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VIDEO: New VW guitar ad goes to eleven!
The initial go-around for Volkswagen's First Act guitar promotion featured Slash tearing it up against a white background with black GTIs set up like massive amp stacks. Good commercial. It doesn't hold a candle to the second spot, though. The person at the ad agency who thought of this one deserves some sort of award. Round two of the v-dubsrock.com ads opens with Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) mid-solo, resplendent in black t-shirt, kilt, tube socks, and sneakers. He's standing on the roof of a white Jetta as it rises from ... Read more →
Slash shilling guitars for Volkswagen John Neff
Buy a Volkswagen, get a guitar. It's the automaker from Wolfsburg's new promotion in which the lease or purchase of select Volkswagens will score you a custom V-dubified axe from First Act guitars ...
VW gives customers the axe: electric guitar comes with every vehicle John Neff
While many automakers are scrambling to increase the music quotient in their cars via the addition of auxiliary inputs, a.k.a. iPod jacks, Volkswagen has announced the V-dubs Rock promotion today ...
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VIDEO: New VW guitar ad goes to eleven! 3 years ago on Autoblog
The initial go-around for Volkswagen's First Act guitar promotion featured Slash tearing it up against a white background with black GTIs set up like massive amp stacks. Good commercial. It doesn't hold a candle to the second spot, though. The person at the ad agency who thought of this one ...
Slash shilling guitars for Volkswagen 3 years ago on Autoblog
Buy a Volkswagen, get a guitar. It's the automaker from Wolfsburg's new promotion in which the lease or purchase of select Volkswagens will score you a custom V-dubified axe from First Act guitars that can be plugged into your car's stereo. Here we have the first commercial for the promotion that ...
VW gives customers the axe: electric guitar comes with every vehicle 3 years ago on Autoblog
While many automakers are scrambling to increase the music quotient in their cars via the addition of auxiliary inputs, a.k.a. iPod jacks, Volkswagen has announced the V-dubs Rock promotion today that turns up the wick on in-car entertainment. Beginning today and lasting through December 31st, ...
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