I'm Signed Up!!! Are YOU!?!?!

[SGshredder]

i signed up for Guitarmageddon today!! here comes the blues!! anyone else doin it???? :D :D :toohappy: :toohappy:

[fretflyer]

what is it? :confuse:

[Munga]

Definetely not me. I wanna give other people a chance of winning :p



Alec

[Mr. Boston]

It's a competition Gutiar Center is throwing where you could win a car plus a Gibby 59 LP Reissue, and a whole bunch of sneakers and iced teas and stuff like that.

Anyway- good for you for signing up brother. I hope you win it. And even if you don't at the very least you'll probably get to watch some incredible players and rip off their chops. Now THAT'S what the blues is all about, lol.

[eexplorer505]

Definetely not me. I wanna give other people a chance of winning :p



Alec

so true lol plus i like guitarwar better you get to compete even after you win it goes on

[gtrhrcane]

i signed up for Guitarmageddon today!! here comes the blues!! anyone else doin it???? :D :D :toohappy: :toohappy:

Yes I am. :cool: :D

[stratman50th]

Hey guys, Keep us posted on how you do. John, are you signed up at the GC in Rockville? I'd make a trip down there to cheer on a fellow JS member. They do the cuts at the local GC's and then move on to regionals and finals, right?
Anyway, let us know what the schedule is.

[gtrhrcane]

^ I believe there's the store competitions, then the winners go to District finals, then Regionals and then National finals after that, which I believe will be at the House of Blues in Chicago. :cool:

I don't expect to make it past the first round, but I'm prepping like a warrior going in to battle. ;)

Oughta be a good experience regardless.

[Dro0]

^cool. best of luck man :D

[ShiggityShwa]

I'll probably watch, if I signed up I would be destroyed. Do they have one every year?


Hmmm if BluesSG signs up I'll go watch him (he lives near me)

[stratman50th]

I'll probably watch, if I signed up I would be destroyed. Do they have one every year?


Hmmm if BluesSG signs up I'll go watch him (he lives near me)
Yes, they have one every year.

[ShiggityShwa]

Yes, they have one every year.

Cool, I might sign up in a couple years when I have my chops together

[fretflyer]

hmmm, ill definately go check it out, theres a guitar center pretty close to me

[SGshredder]

Hey guys, Keep us posted on how you do. John, are you signed up at the GC in Rockville? I'd make a trip down there to cheer on a fellow JS member. They do the cuts at the local GC's and then move on to regionals and finals, right?
Anyway, let us know what the schedule is.

yeah man, it's in Rockville. it would be so great if you came down, so we could meet up. it's March 21st. i can't wait!! :toohappy:

[stratman50th]

yeah man, it's in Rockville. it would be so great if you came down, so we could meet up. it's March 21st. i can't wait!! :toohappy:
Great! I'll be there. I'm putting it on my calendar. Do they have a start time? I haven't been to my favorite toy store in a couple of months!

[Munga]

Actually, I am thinking about signing up. My mom really wants me to, but I am expecting to get killed nonetheless.


Alec

[bugman]

Valvetronix should sign up

[FrEtboaRDonFIRE]

I'm actually planning on signing up this weekend. Watch out all you would-be-winners, I'm gonna make it to the second round! :D lol

-=FoF=-

[Munga]

Valvetronix should sign up


I thought he didn't care for blues anymore...


Alec

[SGshredder]

Great! I'll be there. I'm putting it on my calendar. Do they have a start time? I haven't been to my favorite toy store in a couple of months!

killer! not sure what time it is yet. i'll find out and let ya know :)

[gavb]

Guitarmageddon, what a cool word. No guitar stores in the UK do anything like that. :(

[stratman50th]

I thought he didn't care for blues anymore...


Alec
It's not just the blues. It's for any and all guitar players, electric or acoustic, any style, any type of music.
I think it was the year before last an acoustic guy won it. Don't recall his style though.

killer! not sure what time it is yet. i'll find out and let ya know :)
Very Cool.

[gtrhrcane]

It's not just the blues. It's for any and all guitar players, electric or acoustic, any style, any type of music.
I think it was the year before last an acoustic guy won it. Don't recall his style though.


Very Cool.

This one is just for the blues though this year. The 'King Of The Blues'. If it weren't, I wouldn't even sign up... there's some seriously sick shredders out there that would pwn me with a vengeance. :)

Best of luck SGshredder and Fretboardonfire, and anyone else who signs up! I'm doing it mainly for the experience myself but it's going to be fun!

[stratman50th]

This one is just for the blues though this year. The 'King Of The Blues'. If it weren't, I wouldn't even sign up... there's some seriously sick shredders out there that would pwn me with a vengeance. :)

Best of luck SGshredder and Fretboardonfire, and anyone else who signs up! I'm doing it mainly for the experience myself but it's going to be fun!
Stratman hangs head in shame for not paying more attention to detail and providing members with bad information.
Thanks for pointing it out to me cane. I would have gone on not knowing.
:hammer:

[gtrhrcane]

^ Ah, it's not big deal. :)

[T-H-O-M]

I have a Guitar Center near here...if I signed up, what kind of playing do you think would win? Every technique known to man in one lick? A soulful acoustic all in one song like Tommy Emmanuel? A popified mix of genres? I can't decide what people would vote on.

[SGshredder]

^^^ it's all blues this year, man. they gave us a CD with about 21 backing tracks on it, and you show up, and play to the one you want. i'm excited because it's blues, and that's what i love. it comes more naturally to me than anything else. :)

[T-H-O-M]

If you play blues over a blues backing track, you aren't gonna win.

[stratman50th]

If you play blues over a blues backing track, you aren't gonna win.
Huh?
That's what it's all about man! Style, feel, how you play over the tracks. Putting your own touch on something. Plus they look at skill, and ability. It's not supposed to be covers, (I don't think). It's about your ability.

[little stevie]

Hey i'm new here
just got a mesage of stratman50th on a SRV group to join here

a directly have a question where can i find 0.13 chrome heavy string ( are the one Stevie us play with )
i had one set that i bought on e-bay , but after playing about a week on it i already broke the 3the string . luckly i have 2 strats here
But its seems its hard to find heavy strings here in belgium

Greats STS

Maarten

[stratman50th]

Hey i'm new here
just got a mesage of stratman50th on a SRV group to join here

a directly have a question where can i find 0.13 chrome heavy string ( are the one Stevie us play with )
i had one set that i bought on e-bay , but after playing about a week on it i already broke the 3the string . luckly i have 2 strats here
But its seems its hard to find heavy strings here in belgium

Greats STS

Maarten
Ha! I was afraid you guys would think I was spamming the board. Glad you joined up, and welcome!
Why don't you go to tools of the trade, and start your own thread there.
http://guitar.zentao.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12
It'll get more of the right kind of activity. Also, You might start a thread here in Open Mike introducing yourself!
Have Fun and enjoy the forum!

[T-H-O-M]

Huh?
That's what it's all about man! Style, feel, how you play over the tracks. Putting your own touch on something. Plus they look at skill, and ability. It's not supposed to be covers, (I don't think). It's about your ability.

90% of blues sounds the same and to win something like this you need to stand out. I would suggest playing EVERY STYLE YOU CAN THINK OF all in one over a blue track.

[YowhatsupT]

blues isn't really my thing. I might still sign up though.

[Munga]

90% of blues sounds the same and to win something like this you need to stand out. I would suggest playing EVERY STYLE YOU CAN THINK OF all in one over a blue track.


But it's a blues contest? Wouldn't you have to play blues, to win a blues contest, or am I just crazy? :eek:


Anyway, I signed up! It was weird though, I was playing through a Twin, and some kid that signed up's dad was just glaring at me when I started play some blues. I was like...Whoaaa, I think that dad might want the kid to win more than the kid does.


Alec

[stratman50th]

Bump...
SG, the 21st is a Tuesday. Is that the correct day? I thought it was going to be on a weekend. :confuse: In fact I thought it was tomorrow the 12th.
Can you check on the time? I'd like to be in the crowd cheering you on but it really depends on timing since it on a weekday.
Strat.

[SGshredder]

Bump...
SG, the 21st is a Tuesday. Is that the correct day? I thought it was going to be on a weekend. :confuse: In fact I thought it was tomorrow the 12th.
Can you check on the time? I'd like to be in the crowd cheering you on but it really depends on timing since it on a weekday.
Strat.
well, i went up there about a week ago and asked the guy, and they weren't positive, but pretty sure that it's around 7:00. i gotta be there an hour early though, so they can make sure i'm there. they'll call me any day now to confirm the time, and when they do, i'll PM you.

[stratman50th]

well, i went up there about a week ago and asked the guy, and they weren't positive, but pretty sure that it's around 7:00. i gotta be there an hour early though, so they can make sure i'm there. they'll call me any day now to confirm the time, and when they do, i'll PM you.
Ok, I'll do the best I can. I worked in the yard all day today so I'd be free tomorrow. Then I looked the thread up to be sure and found my dyslexia had kicked in. I'll be truly bummed if I can't make it. I really like meeting folks from here, specially blues lovers.

[Slipstream]

I'm signed up in Medford, OR. I got the last slot on the sign-up sheet.


and T-H-O-M has no idea what he's talkin' about. To everyone I hear say "all Blues sounds the same" I say "that's because you always play it the same".

One could just as easily say all Rock is the same, or all Jazz is the same, or all (name a genre) is the same.

BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Johnson, Coco Montoya, Duane Allman, and Lightnin' Hopkins all sound the same? Get real.

[stratman50th]

and T-H-O-M has no idea what he's talkin' about. To everyone I hear say "all Blues sounds the same"
I just ignored that comment when I saw it. Wasn't worth the bandwidth to respond. Of course I'm responding now but your my alter ego Slip and I couldn't let it go:D

[Swanky]

Anyone doing it around Portland, OR or Seattle? I'm gonna be back in Vancouver for spring break, or Bellingham for school, so if anyone is playing in those areas I would love to come support yall.

[gtrhrcane]

It's being held on the 14th, 21st and 28th in March for the in store competitions.

Good luck SG and Slipstream. I'll be going the 21st.

[DaisyRocker]

I wanna go... :cryin1: Yeah so I'd be eaten alive but still... Why doesn't England have fun stuff like this? Can't WAIT for G.C. to buy out Sound Control...

[Munga]

AHHHHHH!!!

2 days left for me! The pressure is building! So, what tracks are you guy's using? I am using 19, Minor Baby Blues I believe.


Alec

[Voltimus]

No GC's around Lafayette, bummer....

All ya'll talking about the Pacific Northwest is making me miss home...

[Slipstream]

No GC's around Lafayette, bummer....

All ya'll talking about the Pacific Northwest is making me miss home...If ya got family still in the area that ya visit, drop by for a jam sometime.

[Arc]

I would do it if i was living in USA and if the competition was on Metal :D :D

[Stray Dog]

Guitarmageddon, what a cool word. No guitar stores in the UK do anything like that. :(

Yeah, if they did I would definately sign up! Sounds awesome!

[SGshredder]

I would do it if i was living in USA and if the competition was on Metal :D :D
well, usually there isn't a theme, so naturally whenever Guitarmageddon comes, shredders come outta the woodworks. then it turns into more or less a shredfest. (even though a couple years ago a guy playing an acoustic won)

[Munga]

Today is the day. I am gonna leave in an hour. You can either wish me luck or try to set curses on me. I will post my results later.

[SGshredder]

Good Luck!!! :)

[gtrhrcane]

Today is the day. I am gonna leave in an hour. You can either wish me luck or try to set curses on me. I will post my results later.

Good luck! For sure, let us know how it went! :toohappy: I'd be a total BS'er if I said I wasn't a little nervous.

[SGshredder]

I'd be a total BS'er if I said I wasn't a little nervous.
yeah me too. it's nerveracking and exciting at the same time. Hopefully Stratman'll be able to come down, plus a few friends and familia will be there.

[Munga]

Well, all said and done, I didn't win. But go figure, the guy told me a lot of "kids" signed up. When I got there, it was me against a bunch of 30+'s. One guy looked like he was sixty! But it was great expierence.
One suprising thing was the fact that I thought it wasn't gonna be a big deal, just some amps moved out of the way to make a space for the contestant. When I got there, there was a huge stage in front of the door, and I was like, "Oh ****." By the time I played, the store was completely full with people watching; must have been near 100 people. When I first got on the stage, I kept going down to my knees to adjust the Deluxe Reverb, and everytime it would shake the reverb tank, which was pretty funny.
When I first started playing, I was pretty nervous. For some reason, I had this feeling that I would do so bad that people would laugh me off the stage. They didn't, so that was fine.
Anyways, good luck to all of you who haven't gone yet.


Alec

[stratman50th]

Great to hear you had fun!

[FrEtboaRDonFIRE]

I played last night as well...twas a good experience. The regional champ from last year was at my store, as well as a bunch of pros (like Munga, I was the youngest one there). They were nice people though, especially the regional champ, who was one of the winners...name was robbie the other one was a cool guy...think his name was Jeff...I wouldn't be wurprised if either of them went quite far this year. Good thing was that I wasn't the worst there, but wasn't the best either...I tried. :)

-=FoF=-

[SGshredder]

what amps did you guys use?

[FrEtboaRDonFIRE]

I ended up using the Line 6 Flextone with my strat cause the Marshall JCM 2000 had wayyy to much shrill treble, and the crate palomino didn't suit me I guess. My amps sound better than the Line 6, but the Line 6 actually sounded quite nice...just not as loud as an all tube. :)

-=FoF=-

[Munga]

Deluxe Reverb, of course :)

[gtrhrcane]

Awesome, hey at least you guys went out there. It's not about the competition, as always it's about having fun and it sounds like you guys did just that. Keep up the positive attitudes and working on chops, it can only pay off. At least that's what I tell myself. :)

I'm also glad to hear about the set up, I thought the same thing you did Munga. Thanks for the intel report. ;)

[stratman50th]

yeah me too. it's nerveracking and exciting at the same time. Hopefully Stratman'll be able to come down, plus a few friends and familia will be there.
I have rearranged my schedule so that I'll be a mile away before it starts. I'll be there, but you better win!!
(No pressure :D )

[SGshredder]

Well, guys, i didn't win, although i talked to a lot of people (Stratman, and most of the other players included) and they said i di really well. i had so much fun!!! i made a jam buddy too!! 2 people progress to the store finals. they were this older guy with a VERY pretty strat (Offwhite, tortise-shell pickguard, and some hotrails in the bridge) and this younger, college-age guy with a white PRS. the strat guy was a killer player. you can tell he's been playing for a long time, and the PRS guy had a great tone. but i really don't think the PRS guy should've won. his playing was cool, but not amazing. not that i'm all like "I SHOULD HAVE WON! WAAA!!" :p there was this guy with really long dreds that played an old strat, and he was very cool. i went first :rolleye: and played through my PODXT LIVE through a JCM2000 half-stack.

My stepfather gave me a silver pocketwatch as kindofa traditional gift for my very first competition. and we got home, and he was like, "go grab that red box in the trunk for me" and it's a Digitech RP300A pedal. i'm about to open it and give her a go. tonight was wonderful! this just might be the most fun i've ever had! beats playing to my stereo in my basement any day of the week! It was awesome meeting Stratman too. I didn't recognize him at first (my mind was elsewhere) but he knew me! we chatted a little bit, and that was great.

i also made a jam buddy! a guy who was in the competition, but didn't win either. (stratman, the middle-eastern looking guy [sorry if that sounds racist. i'm not! i swear!]with the suit on that played the black epiphone Paul) he lives in gaithersburg too, and i got his info, so we can jam sometime. wOOt!

sorry for the really long post guys, i'll put up some pics tomorrow, or maybe later on tonight. PEACE!

:toohappy: :toohappy:

-John

[stratman50th]

Ok, my $.02:
I think John did great. I disagree, the guy with the PRS was a winner hands down. But the kicker is, I thought our own SGshredder shoud have been the second finalist. I didn't like the second winner's trem work first of all. I didn't think it was smooth, too much, too fast, like turning a light switch on and off. He was also trying to show everyone how fast he could play. Ok, that's fine but it was a blues comp. I didn't think it fit where he was trying to squeeze it in.
They asked me if I would be a judge since one of the original judges begged out. I had to recuse myself since I might show favoritism to one of the contestants. I shouldn't have declined, that way the better player would have won.;)
Great fun though, everyone enjoyed it. Everybody here at JS needs to give John a big well done, since he really did great, especially for being the first one up! :hands: :hands: :hands: :hands: :thumbs:

[Bowie]

Great job, guys.

[stratman50th]

bump...

[Builder018]

That is really cool. Nice job in performing well (since you were first-that is always tough). The most important thing is...you had FUN!!! You were also a good sport about not winning. That is really a good thing and will take you far!

[SGshredder]

thanks guys! :)

here's some pics...i'll probably post them in the pic thread too, so everyone can see them that doesn't check this thread :p

afterwards...me, my girlfriend Sarah, and my very best buds :)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/SGshredder/Guitarmageddon/Untitled05.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/SGshredder/Guitarmageddon/Untitled03.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/SGshredder/Guitarmageddon/Untitled02.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/SGshredder/Guitarmageddon/Untitled01.jpg

[gtrhrcane]

Awesome man! Glad to hear you had fun.

Here's my story... and I'm sticking to it! :D

took the day off, and between the night before and yesterday I got down and dirty on the track I was going to use, Minor Baby Blues in Bb. The biggest thing was making sure my 11's were stretched out as they were fairly new. Done and done, I was prepped as prepped could be.

I had to be there at 6:30, no later. So I left the house about 5:30 and took a nice leisurely pace, getting my mind right. I got there and right away I noticed a positive energy in there. There was 8 people last night including myself, who were in it. I played 7th of the 8. I ended up having a few friends down there, one couldn't stay but the other couple stayed all night, and I ended up jamming with one afterwards for a bit. He might actually be joining our band, but it's still too early to know. I guess he picked up a tele he was looking at last night, so that was cool.

Well, then, on to the results. First off, I did not win. ... no no, don't cry. I had a great time. I actually was very happy with my performance, maybe only one bad note and that was it. I've come a long long way, plus it helped watching everyone for awhile first. But my debilitating jitters were not present last night. I strangled that guitar though during my song, just laid in to her David Gilmour style in true 'Slowhand' fashion. A lot of the others were trying to shred the blues and one kid( the runner up, playing the same one I did, did just fine). So, being that I'm not a shredder and that I didn't have a motif for that on this song I went with my strengths, phrasing and embellishments. In the end, I did what I came to do and did it well.

One guy who's son was in the competition, came over to me afterwards and told me I was his favorite. I thought that was very cool, if not a little ruthless for his son. He made a point though to come all the way across the room through the people to tell me that and I was pretty honored for that. The judges and some employees even gave me compliments, so between all that there's not a bitter bone in my body for not winning. It's actually the best way I could have had it turned out. Had I won, I would have had to scramble to figure out another track on there and they were not all that inspiring. So it was perfect. Great experience, had some fun, played in public, was very nice to have a solid success story after a lot of humbling ones, and a reason to keep it all going. My head's not swelling up or anything but it was just what the kronie kind of needed. The guy I jammed with later on told his wife afterwards "he's one hell of a guitarist."

I'm very honored to have taken part and to have done as well as I did. Only suggestion I got was to take my 2 white pickup covers off and dip them in coffee to complete the vintage look of my strat. :)

[crowbarr]

Great job guys! :cool:

Hopefully we can hear some new tracks from your new jamming buddies soon hehe?

I think it's great that you went out of your way and supported a fellow JSer Strat, very cool thing to do!

[stratman50th]

Kind of a sidebar. While I was waiting for it to start, I saw this kid in there, must have been about 15. He was playing a really nice Gibson LP. He was ok, but nothing to write home about. He and his mother go up to the counter and the guy say, ok, that's $2,500.00 including cash (it was like $2,4??.00, so I rounded up). Anyhow, momjust whips out her plastic and they walk away into the sunset. The kid isn't even grinning from ear to ear or anything, yeah, we do this every day kind of look!
Next part is for those who know the area. (No offense SGshredder).
I look at the sales guy and he smiles and says, "you gotta love Montgomery County!"
I'm still noodling around with the Jimmy Vaughan Strat I'm saving for, (damn mortgage, food, car payment, utilities, etc, etc!).

[Builder018]

That sounds like all of you who participated had a great time!!!

[stratman50th]

Great job guys! :cool:

Hopefully we can hear some new tracks from your new jamming buddies soon hehe?

I think it's great that you went out of your way and supported a fellow JSer Strat, very cool thing to do!
I was just teasing SGshredder about that, I didn't go out of my way. I just arranged to make a call on a customer that was close. I like meeting the people from here. It really is kind of like a family and if you make an attempt to meet people, you just build your circle of friends and musicians. The internet doesn't have to be anonymous.

[Keith]

John.. It's a great thing you did to even compeate in this.
As long as you had fun, and met a few new friends along the way, that's what counts.
When I did my first and only guitar wars comp, I came in 3rd for 3 weeks, and then got knocked off the board, but still went to every single comp just to root the guys that beat me.

Major kudo's to you and Stratman for hanging out and just being.

[Munga]

Awesome man! Glad to hear you had fun.

Here's my story... and I'm sticking to it! :D

took the day off, and between the night before and yesterday I got down and dirty on the track I was going to use, Minor Baby Blues in Bb. The biggest thing was making sure my 11's were stretched out as they were fairly new. Done and done, I was prepped as prepped could be.

I had to be there at 6:30, no later. So I left the house about 5:30 and took a nice leisurely pace, getting my mind right. I got there and right away I noticed a positive energy in there. There was 8 people last night including myself, who were in it. I played 7th of the 8. I ended up having a few friends down there, one couldn't stay but the other couple stayed all night, and I ended up jamming with one afterwards for a bit. He might actually be joining our band, but it's still too early to know. I guess he picked up a tele he was looking at last night, so that was cool.

Well, then, on to the results. First off, I did not win. ... no no, don't cry. I had a great time. I actually was very happy with my performance, maybe only one bad note and that was it. I've come a long long way, plus it helped watching everyone for awhile first. But my debilitating jitters were not present last night. I strangled that guitar though during my song, just laid in to her David Gilmour style in true 'Slowhand' fashion. A lot of the others were trying to shred the blues and one kid( the runner up, playing the same one I did, did just fine). So, being that I'm not a shredder and that I didn't have a motif for that on this song I went with my strengths, phrasing and embellishments. In the end, I did what I came to do and did it well.

One guy who's son was in the competition, came over to me afterwards and told me I was his favorite. I thought that was very cool, if not a little ruthless for his son. He made a point though to come all the way across the room through the people to tell me that and I was pretty honored for that. The judges and some employees even gave me compliments, so between all that there's not a bitter bone in my body for not winning. It's actually the best way I could have had it turned out. Had I won, I would have had to scramble to figure out another track on there and they were not all that inspiring. So it was perfect. Great experience, had some fun, played in public, was very nice to have a solid success story after a lot of humbling ones, and a reason to keep it all going. My head's not swelling up or anything but it was just what the kronie kind of needed. The guy I jammed with later on told his wife afterwards "he's one hell of a guitarist."

I'm very honored to have taken part and to have done as well as I did. Only suggestion I got was to take my 2 white pickup covers off and dip them in coffee to complete the vintage look of my strat. :)


Sounds like you had fun :)

You used track 19, too? Is it just me, or are the dynamics of that track a little odd?


Alec

[Slipstream]

Thanks guys, for tellin' us what it was like. I'm sure ya had a blast. I thought I was supposed to go on the 21st, but it's the 28th. I thought I might do the Slow AShuffle Blues, but the weird thing is, it's not in A. It's in B. I think the back track disk is pretty lame. I also think everybody but me is going to either shredding, or judging on the shredding. Me, I'm just gonna lay down de Blues like I knows how. I don't expect to win, but I plan to have fun. :)

[SGshredder]

at mine, there were 8 people, and almost each person had a different style of playing :)

[robbiesoho]

yeh im doin it tuesday at 7 o clock, i think im gonna go with the jazz/blues rythemo n the cd, wish me luck and good luck to everyone else whos doin it

[robbiesoho]

Got Runner Up! See U Next Week!

[stratman50th]

Great job!
A great big JS round of applause!!
:hands: :hands: :hands:

[gtrhrcane]

Got Runner Up! See U Next Week!

Awesome, good job man!

[Veritas]

I gotta give all you cats who played in that some huge props!

I'm in Phoenix on business and happened by the guitar center to get a book or two so I can learn some scales.

There was a stage set up with people sitting in front of it. I looked up and there was the sign for the "Guitarmageddon." I was like HELL YEAH! This is what the folks on JS have been talking about.

I stuck around and watched five guys tear it up. One kid was 12 years old and ROCKED!! One guy with a Jackson King V did some crazy Yngwie blues. All in all, I was lucky to fall into that great experience.

You guys deserve a huge round of applause.

[Jeebas_13]

^^ you said the word 'cats'man! that takes ****** balls man. thats class. i wish i could use that word, i really do. **** it, im just going to use it. thanks man. youve given me a new word to use.

[ScottRiley]

Same here, I'd like to be able to say it without sounding like a 'tard, the scouse accent doesn't really help maters though. There's a select few people who can actually pull the word off.

[Tingly]

Wow! More power to you. That really does take a lot of nerve, and I'm sure the competition just gets incredibly fierce as you continue! I really admire all of you who participate, whether you win, lose or draw. Good luck!

[bugman]

Matt O'Ree of New Jersey was this year's champ.

[Invaderzim]

The new competition has started up! Has anybody else signed up yet?

[gtrhrcane]

Yep

[KcMsterpce]

That's awesome. If there was a GC in Hawaii (not yet, but rumor has it one's coming up this year) I would have participated just for the experience.

I wouldn't win, but it sure would have been fun to do!

[RHJohnson]

The new competition has started up! Has anybody else signed up yet?

Really, I think I might give it a go. Check out my video link, think I would have any chance of makein it past the first round or will the winners just be way outa my league?

[SublimeFan44]

Can someone please give me a link or explain the rules and how this all works? I'd like to sign up, I'm 15 and an avid blues player, I live in PA and theres a GC about 20 mins. away from where I live. When are the dates and such?

This sounds like a fun thing to do, and will it sctrictly be blues like some of you who competed last year said (just read the whole thread). Any help/info would be great!

[SublimeFan44]

bump...

again, any info at all on the competition is appreciated.

[Munga]

Go onto the GC website.

[SublimeFan44]

Ahhhh, damn it, you have to be 16 or older to enter, I'm only 15. Really, that is a pretty stupid rule, while I probably wouldn't win my store comp. I am still probably just as good as around half of the people that sign up. Oh well, unless I can somehow sneak myself into the comp., I'll just have to wait until next year...

[SGshredder]

hey, this is my thread from last year :D

Yeah i signed up today. There are some old tracks from last year, including Laid Down BLues, which is the one I used. I'm thinking about using Georgia Rocker this year. Still undecided though. I'll play through all of them within the next few weeks and decide. I'm showing UP this year. Last year the only reason i didn't get through was because of my tone I believe. Stratman can clarify that. I could be wrong, and I don't want to sound arrogant. But yeah, I'm getting the SRV overhauled this weekend and will be going straight into whichever Fender amp they bring. No digital POD's for me this year. :D



Stratman, you should come compete!!! or at least watch again :p