AND THE WINNERS ARE...
Thank you for all the brilliant entries to Acoustic Glory.
It was a pleasure to see the wealth of talent on show.
All along, our desire was to discover and highlight as many great guitarists as we could, and we think we can say that for our first try, we pretty much succeeded.
The variation of styles and techniques was as broad as we expected, and the winning entries show a range of these styles and techniques too. It is not all about shredding and tapping and playing fast. Every entry had its own energy and message, which was personal to each player.
I understand that not everyone will agree with the choices below, but that’s the great problem with this type of competition. When you are dealing with a wide selection of styles and abilities – and don’t just want to look at text-book playing technique – you have to look a little deeper. So that was our intention.
There were a large number of players who also deserved awards... but there was only space for four winners.
And the Winners are......:
Maneli Jamal –1st
Marc Playle –2nd
Jeroen Groot Beumer –3rd.
Andy Baxter– 4th
Thank you again to everyone that took the time to enter and follow the competition.
We wish all our winners and entrants the very best for their musical futures, and look forward to seeing you all again in the future.
It’s been an honour.
Alex – Faith Guitars
Dom – Shadow
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ACOUSTIC GLORY ENTRY VIDEO HERE!
Can you achieve..... Acoustic Glory?
Faith Guitars have teamed up with Pickup giant, Shadow Electronics to bring you the chance to win an Official Guitar and Pickup Endorsement deal plus £2000 (Euro2250 / US$3000) worth of great prizes.
All you have to do is compose and play around 90secs of Acoustic Guitar music - it can be a song or an instrumental piece – and upload it for the World to see.
How to Enter:
Click the link at the top to register as an entrant. Fill out all the required fields, then await the confirmation email that contains your ENTRY NUMBER.
YOU MUST put this number in your Video Response title. See example entry below.
ALL ENTRIES MUST USE THIS FORMAT FOR THE VIDEO TITLE:
Entry Number - YOUR NAME - Acoustic Glory - Faith Guitars - Shadow
Failure to do this may disqualify your entry.
When everything is sorted and you have created your acoustic masterpiece, post a Video Response to the YouTube Entry Video.
That's it. Your journey to Acoustic Glory has begun......
What you can win:
1st Prize: Get a Faith Guitars and Shadow Electronics Endorsement deal... PLUS a Faith FJCEHG – AND a Shadow Stompin Bass Pedal.
2nd Prize: Faith FECS AND a Shadow Stompin Bass pedal.
3rd Prize: Shadow SH145 and Stompin Bass and Sonic Tuner
4th Prize: Shadow SH141 Soundhole Pickup and Sonic Tuner
Thats £2000 worth of prizes! About $3000 US$.
** General Terms and Conditions **
Faith Guitars’ / Shadow Electronics’ Acoustic Glory Competition begins on the 1st October 2009.
ALL Entries must use their unique ENTRY NUMBER in their YouTube Video Response TITLE.
ALL ENTRIES MUST USE THIS FORMAT FOR THE VIDEO TITLE:
Entry Number - YOUR NAME - Acoustic Glory - Faith Guitars - Shadow
Failure to do this may disqualify your entry.
Videos must be posted as a response to the original Acoustic Glory Entry Video. Individually uploaded content will not be judged.
The Judges are made up of experts from Faith Guitars and Shadow Electronics. The Judges decision is final.
Bands are welcome to enter, but a band constitutes a single entry. So any subsequent prizes will be awarded as if the band were a single entrant. E.g. If a band were chosen as a winner, the prize would be the same as if it were a solo performer.
Multiple Entries are allowed but will require multiple registration.
Entries are valid from all countries.
The final entry must be submitted by – 30th November 2009
The winning entries will be decided within 14 days of competition closure date.
Winners will be notified initially via email, then made public via YouTube.
*** Endorsement Offer Terms and Conditions ***
The endorsement offered to the Winner of the First Prize listed above will be as follows:
The winning performer/band will be listed as an artist with a biography overview, artist picture and appropriate links on the Faith Guitars Endorsee Roster and also on Shadow's Artist Listings. Faith Guitars and Shadow Electronics will expect to be provided with a high quality photograph of the performer or band to be used for this purpose. Faith and Shadow will use their discretion as to how these photos are used, and permission will be sought if their use extends beyond that stated above.
As an endorsed artist for 12 months, the winning performer or band will be entitled to purchase additional Faith Guitars (maximum of 2 extra in 12 months) or Shadow Electronics products at a special Artist Price - just like many of our other A-List artists do now. These additional products will be shipped from the UK or Germany and a shipping charge may apply.
The Artist endorsement will run for an initial 12-month period, after which a decision will be taken whether to renew the endorsement for a further period.
Either party is able to cancel the endorsement at any time with 60 days notice.