This Friday, Andy Irvine, an icon of the low end gang, will be hitting the Guitarworks stage for a FREE bass clinic sponsored by Warwick. Not only will it be a great time, but someone will win some fantastic Warwick gear!
Andy is a worldwide talent who's bass mastery has been seen live and heard on numerous albums.
Come to Guitarworks in Greenwood, Friday May 11th at 7pm to see and learn from an amazing player.
Andy's "Sound of Bass" clinic gives you an insight into the technique, gear and chops needed to be a pro in the studio and on stage.
This clinic is beneficial for all musicians, not just bass players! So be here THIS Friday, May 11th at 7pm!

The LAST EG50TH Guitar!

The Takamine EG50th is the first limited edition G Series guitar!
An elegant spreading-vine design theme adorns the fingerboard and pickguard of this solid Sitka and mahogany, natural-finish dreadnought cutaway guitar. Hand scalloped X bracing for powerful tone with excellent projection, and a state-of-the-art Takamine pickup/preamp system for outstanding onstage acoustic performance.

This very limited edition sounds as good as it looks, and right now, you can get it for just $699.99. Mention this email, and get our most premium Molded Hardshell case for just $49 more, plus two free sets of premium Adamas Phosphor Bronze strings! 

We just took delivery of LOTS of new Takamines! We now have Pro Series in KOA and affordable matte finishes, 6 & 12 String Jumbo bodies, Limited Run Spalted Maple, John Jorgensen 6 & 12 string signature models and LOTS more. Our best prices ever (hint: graduation / Mom's day) PLUS many qualify for a $100 Factory rebate! Stop in for full details!

"Center Grove Rocks the Park" battle of the bands and talent competition will be this Saturday, May 12th at Center Grove Middle School Central.

This is an ALL DAY affair, with 11 central Indiana youth bands performing from 9am til 8pm! ADMISSION IS FREE!

Edie Caito, the organizer and brains of this concept, has arranged for the musicians to be treated like real rock stars, with an artists' "green room" for prep before their set, and a VIP meet and greet area, where the fans can get autographs and buy merchandise from the bands.

Proceeds go to The Independence Park Fund for the parks.

This is a fundraiser for our Center Grove's Independence Park expansion project. All funds raised will go to purchase new equipment for the park, and provide the youth of Center Grove a modern, safe place to congregate and have fun.

Again, this is a FREE event. Guitarworks will be setting the stage with professional performance gear, BIG, LOUD PA, and all the stuff needed to pull off a professional show!

We are always seeking opportunities to support live music for charitable events! We're proud to note that the vast majority of performers have been through Guitarworks Band Builders program, and see these young performers out before the public, using their talents and teamwork to ROCK HARD for a good cause!

Amazing food will be provided by "The NY Slice" food truck and "Der Pretzel" wagon. Our MC is Brooklyn, NY resident and game show guru Jason Block and there will be fun for the entire community.

The bands will be judged by a panel of local TV and radio celebrities. Winning bands will be based on two criteria:

50% by popular vote - everyone attending receives 5 voting tickets, and may add additional votes with $1 donated counting as one vote, - this is the fundraising part

50% by judge's score - bands will be judged on: Musical talent, Vocals, Appearance, Stage presence / Audience connection & Overall Performance

Additional fundraising efforts will include auctioning tickets to the upcoming Indianapolis KISS concert, LOTS of Mother's Day appropriate items from area merchants and craftsmen, food sales and more!

Here's the lineup. We hope you'll attend, listen, vote and have fun with us Saturday, May 12th at Center Groove Middle School Central

Finally, here are the band performance times:

9am - Isle5

10am - Luke and Kenzie

11am - Silver from The Flames

12pm - Bright Darkness

1pm - LeGiT

2pm - Mission One Level Zero

3pm - No Direction

4pm - Crash21

5pm - South Six 5

6pm - Side Affect

7pm - The M80s  

The M80s are NOT in the competition, since Guitarworks is a sponsor, and Zane Franklin, son of Kevin and Rene Franklin, is in the band. But they will lay down a rockin' finale to a big day of fun and music!

Judges will tabulate their scores as the M80s perform, announcing the winners and awards at 8pm, crowning the grand champions and runners up.

Many thanks to our event sponsors: Guitarworks in Greenwood, Ego Picks, Stage One, In Tune GP and Victor and Marci Photography, as well as Edie Caito and the Independence Park Committee. Join us for the biggest FREE Rock show Center Grove has ever seen! See you there!

Our Special Olympics concert was a huge success. Many thanks to the Band Builders performers, parents and coaches, Ken Bucci Sound, and our corporate sponsors- Home Depot, Freedom 95.9fm and Grand Rental Station. We had the largest attendance of any of Guitarworks’ Charity Concerts to date. Between the tireless efforts of the Special Olympics volunteer staff and Guitarworks employees and volunteers, we raised a significant amount of money for Special Olympics – approximately 60% over their goal!

So thanks again to all the community who opened their hearts, their ears and their wallets to make this a great success.  The Special Olympics athletes- the gymnasts and cheerleading squad, gave us a demonstration of the activities and skills Special Olympics sponsors to enrich the quality of life of these wonderful families. The smiles on their faces, performing in front of the crowd, showed us all how important these activities are in building physical and social skills, and helping with kids overcome their various challenges. It also gave us an insight into the hearts of the selfless people who give their time to this incredible charity. God bless you all for the good work you are doing.

The bands were great- 7 band Builders group, plus LeGit, Theotokos, Bright Darkness, the M80s and Blue Moon Revue! 12 bands in all performed on the big outdoor stage, Bernies BBQ kept folks fed and happy, and a GREAT TIME was had by all . We’ll be doing it again in the fall, so thanks once more, and join us again in October!

The Band Builders will hit the stage at approximately 2:30pm and will run in the above order. Any questions please call Brett @ 317-885-1510.

The Takamine EG50th is the first limited edition G Series guitar!
An elegant spreading-vine design theme adorns the fingerboard and pickguard of this solid Sitka and mahogany, natural-finish dreadnought cutaway guitar. Hand scalloped X bracing for powerful tone with excellent projection, and a state-of-the-art Takamine pickup/preamp system for outstanding onstage acoustic performance.

This very limited edition sounds as good as it looks, and right now, you can get it for just $699.99. Mention this post, and get our most premium Molded Hardshell case for just $49 more, plus two free sets of premium Adamas Phosphor Bronze strings! 

This event is free to the public, but we are asking for your participation as follows:

1) Bring some canned goods, cleaning supplies or over the counter medicines for donation to our Rebuild Indiana tornado relief. All this stuff will go to the Henryville Red Cross- that’s your cost of admission. Can’t make the event? We’ll continue to collect this stuff inside Guitarworks now through the end of April.

2) Bring your friends and your appetite! There will be great food from Bernie’s BBQ of Morgantown! Bernie’s bringin’ the big smoker, for killer ribs, pulled pork, chicken, brats, dogs, sides and drinks. Eat like a King at Bernie’s BBQ and he’ll donate part of the proceeds back to our Special Olympics funds. It’s my favorite BBQ- and you’re gonna like it!

3) Listen to these great bands:

12pm - LEGIT

12:50pm - THEOTOKOS

1:40pm - BRIGHT DARKNESS

2:30pm - 4:30pm - BAND BUILDERS (7 Bands)

• Combustible Lemons
• First Time Offenders
• The Rocks
• Atomic Waffles
• Noyz R Us
• Assisted Living
• Suicidal Coconuts
  

4:50pm - The M80's           

6:00pm -BLUE MOON REVUE

All through the day there will be live and silent auctions, giveaways, prizes, games, food, fun and lots of live music! There will also be demonstrations from the Special Olympics athletes and cheerleaders.

Raffle and auction items include great stuff from area vendors, instruments from Guitarworks suppliers, a Kentucky Speedway NASCAR ticket package and much more.

We’re doing all this to raise funds for the Johnson County Special Olympics. Please help us do a good thing, and make music for a great cause.

EXTREME THANKS to our Key Sponsors; FREEDOM 95.9 (Thanks, Randy!), GRAND RENTAL STATION (Thanks, Dale!) and HOME DEPOT (Thanks, Ed!)

Make plans to join us and bring all your friends to Guitarworks in Greenwood on Sunday, April 22nd from 12pm – 7pm. See you there!

Join us Sunday April 22nd for a full day of music food and fun to benefit Johnson County Special Olympics. Many area merchants have donated services and merchandise for silent auctions. Several of Guitarworks suppliers have donated instruments amps and musical merchandise for raffle and live and silent auctions.

There will be Live music with a different band performing every hour, starting at 12 noon Many youth bands will perform, including the M80’s, our latest Band Builders groups and many more. There’ll be great food from Bernie’s BBQ of Morgantown; Cheerleading and Gymnastic demonstrations by Special Olympics athletes, games, prizes and a whole lot more. Join us for this great family event. We’ve ordered up a perfect spring day, to be filled with music, food and fun to benefit this great cause!

This is a FREE event, but we request you bring donations of food or cleaning supplies for our Rebuild Indiana charity effort. These products will go to Henryville Red Cross for recent tornado victims. See more about this at www.guitarworks-usa.com

Thanks to our sponsors at Home Depot, Grand Rental Station and Freedom 95.5 Radio.

Make plans to bring the whole family and spend the day with us, Sunday April 22nd.