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GUITAR CENTER TO SELL DELL® COMPUTERS

— Guitar Center to sell Dell desktop and notebook systems powered by
Dual-Core AMD processors for professional audio applications —

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2007 — Guitar Center (NASDAQ-GTRC), America’s leading professional audio recording equipment and musical instruments retailer, announced today that it will be an authorized reseller of Dell® desktop and notebook systems, powered by dual-core AMD (NYSE: AMD) processors. Guitar Center worked closely with both companies to create desktop and notebook computers specifically designed with the power, stability and reliability needed for use in the professional digital audio recording market sector.

With the addition of Dell computers to the product assortment at Guitar Center’s 214 stores, as well as guitarcenter.com and Musician’s Friend, recording professionals in the music, post-production, and other pro audio sectors will have a one-stop resource for purchasing everything necessary to create a complete digital recording environment.

Commenting on the Dell announcement, Bryan Bradley, Guitar Center’s Director, Professional Audio and Recording Merchandise stated, “After extensive evaluation of several manufacturers’ personal computing products and carefully looking at the evolution and expansion of the digital recording process, we found that Dell best suits our customers needs. As the nations leading supplier of products for the professional audio community, we are pleased to provide our customers access to AMD technology and Dell products and the outstanding customer experience they provide.”

“Musicians are increasingly sophisticated in how they buy and use technology,” said Phil Bryant, vice president of Dell consumer sales. "Customers shopping at Guitar Center stores will be able to experience the Dell direct advantages when purchasing systems to create and share music. We’re happy to be working with Guitar Center to make it easier for musicians at all levels."

“Musicians have long suffered getting a personal computer to behave like an audio recording device that doesn’t intrude upon the creative process,” said Charlie Boswell, director of Digital Media and Entertainment for AMD. “At AMD, we’ve learned much by engaging with the industry’s top audio professionals for years. Working with our partners at Dell, we’re now able tolend our expertise to help deliver a specific audio-recording appliance that meets the discerning standards of customers who have made Guitar Center the supreme musical instrument and pro audio retailer in the world.”

About Guitar Center
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 210 Guitar Center stores across the United States. In addition, our Music & Arts division operates more than 95 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 catalogs and websites, including www.musiciansfriend.com, www.guitarcenter.com, www.wwbw.com and www.music123.com. More information on Guitar Center can be found by visiting the Company's web site at www.guitarcenter.com.

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.

About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell is a leading global systems and services company and No. 34 on the Fortune 500. For more information, visit www.dell.com, or to communicate directly with Dell via a variety of online channels, go to www.dell.com/conversations. To get Dell news direct, visit www.dell.com/RSS.

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit www.amd.com. AMD and the AMD Arrow logo are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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