New England Guitar Festival a Celebration of the Guitar

Premier Guitar Shows kicks off its series of regional guitar festivals with New England Guitar Festival, September 15 and 16. Held at Boston's Bayside Expo Center, the New England Guitar Festival is expected to host as many as 150 guitar, amp, and accessory manufacturers and dealers. More than 10,000 guitar players, collectors, guitar retailers and enthusiasts are expected for this weekend-long event.

Mount Vernon, Iowa (PRWEB) June 18, 2007 -- Premier Guitar Shows kicks off its series of regional guitar festivals with New England Guitar Festival, September 15 and 16. Held at Boston's Bayside Expo Center, the New England Guitar Festival is expected to host as many as 150 guitar, amp, and accessory manufacturers and dealers. More than 10,000 guitar players, collectors, guitar retailers and enthusiasts are expected for this weekend-long event.

The festival will also feature top-name entertainment and a series of attendee workshops and seminars conducted by professional musicians, but also by noted music educators and teachers associated with TrueFire, the leading guitar education software publisher and comprehensive online resource for musician-centric content. (www.truefire.com)

Some guitars that cost $200 in the 1950s and 1960s can now be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. That is why we encourage the general public to attend the festival with an older guitar to sell or trade. You never know what that dusty, rusty heirloom could be worth until a dealer evaluates it for collector potential.

Premier Guitar Shows president Kevin Kopec explains that these weekend festivals fill a void between flea markets and large, national guitar shows. "The entire concept is built on providing a meaningful show experience for guitar players of all capabilities and interests. The New England Guitar Festival will be a multifaceted experience, complete with dealer and manufacturer exhibits, instruction, and entertainment. It is truly a celebration of the guitar."

Attendees will get a chance to celebrate guitar music with a planned All Star Guitar Night, which will feature an evening of exciting performances from well-known, well-respected guitarists.

Vintage and collectible guitars are a key ingredient of the New England Guitar Festival. Guitar enthusiasts of all levels - from players who simply realize the value of a great guitar, to experienced collectors actively searching for specific items to complete their collections - will have the opportunity to indulge their wishes.

"The guitar is an iconic invention that keeps growing in value," Kopec explains. "Some guitars that cost $200 in the 1950s and 1960s can now be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. That is why we encourage the general public to attend the festival with an older guitar to sell or trade. You never know what that dusty, rusty heirloom could be worth until a dealer evaluates it for collector potential."

When older guitars are detailed and restored with vintage parts, the value can literally explode in value. "It doesn't happen often, but when it does, you have to be there to witness this experience."

Premier Guitar Shows has scheduled two other venues for 2007, and two for 2008.

Premier Guitar Shows LLC is the events division of Gearhead Communications, publisher of Premier Guitar magazine. The show division capitalizes on a unique and powerful connection between the company's publication, its online portal (www.premierguitar.com) and its association with TrueFire.

One additional way that Premier Guitar Shows distinguishes itself from one-day flea markets is with its unique, online show registration. Dealers of new, used, and vintage guitars can register online at www.premierguitarshows.com and choose their booth location, size, and any enhancements they desire. This can be done for any of Premier Guitar Shows Guitar Festivals.

About Premier Guitar
Premier Guitar is a monthly publication that is dedicated to the "relentless pursuit of tone" and is edited for serious and accomplished players. The magazine provides gearheads with the resources to help them evolve into better artists and, ultimately, to develop and to improve their tone. The magazine, published by Gearhead Communications, is based in Cedar Rapids and in Fort Dodge, Iowa and is read monthly by more than 90,000 people. The Company's online portal, www.premierguitar.com, serves more than 400,000 visitors each month that read and, in many cases, print that month's entire issue of Premier Guitar via its unique page turning software. The portal also offers, via its Gear Search function, viewers the opportunity to search an interactive database of more than 17,000 pieces of gear.

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