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Rogue Acoustic Guitar & Softshell Bag and 3 Private Guitar Lessons with Matthew Wright

Item Number
51
Estimated Value
299 USD
Sold
202 USD to wmorrison27
Number of Bids
5  -  Bid History

Item Description

Guitar and soft case from Guitar Center!

Rogue RD80 Dreadnought acoustic guitar

An excellent full size starter guitar with great playability and feel. The Rogue RD80 Dreadnought acoustic guitar is an epic bargain; you can't beat the features you get for the price. Mahogany stained back and sides with a bound blonde basswood top. The RD80 also features a nato neck with a bound sonokelin fingerboard and bridge. Top it all off with chrome hardware and you have a great starter guitar at a killer price.


Musician's Gear MGA20 Acoustic Guitar Bag in a Box

Protect your investment without breaking the bank. This basic, but effective
softshell bag for acoustic guitar is made of water resistant, luggage grade
nylon. Features a shoulder strap for easy portability and a large outer pocket perfect for a lesson book and cable.

Bag Features:

  • Water resistant
  • Luggage grade nylon
  • Large outer pocket
  • Lightweight
  • Easy-to-carry
  • Convenient shoulder strap

Matthew Wright

Matthew Wright is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. After years of playing progressive rock on the bass guitar, he attended the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore where he studied classical guitar with Ray Chester and lute with Mark Cudek. Upon moving to Cambridge in 1999, Matthew began concentrating on the lute, studying with Douglas Freundlich at The Longy School of Music and subsequently receiving an MM in Early Music Performance. There, he founded Seven Times Salt; a group specializing in English Consort music. Matthew performs frequently as a soloist and also with such ensembles as the Chatham Chorale, Capella Alamire, Renaissonics, Musical Offering, (MA) Green Mountain Monteverdi Ensemble (VT), Fanfare Consort (CT), and Ensemble Al Verso (Switzerland) and in festivals such as the Boston Early Music Festival, Bloomington Early Music Festival (IN), Amherst Early Music Festival (CT), and New Brunswick Early Music Festival. (Canada). Matthew is a member of and contributor to the Lute Society of America, for which he conducted an interview with Arthur Ness. He also serves as the tenor section leader at Eliot Church of Newton under the direction of Charles Raines. As a guitar teacher, he currently has studios  and classes at Brimmer and May, Belmont Hill, Cambridge Center for Adult Education and the Allegro Music School.

Item Special Note

3 Private 30 minute Lessons with Matthew Wright

To be provided in a Newton location.

Considerations for other Boston area venues may be made.

Lessons must be scheduled by 10/25/15.

Donated By:

Guitar Center

Guitar Center

Matthew Wright