Vintage Gordon Giltrap signature acoustic wins MIA's Acoustic Guitar Of The Year award

December 2011 Vintage Gordon Giltrap signature acoustic wins MIA's Acoustic Guitar Of The Year award
The annual MIA (Music Industries Association) Music Awards were held at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel on November 30th, with leading musical products and MI groups vying for top prizes. The winner of The Guitar Techniques 'Acoustic Guitar of the Year' was the Vintage Gordon Giltrap Signature acoustic model by John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd., which beat off stiff competition to take the victory. The VE2000GG (£499rrp) is a deserving winner, having achieved ace reviews from magazines around the world, as well as an receiving an overwhelmingly positive response from players worldwide, including high profile names like John Parr, worldwide 12-string authority Paul Brett, and Billy Hawkins of the award-winning Fishermen’s Friends. Guitar players clearly appreciate Gordon’s Vintage signature guitar, as they voted for it in their droves on the MusicRadar website, demonstrating that the VE2000GG is a winner with the public and music dealers. On the victory for his signature model, Gordon Giltrap said: “Getting this award is a great honour, and for me ranks alongside the Ards Festival lifetime achievement award and my Ivor Novello award nomination. Credit must surely go to the guitar's designer, Rob Armstrong, and to Dennis Drumm and all the team at JHS.” Dennis Drumm, JHS's Managing Director, said: “Awards are great of course, and the fact that a public vote produced this result makes it an even more welcome accolade, and highlights some of the cornerstones of the Vintage brand: great design, great quality, and, of course, great value.” The MIA Music Awards have become a major celebration for the whole music products industry, honouring the best-selling and most reliable and innovative products and retail initiatives in the UK and celebrating the top individuals and organisations within the musical instrument industry. The awards ceremony was supported by media partners Classic FM, Future Publishing and MI Pro, and featured 25 categories in total celebrating and rewarding success in every sector of the industry.
Photo: (left to right) Dennis Drumm (JHS & Co. Ltd. Managing Director), Gordon Giltrap, Mick Taylor (Guitarist Magazine Editor) & Dominic Holland.
6 String Model: VE2000GG £499.00 rrp Specification: Top: Solid North American Red Cedar, high grade, close grained Back: Mahogany Sides: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Fingerboard: Rosewood with Abalone inlays Side Position Markers: Abalone Bridge: Rosewood Top Nut: NuBone Saddle: NuBone, compensated Scale: 642mm / 25.27" Preamp: Fishman Presys Blend Pickup: Fishman Sonicore Tuners: Grover 102 Strings: High quality USA made Finish: Clear Satin Case: Supplied with Kinsman hardshell case * Please note these guitars do not come with scratchplates > Visit Vintage Guitars Additional information: Gordon Giltrap’s brand new album, Shining Morn, is available now on Floating World Records, and his extensive back catalogue of recordings is being reissued throughout 2010 by Demon / Edsel Records. For more information, please contact Alan Robinson at Indiscreet PR on 07813 290474, or alan@indiscreetpr.com Please visit Gordon's website for concert dates and further information. www.giltrap.co.uk (photo credit to Rob Jewell)

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