Monthly Archives: April 2015

Jeffrey Foskett from the Beach Boys joins the Italia lineup

Jeffrey Foskett from the Beach Boys joins the Italia lineup

Italia Guitars is very happy to announce the addition of Jeffrey Foskett to the Italia family. Jeff’s career spans over 40 years, and has been touring the globe with the Beach Boys for decades. His voice can be heard hitting those high harmonies and familiar guitar licks that we all know and love. Jeff has recorded vocals and guitar on numerous studio recordings for A list artists, and has released multiple solo albums over the years.
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Italia Launches the New Modena Challenge Guitar

Italia Launches the New Modena Challenge Guitar

The Modena Challenge is the newest addition to the Modena Series, but there are some major differences that set this apart from the rest of its family. The Challenge has an ultra-thin body design bolted to an oil-finished hard rock maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. The Official Bigsby tremolo adds the perfect touch to maximize the tonal versatility of this powerhouse instrument, which are powered by three…yes three Italia Toaster Style Mini Humbucker pickups, with a 5 way position switch, master volume and tone that give you a vast range of sound possibilities. Tone alone does not make this guitar amazing. The style and comfort are something you won’t soon forget once you’ve played it.
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Ricky Phillips & the Styx rocks show with a Rimini Twin!

Ricky Phillips & the Styx rocks show with a Rimini Twin!

Styx rocked Casino NB last night for a packed house of adoring music fans, using platforms, ramps, LEDs and blasts of story telling rock & roll.  Having not seen Styx before, it was great that they chose to go deep into the library for some of the night’s best songs.  A band that is constantly on the road touring, I was surprised they hadn’t made it around here in a long, long time. There was a full house of Gen-X’s and older in the crowd, and they wouldn’t be disappointed.
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