Couldn't resist posting this sweet little eBay auction in support of the rockin' annual Athens, GA music fair known as AthFest. We LOVE Athens, and if you love R.E.M. and guitars, you might just want to bid on this sweet beauty and help support AthFest's educational initiative to spread good vibes to schools. Bidding starts at $2k.
R.E.M. Signed Gretsch Guitar for Athens, GA Non-ProfitAthFest, the Athens, GA Music & Arts Festival, has a mission to educate people about music and arts. The staff is organizing a program that will bring musicians and music business leaders into local schools to make presentations to classes, as well as mentor kids interested in careers in music.
Savannah, Ga.-based Gretsch Guitars has a foundation that donates guitars that are decorated by artists or signed by musicians and then sold to raise funds for music and arts education programs. Because Gretsch CEO Fred Gretsch believes in "enriching lives through participation in music," the Gretsch Foundation has generously donated a new hollow body style Brian Setzer Model Gretsch Nashville guitar to AthFest.
This beautiful instrument is signed by all four of the original members of R.E.M., including retired drummer Bill Berry....Funds raised from the eBay auction of this autographed Gretsch guitar - includes the new deluxe case shown in the photo - will support AthFest's educational efforts.
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