berkeley Square from 6:30pm on Thursday 22nd September 2011 and will also feature a live music performance. The event is taking place ahead of next year’s seventh annual ‘Sound & Vision’ music heritage event in March.
Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading charity dedicated to research into beating cancer. It is entirely funded by the public so events like Sound & Vision’s Guitar Auction are essential in helping to fund its life saving work.
Ends
For media enquiries contact Gavin Kimble in the Cancer Research UK press office on 020 3469 8132 or email gavin.kimble@cancer.org.uk or, out of hours, on 07050 264 059.
Notes for Editors
The Guitar Auction is kindly supported by event partners Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, David Arnold, Gibson Foundation, Champagne G.H. Mumm, Christie’s, Absolute Taste and Drive Productions.
About Cancer Research UK
• Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research
• The charity’s groundbreaking work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has helped save millions of lives. This work is funded entirely by the public
• Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of the progress that has already seen survival rates double in the last forty years
• Cancer Research UK supports research into all aspects of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses
• Together with its partners and supporters, Cancer Research UK's vision is to beat cancer
For further information about Cancer Research UK's work or to find out how to support the charity, please call 020 3469 6699 or visit http://www.cancerresearchuk.org
ABOUT GIBSON GUITAR:
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. The Gibson Les Paul guitar is the best selling guitar of all time and bears the name of the late, great Les Paul. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar, the Gibson Robot Guitar, Gibson's Dark Fire and the Gibson Dusk Tiger represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 75 years. Gibson is poised to release the its latest groundbreaking instrument, the Firebird X guitar, in early 2011. The Gibson Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Gibson Guitar Corp., and dedicates its time and services to making the place a better world for children through its support of music, education, health and human services. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Baldwin, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson's website at http://www.gibson.com or http://www.gibson.com/press
Gibson Guitar Media Contact:
Jeremy Singer - Gibson UK PR Manager, 020 7167 2144 / Jeremy.Singer@Gibson.com