Premier Builders Guild

201 South Highland Avenue | Pittsburgh, PA 15206 www.pittsburghbuildersguild.com | [email protected] 724-514-0647 Premier Builders Guild Premier Builders Guild NAMM Booths 2882 & 2883 Premier Builders Guild (PBG) makes it easier than ever before to experience boutique, masterbuilt guitars and amps.

PBG is a dream team of elite master builders supported by proven management, marketing, production and dealer service teams. Each master builder makes speciﬁc models or their entire brand available exclusively through PBG. All PBG instruments are built in the USA. Bob Gjika: Gjika Ampliﬁcation

PBG enables buyers to choose from an exciting portfolio of boutique, master built guitars and amps – without the uncertainty, long wait times and lack of customer support commonly associated with boutique instruments. Take the genius that went into the single ended amp made famous by Shawn Lane on Powers of Ten – and add thirty years of amp design expertise. Contact Jimmy Lovinggood to learn more about PBG and to ﬁnd the perfect boutique, masterbuilt instrument for you. Early in his career, Bob created an amp line to capture the sounds he loved by Jimmy Lovinggood, VP Sales Clapton, Hendrix and others. Yet unlike other builders, Bob focused on the sound [email protected] of those recordings - not the sound of the raw amps used on the records. 714-514-0647 The result? The large, 8-power tube equipped single ended amp embraced by www.premierbuildersguild.com Shawn Lane on Powers of Ten. It dwarfed other amps in tone and harmonics - and it’s the inspiration for Bob’s new 30-watt single ended amp to be offered by PBG.

The new amp sacriﬁces none of the thick harmonic content of its big brother while offering the same crushing tone at a more reasonable volume. It is being produced by PBG Amp Master Builder Mark Bartel at the Tone King workshop in Baltimore. Mark and Bob are in contact at every stage of the build. Stay tuned.

Premier Builders Guild Mark Bartel: Tone King Ampliﬁers Gene Baker: b3 Guitars

He lives inside the box. Master builder Mark Bartel has focused on WaWatteerr,, Woood,od, Metal, FFire. Each model in the b3 Guitar line from master nothing but the design, construction and perfection of the vacuum tube builder GGeneene Baker is aimed at a speciﬁc tonal space. All are straight- Metropolitan 1x12 Combo ampliﬁer for over thirty years. Fire Guitar aheadh d toolsl ffor seriousi musicians.

Mark tests and retests countless wood, component and conﬁguration A Gibson® Custom Shop master builder at age 25, Gene later moved to combinations until he hears sound worthy of the name Tone King. Off Fender® Custom Shop, where he was named master builder and then the shelf parts? Not here. Mark works with USA-based manufacturers to senior master builder. While at Fender®, Gene collaborated with Robben develop custom components that meet his demanding requirements. Ford on three models and also created original “Gene Baker” pieces.

Mark’s first vacuum tube amp model, the Imperial, is a trusted small Gene eventually left Fender® in order to apply his vast expertise to venue standard. His Metropolitan model features Phase-4 power control, his own nameplate. He heads the PBG workshop in Arroyo Grande, a breakthrough in vacuum tube amp technology that ensures consistent California, where he designs and builds b3 Guitars as well as models tone from 0.1W to 40W, clean or gained up, in big venues or small. designed by PBG master builders Dennis Fano, Roger Giffin, Johan Mark and PBG recently introduced the Metropolitan Head, in response to Gustavsson, Saul Koll and Jason Z. Schroeder. Gene shreds regularly, Imperial 1x12 Combo Metropolitan 2x12 Cabinet Metropolitan Head Metal-XS Guitar Water Guitar Wood Guitar numerous requests from dealers and customers. with his Mean Gene Band. Dennis Fano: Fano Guitars Bill Krinard: Two-Rock Amplification

VintaVintagege taken foforrwward.ard That’s the Alt de Facto guitar line from master “My philosophy is to make the amp sound like the guitar. If you plug in a 1956 builderbuilder DDennisennis FFano.ano. Strat and then a 1961 Strat, I want you to hear and feel the difference. The struggle to accomplish that is my bliss.” Imagine an alternate rreality where the great American luthiers of the 19501950’s’s work together under one roof, as a collective. That’s the vision Design visionary Bill Krinard co-founded Two-Rock in 1999 based on his thatthat inspiresinspires DDennisennis aand his Alt de Facto boutique guitars. It’s a world passionate commitment to create the best-sounding guitar amps available. During wherewhere agedaged nnickelickel hhardware,ar time-tested woods, a distressed lacquer that first year Carlos Santana bought Two Rock number 5, and Bill spent the Alt de Facto RB6 finish and classic aesthetics are fused with modern features including afternoon tweaking the amp for Carlos. a compound radius fingerboard, TonePros hardware, ToneStyler tone controls and custom wound Fralin pickups. The result? Proprietary Two-Rock has since emerged as a boutique amp innovation leader. Bill is distressed guitars with unsurpassed playability and tone. responsible for circuit and application innovations that have moved the entire category forward. He has created signature Two-Rock models for John Mayer, Eric Alternate reality realized – and embraced by leading artists including Gales and Steve Kimock. And he’s seen the brand embraced by additional artists Chris Carrabba, Popa Chubby, Jared Scharff, James Valentine and Pete including Matt Schofield, Volker Strifler, Terry Haggerty Mark Karan and many Alt de Facto SP6 Yorn. Alt de Facto guitars are built to exact specifications by PBG Guitar more. Master Builder Gene Baker at the PBG USA Workshop. Gene and Dennis are in close contact at every stage of the build. Working with great artists has helped Bill to develop the unique Two Rock voice; a voice you can hear throughout the Two-Rock line. Alt de Facto JM6 Alt de Facto MG6 Alt de Facto PX6 Alt de Facto JM6 Alt de Facto: It’s a look, feel and a state of mind that you’ll never want to leave. Dennis Fano: Fano Guitars Bill Krinard: Two-Rock Amplification

VintageVintage taken foforrwward.ard That’s the Alt de Facto guitar line from master “My philosophy is to make the amp sound like the guitar. If you plug in a 1956 builderbuilder DDennisennis FFano.ano. Strat and then a 1961 Strat, I want you to hear and feel the difference. The struggle to accomplish that is my bliss.” Imagine an alternate rreality where the great American luthiers of the 19501950’s’s work together under one roof, as a collective. That’s the vision Design visionary Bill Krinard co-founded Two-Rock in 1999 based on his thatthat inspiresinspires DDennisennis aand his Alt de Facto boutique guitars. It’s a world passionate commitment to create the best-sounding guitar amps available. During wherewhere agedaged nnickelickel hhardware,ar time-tested woods, a distressed lacquer that first year Carlos Santana bought Two Rock number 5, and Bill spent the Alt de Facto RB6 finish and classic aesthetics are fused with modern features including afternoon tweaking the amp for Carlos. a compound radius fingerboard, TonePros hardware, ToneStyler tone controls and custom wound Fralin pickups. The result? Proprietary Two-Rock has since emerged as a boutique amp innovation leader. Bill is distressed guitars with unsurpassed playability and tone. responsible for circuit and application innovations that have moved the entire category forward. He has created signature Two-Rock models for John Mayer, Eric Alternate reality realized – and embraced by leading artists including Gales and Steve Kimock. And he’s seen the brand embraced by additional artists Chris Carrabba, Popa Chubby, Jared Scharff, James Valentine and Pete including Matt Schofield, Volker Strifler, Terry Haggerty Mark Karan and many Alt de Facto SP6 Yorn. Alt de Facto guitars are built to exact specifications by PBG Guitar more. Master Builder Gene Baker at the PBG USA Workshop. Gene and Dennis are in close contact at every stage of the build. Working with great artists has helped Bill to develop the unique Two Rock voice; a voice you can hear throughout the Two-Rock line. Alt de Facto JM6 Alt de Facto MG6 Alt de Facto PX6 Alt de Facto JM6 Alt de Facto: It’s a look, feel and a state of mind that you’ll never want to leave. Mark Bartel: Tone King Amplifiers Gene Baker: b3 Guitars

Mark’s ﬁrst vacuum tube amp model, the Imperial, is a trusted small Gene eventually left Fender® in order to apply his vast expertise to venue standard. His Metropolitan model features Phase-4 power control, his own nameplate. He heads the PBG workshop in Arroyo Grande, a breakthrough in vacuum tube amp technology that ensures consistent California, where he designs and builds b3 Guitars as well as models tone from 0.1W to 40W, clean or gained up, in big venues or small. designed by PBG master builders Dennis Fano, Roger Gifﬁn, Johan Mark and PBG recently introduced the Metropolitan Head, in response to Gustavsson, Saul Koll and Jason Z. Schroeder. Gene shreds regularly, Imperial 1x12 Combo Metropolitan 2x12 Cabinet Metropolitan Head Metal-XS Guitar Water Guitar Wood Guitar numerous requests from dealers and customers. with his Mean Gene Band. Jason Z. Schroeder: Jason Z. Schroeder Guitars Saul Koll: Koll Guitar Company

A Premier GGuitaruitar magmagazinea Artisan Award winner for his Radio Lane BreakthroughBreakthrough desidesigngn that’s strikingly new yet comfortably familiar - and model, master builderbuilder Jason Z. Schroeder is a rising star in lutherie. alwaysalways exceedingly bbeautiful. The Glide Series is designed by master Chopper Guitar Super Glide Almighty Guitar builder Saul Koll to be nothing less than playable art. As lead guitarist in Clear Cut, an acclaimed regional band that gigs regularly, Jason has a deep understanding of what works and what While playing lead guitar and singing for The Charms, an acclaimed doesn’t in the live environment. He reflects that in the design of band circa 1984-1995, Saul engaged an even greater passion: the his guitars. Jason’s clients include Lindsey Buckingham and Neale creation of guitars that are uniquely “then” and “now.” Mentored by Jon Haywood of Fleetwood Mac, Tommy Kessler (Blondie, Blue Man Group, Peterson and Glen Mers at The World of Strings in Long Beach, Saul Broadway’s Rock of Ages) and Chris Traynor (Gavin Rossdale). launched Koll Guitar Company in 1990. His clients include especially discriminating artists like David Torn, Elliott Sharp, Lee Ranoldo and Standard versions of Jason’s Edge, Chopper and Radio Lane models are Matte Henderson. built to spec by master builder Gene Baker at the PBG USA workshop. (Custom versions are available directly from Schroeder Guitars). Jason Glide models are built to exact specifications by fellow master builder and Gene are in close contact throughout the build. The result: balanced Gene Baker at the PBG USA workshop. Saul and Gene communicate Edge Guitar Radio Lane Guitar Duo Glide™ Guitar Junior Glide Guitar tones, easy playability and lasting value. frequently throughout the build. The result? A new standard for players who demand beauty in shape and tone. Roger Giffin: Giffin Guitars Johan Gustavsson: Johan Gustavsson Guitars

HisHis sstortory bbeginsegins iinn 1960’’ss London, when many of the guitar gods we pray to were regular customerscusto at Giffin Guitar Workshop, located under “My“My idea was to recrrecreatee the sound and feel of the old classics, but with a bridge bridge by the river Thames.Tham a unique and distinctidistinctivev design of my own.” Swedish master builder Valiant Solid Body JohanJohan GustavssonGustavsson ppere fectly captures that vision in his acclaimed Gustavsson Bluesmaster Special Since that time, boutique guitar master builder Roger Giffin’s passion, BluesmasterBluesmaster seseries.ries expertise and design innovations have resulted in peerless instruments that place him in the pantheon of lutherie. His extensive artist list is Johan’s work with guitars spans well over two decades, and covers among the most impressive in the industry. almost every aspect of the instrument. It gives him great understanding of what he calls “the inner being” of a guitar. Johan’s career includes Now Roger brings us the Valiant single cutaway, his beautifully playable experience as a carpenter of fine furniture, a touring and session response to the many artists who have asked him, “Roger, can you make guitarist, and an expert repairer and restorer of vintage guitars. me a Les Paul?” Johan’s Bluesmaster Junior and Special models are built to exact The Valiant is built to Roger’s exact design specifications by fellow PBG specifications by fellow master builder Gene Baker at the PBG USA master builder Gene Baker in our state of the art USA workshop. Roger Gustavsson Bluesmaster Junior workshop. Johan and Gene are in close contact at every stage of the is in contact with Gene at every stage of the build, to ensure flawless build, for unsurpassed quality. execution. Jason Z. Schroeder: Jason Z. Schroeder Guitars Saul Koll: Koll Guitar Company

A Premier GGuitaruitar magmagazinea Artisan Award winner for his Radio Lane BreakthroughBreakthrough desidesigngn that’s strikingly new yet comfortably familiar - and model, master buildebuilderr Jason Z. Schroeder is a rising star in lutherie. alwaysalways exceedingly bbeautiful. The Glide Series is designed by master Chopper Guitar Super Glide Almighty Guitar builder Saul Koll to be nothing less than playable art. As lead guitarist in Clear Cut, an acclaimed regional band that gigs regularly, Jason has a deep understanding of what works and what While playing lead guitar and singing for The Charms, an acclaimed doesn’t in the live environment. He reflects that in the design of band circa 1984-1995, Saul engaged an even greater passion: the his guitars. Jason’s clients include Lindsey Buckingham and Neale creation of guitars that are uniquely “then” and “now.” Mentored by Jon Haywood of Fleetwood Mac, Tommy Kessler (Blondie, Blue Man Group, Peterson and Glen Mers at The World of Strings in Long Beach, Saul Broadway’s Rock of Ages) and Chris Traynor (Gavin Rossdale). launched Koll Guitar Company in 1990. His clients include especially discriminating artists like David Torn, Elliott Sharp, Lee Ranoldo and Standard versions of Jason’s Edge, Chopper and Radio Lane models are Matte Henderson. built to spec by master builder Gene Baker at the PBG USA workshop. (Custom versions are available directly from Schroeder Guitars). Jason Glide models are built to exact specifications by fellow master builder and Gene are in close contact throughout the build. The result: balanced Gene Baker at the PBG USA workshop. Saul and Gene communicate Edge Guitar Radio Lane Guitar Duo Glide™ Guitar Junior Glide Guitar tones, easy playability and lasting value. frequently throughout the build. The result? A new standard for players who demand beauty in shape and tone. Roger Giffin: Giffin Guitars Johan Gustavsson: Johan Gustavsson Guitars

HisHis sstortory bbeginsegins iinn 1960’’ss London, when many of the guitar gods we pray to were regular customerscusto at Giffin Guitar Workshop, located under “My“My idea was to recrrecreatee the sound and feel of the old classics, but with a bridge bridge by the river Thames.Tham a unique and distinctidistinctivev design of my own.” Swedish master builder Valiant Solid Body JohanJohan GustavssonGustavsson ppere fectly captures that vision in his acclaimed Gustavsson Bluesmaster Special Since that time, boutique guitar master builder Roger Giffin’s passion, BluesmasterBluesmaster seseries.ries expertise and design innovations have resulted in peerless instruments that place him in the pantheon of lutherie. His extensive artist list is Johan’s work with guitars spans well over two decades, and covers among the most impressive in the industry. almost every aspect of the instrument. It gives him great understanding of what he calls “the inner being” of a guitar. Johan’s career includes Now Roger brings us the Valiant single cutaway, his beautifully playable experience as a carpenter of fine furniture, a touring and session response to the many artists who have asked him, “Roger, can you make guitarist, and an expert repairer and restorer of vintage guitars. me a Les Paul?” Johan’s Bluesmaster Junior and Special models are built to exact The Valiant is built to Roger’s exact design specifications by fellow PBG specifications by fellow master builder Gene Baker at the PBG USA master builder Gene Baker in our state of the art USA workshop. Roger Gustavsson Bluesmaster Junior workshop. Johan and Gene are in close contact at every stage of the is in contact with Gene at every stage of the build, to ensure flawless build, for unsurpassed quality. execution. Premier Builders Guild (PBG) makes it easier than ever before to experience boutique, masterbuilt guitars and amps.

Premier Builders Guild Jimmy Lovinggood: Vice President of Sales

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“PBG overcomes boutique limitations. For the ﬁrst time, the tremendous potential of ‘boutique’ can be fully realized by dealers and their customers.”

Jimmy Lovinggood brings over 25 years of management, sales and marketing experience to PBG dealer relationships, including four years as General Manager of one of the leading independent guitar retailers in the industry. Jimmy’s experience leaves him deeply aware of the importance of contact and service: “I try to build partnerships. That means my dealer’s problems are my problems, and it’s up to me to offer effective solutions.” Premier Builders Guild 201 South Highland Avenue | Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Jimmy is based in Playa Vista, CA but his roots are in Detroit. At age 13, www.premierbuildersguild.com | [email protected] he became the bass player in his friend (now PBG master builder) Gene 724-514-0647 Baker’s band. Jimmy likes to unwind by playing his b3 guitar until the neighbors bang on the wall.

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