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Here's a press release I just got Press Release – June 24th 2009 Steve Vai chooses his winner of the 2009 Guitar Idol competition Guitar legend Steve Vai can announce his chosen winner of Guitar Idol, the world’s biggest online talent search to find the hottest undiscovered guitarists on the planet ...

As I am on the final judges panel this year as opposed to announcing on stage like last year, I am being impartial but this is astounding: http://www.guitaridol.tv/heat_3/entry/cardiology" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; And Damjan Pejcinoski is already through and doing a proper compo...

Maximum Security remains one of the greatest examples of supreme guitar playing and compositional excellence the genre has ever witnessed...

Folks Here's some of the latest contenders I've spotted: This guy has loads of styles and chops: http://guitaridol.tv/node/1950" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; And this guys great: http://www.guitaridol.tv/node/1448" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This guys has the top ...

The competition is still open for months though so who knows?

There are loads of Vai influenced guitarist's who've entered, this guy got my attention:

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Just found out that a track I did a session for last year at Phil Hilborne's studio - 'Is This Thing On?' from John Denners forthcoming album - has just had the amazing bass of Billy Sheehan added to it! See: http://www.johndennerrocks.com/newmusic2.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false...

Over at the John Petrucci Forum Andy's well known, so I thought I'd put a bit up here about him. Check out: http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=p26clmsjSuw&feature=PlayList&p=FD5DD13C10E2BA75&index=0&playnext=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I have played with Andy on a number of occasions...

Fantastic band - Jeff Tyson one seriously good guitarist. We all called this future metal at the time. I'll have to see if I can find that CD now...

I think it's a fantastic album - truly epic! But there again, I never really liked old G'n'R... The guitar performances, the production - all fab!

Any of you forumites who can, get along to London Guitar Show next weekend. We are at stand 268 and have a dozen of the UK's finest shredding on our stand (www.alloutguitar.com), so come down and say hello.

Go to www.londonguitarshow.co.uk; the show is at Wembley Conference and Exhibition Centre - all major brands there, lots of top players and demonstrators. Players who will be at our stand playing throughout the weekend include Edward Box (Lion Records recording virtuoso in the Lynch/Petrucci mould);...

If any of you are in London area over May5-7 come down to Wembley to the London Guitar Show. In particular you may wish to check out www.alloutguitar.com at stand 268, a new on line magazine launching July 2006. Some of the UK's best virtuoso players will be playing throughout the weekend. Come and ...

To clarify, to become a member you had to have a referral/recommendation from a professional in the education field - such as School Head of Music, or a well known professional guitar teacher (mine was Max Milligan from Bedford, who is one of the leading tutors in the country and alongside private p...

I became an RGT registered teacher myself about five years ago; and then at least you had to be referred from a member of some standing. I do not know whether this has changed now.