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GC PRO APPOINTED DEALER FOR VIOLA AUDIO LABORATORIES

LUXURY HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS

— A perfect complement to its Ocean Way Monitoring Systems, GC Pro expands its product offerings to the high-end audio market sector with Viola Audio Laboratories —

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, May 20, 2010 — GC Pro, the outside sales division of Guitar Center, is pleased to announce it has been appointed a dealer for the Viola Audio Laboratories range of high-performance audio components. The announcement was made by Rick Plushner, GC Pro Director, and further enhances the company’s ongoing growth and expansion. A perfect complement to GC Pro’s Ocean Way Monitoring Systems, Viola Audio Laboratories was founded in 2001 by leading designers Tom Colangelo and Paul Jayson. Viola Audio Laboratories designs and manufactures a complete range of high-end audio products that are employed in the finest stereo and home theater environments, including preamplifiers; mono, stereo and multi-channel power amplifiers; and electronic cross-overs.

“We are extremely proud to become a dealer for Viola Audio Laboratories,” commented Rick Plushner. “Their product line is perfect for our customers who require the absolute best audio components for stereo or home theater applications. When combined with our Ocean Way Monitoring Systems, you have an audiophile system that is second to none.”

Viola Audio Laboratories is a specialist company devoted to the design and manufacture of the world's finest high-end audio equipment. At its heart is the collaboration of leading designers Tom Colangelo and Paul Jayson, which has developed over their more than 30 years in the audio industry. Their objective is to produce products that are sonically neutral, as experience has shown that only through sonic neutrality can the listener experience the essential emotion that is the heart of music. Rigorous scientific and empirical design techniques, combined with a craftsman approach to manufacturing, where meticulous attention is paid to every step of the assembly process, enable Viola to produce products of the highest possible quality that will maintain their performance and give great pleasure to the owner over a lifetime of use.

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Photo Caption: Shown L-R are Naga Tandjung, General Manager, Viola Audio Laboratories; Steve French, Sales & Marketing Manager, Viola Audio Laboratories; Allen Sides, President, Ocean Way Recording; and Paul Jayson, President, Viola Audio Laboratories.

About Guitar Center Professional/Guitar Center

Guitar Center Professional is the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users. Its clientele includes recording studios, audio engineers, producers, recording and touring musicians, live sound venues, post production facilities and more. Emphasizing extraordinary individualized service via local account managers, GC Pro offers expert consultation and a comprehensive selection of the world’s finest equipment for music and audio professionals. More information on GC Pro can be found by visiting .

Guitar Center is the leading United States retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment. Our retail store subsidiary presently operates more than 200 Guitar Center stores across the U.S. In addition, our Music & Arts division operates more than 100 stores specializing in band instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors and students. We are also the largest direct response retailer of musical instruments in the United States through our wholly owned subsidiary, Musician’s Friend, Inc., and its catalog and Web site, . More information on Guitar Center can be found by visiting the Company’s Web site at .

The Guitar Center logo is a registered trademark of Guitar Center, Inc. Other brand or product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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