Contest Prizes

The Grand Prize Winner will have the opportunity to be featured as a special guest on the Concord Record superstar guitar album, "String Theory".  He or She will record one selection with one of the superstar guitarists participating on the album. A four-year, full tuition scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music will also be awarded to this exceptional guitarist. Please see the official contest rules for Berklee’s eligibility requirements for this award.

Also, the Grand Prize Winner will be invited to various clinics sponsored by Yamaha along with Lee Ritenour and be asked to join in at a few key concerts on next year’s world tour 2010.  In addition, he or she will receive: a Yamaha guitar (acoustic, classical, or electric), a guitar endorsement from Yamaha Corporation, a 2 year string endorsement worth $1,000 from D'Addario String Company and become a Monster Cable "Famous Monster."

1st and 2nd Runners Up will receive: a Yamaha guitar (acoustic, classical, or electric), a guitar endorsement from Yamaha, $100 worth of D'Addario strings, a special selection of Monster guitar cables 

3rd, 4th, and 5th Runners Up will receive: A Yamaha guitar (acoustic, classical, or electric), $100 worth of D'Addario Strings, and a special selection of Monster guitar cables 

Basic Requirements.  You must be 16 years or older, not already be a professional guitarist, not be signed to a record label or management.  Please see the official rules for details.

Here’s how to sign up:

Go to the "Contest Sign In" section to fill out our online application and submit your $25 application fee.

Within 24 hours you will receive username and password that gives you access to your account.

Prepare 2 videos (5 min maximum per video) and upload them to www.youtube.com.

Login to your account in the "Contest Sign In" section and embed your video in your category.

Over the course of the next few months our panel of online judges will evaluate all the videos and announce the 6 finalists on February 15, 2010.

Make sure to visit our site often as we’ll be posting featured videos, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage of the competition and progress of the "String Theory" album