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The Cure have designed two guitars to raise funds for the World Cancer Research Fund
The guitars are priced at $1500 each and are limited to just 75 units.
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The Cure have designed two special edition electric guitars to help raise money for a cancer research charity.
Dubbed the ‘Robert Smith Shellflower UltraCure Signature Series’, the guitars are released in partnership with Schecter Guitars and showcase artwork by Bunny Lake Designs. They are limited to just 50 pieces for the humbuckers version and 25 pieces for the single coil version.
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Priced at $1500, each instrument also comes with a Custom Hardshell case, a signed Certificate of Authenticity from Robert Smith and directly supports life-saving cancer research. Smith will donate $250 from each sale, with Schecter matching his contribution, bringing the total donation to $500 per guitar.
All proceeds will go directly to the World Cancer Research Fund, which has been advancing global cancer research, shaping public health policy, and educating the public since 1982.
In September, The Cure guitarist Roger O’Donnell revealed that he was diagnosed with “a very rare and aggressive form” of blood cancer last year. O’Donnell said that he has since recovered and urged fans to get tested early.
Meanwhile, the band — who’s set to release their 14th album, Songs Of A Lost World, on 1 November — teased that they’ve already got a second record in the works and that it’s “virtually finished”.
The Cure will also be playing a release show for their upcoming album at The Troxy in London. Amidst the recent buzz surrounding dynamic pricing, frontman Robert Smith assured fans that there will be “no dynamic pricing” on tickets for their shows.
Slamming the practice altogether, Smith said, “We didn’t allow dynamic pricing because it’s a scam that would disappear if every artist said, ‘I don’t want that!’ But most artists hide behind management.”
“The only reason you’d charge more for a gig is if you were worried that it was the last time you would be able to sell a T-shirt,” he added.
Sarah-Jane Hill, Fundraising Partnerships Manager at World Cancer Research Fund, says: “We are delighted and incredibly grateful that Robert Smith and The Cure have chosen World Cancer Research Fund to benefit from the sale of these iconic guitars. The funds raised from these stunning instruments will support our prevention and survival work and help people to live longer, healthier lives – free from the devastating effects of cancer.”
Learn more at Schecter Guitars.