Guitar IDOL 2006 Guitar Contest
Gand Music hosted the Guitar IDOL Guitar Contest offering many prizes. The winners of the contest received:
Here are the winners:
1st Place: Derek Song won a Washburn WI66Pro Idol Guitar
2nd Place: Mitchell Green won a Washburn WI14 Idol Guitar
3rd Place: D.J. Arrigo won a Washburn WI14 Idol Guitar
4th Place: Dennis Kuzel won a Taylor Baby Guitar
5th Place: Andrew Miller won an Audio-Technica P87G Wireless Microphone for Guitar
6th Place: Christian von Kreuter won an Audio-Technica P87G Wireless Microphone for Guitar
7th Place: T.J. Veech won an Audio-Technica P87G Wireless Microphone for Guitar
8th Place: George Williams won a Teac CD Player
Honorable Mentions: Jordan Benker, Jim Kelton, Ben Melnick and Eric Taylor
All 12 finalist received goody bags with fun stuff from Marshall, D’Addario and Planet Waves
AND OF COURSE - A GAND MUSIC AND SOUND T-SHIRT!
Click here to watch Derek Song, winner of this year's Guitar Idol
(500K, Quicktime Streaming)
Preliminary Rounds & RULES - Contestants have 33 seconds to play their best, fastest, loudest, or most outrageous guitar riff. Celebrity judges will critique your performance, appearance, hairstyle and overall state of consciousness.
Contestants bring their own instrument. Show off your favorite electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, banjo, mandolin, or ukulele solo. We'll provide the amplifier and PA. Bring your own pedals and effects. Contestants are limited to wearing a maximum of 3 instruments at one time.
Four Finalists will be chosen from each of the three preliminary rounds. Contestants not chosen for the final round will be given the opportunity to come back next week, (or stay and spend lots of money at our store).
Final round contestants will be allowed up to 3 minutes and 33 seconds performance time with or without recorded accompaniment. Points will be deducted for bad (as in suck) factory-demo drum machine accompaniment.
Fabulous prizes, including the grand prize Washburn custom Idol guitar, will be awarded to the top 3 finalists. Other contestants in the finals will receive a version of the home game "Guitar Idol at Gand". (If the game is not available, other prizes may be substituted).
And the FINALISTS are...
1st Place: Derek Song
2nd Place: Mitchell Green
3rd Place: D.J. Arrigo
4th Place: Dennis Kuzel
5th Place: Andrew Miller
6th Place: Christian von Kreuter
7th Place: T.J. Veech
8th Place: George Williams
Guitar Idol 2006 Finalists
Click HERE for finalists photos
Prizes awarded also included:
Washburn WI66 Pro Idol Custom Shop Guitar
Washburn WI14 Idol Guitar
Taylor Baby Guitar
Audio-Technica P87G Wireless Microphone for Guitar
Teac CD Player
Thanks to all the sponsors for providing great prizes and support.
A special thanks to our store manager Bob Tjarks
for organizing the contest.
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