GOTHENBURG, Swe. (Feb. 24, 2009) - Gretsch, Fall Out Boy lead singer/guitarist Patrick Vaughn Stump, and TV Jones teamed-up to create the latest signature model from Gretsch - the G5135PS Patrick Vaughn Stump Signature Series Gretsch STUMP-O-MATIC Electromatic Corvette Guitar.

The Gretsch G5135PS Patrick Vaughn Stump Signature Series Gretsch STUMP-O-MATIC Electromatic Corvette Guitar features a solid mahogany body, a set-in mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and 21 frets that clear the body; three Mega'Tron® pickups and TV Jones®-designed circuitry with a master volume, three-position toggle, middle pickup volume/blend control, and STUMP-O-MATIC kill switch, a two-position rotary operation switch that allows for combinations of all three pickups and a multitude of tones; string-through-body design for maximum sustain, chrome hardware, and Pewter finish with custom black stripes.

Since 2001, Stump and his Fall Out Boy band-mates have taken the world by storm, selling millions of records and amassing several sold-out tours. Over the years, they have won numerous MTV Video Music Awards, are Grammy-nominated, and have recorded five studio albums, including their latest full-length offering, Folie á Deux, released today.

"The good people at Gretsch came to me and asked what I would like in an ideal guitar," said Stump. "I told them I wanted something that sounds really good through a high-gain British amp and a clean Fender amp. When I'm playing live, I want to get as many tones as I can out of one instrument. I need all the clarity that single-coil pickups provide, and the overdrive tones that only come from humbucking pickups. It's the guitar I use and I'm very, very proud of it."

Gretsch G5135PS Patrick Vaughn Stump Signature Series Gretsch STUMP-O-MATIC Electromatic Corvette Guitars is available since February 1, 2009 at participating Gretsch dealers worldwide with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of 10 400 SEK / 9 295 NOK / FIN € 970 / 7 495 DKR. For more information, go to www.gretschguitars.com. Squier® Pete Wentz Precision Bass guitars are available at participating Squier dealers worldwide with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of 3 895 SEK / 3 495 NOK / 2 795 DKR / FIN € 360 . For more information, go to www.squierguitars.com.

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