OPENING NOTES
Orianthi
January 15, 2009
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
Photo by Joe Coffey
Orianthi performs with a PRS Custom 24 at
NAMM. The Australian phenom has peformed
at the Crossroads Guitar Festival, the Grammy
Awards and in the posthumous Michael Jackson
film, This Is It, which was filmed as she was
preparing to tour with the pop star—right before
he died. She has performed with Steve Vai, ZZ
Top, Carlos Santana and many others. Before her
NAMM performance, Paul Reed Smith presented
her with the first production model of her new
PRS Signature SE guitar.
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