Pics from last years Guitar Competition

Congratulations to this year’s winners:
Thanks to everyone who entered and attended for making this year’s competition a wonderful event. We raised two thousand dollars for the SLO Child Development Center and rocked out all the while.
Adult
1st Place: Mean Gene Baker
2nd Place: Billy Doty
17 & Under
1st Place: Jose Espinoza
2nd Place: Sam Pedretti


For rules and regulations, click here.
this year’s teaser poster
last year’s poster
Direction to the Graduate

2007 Guitar Competition Prizes:

18 & over:

1st Place - Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb Combo Amp
and 6 hours of recording time with Blue Universe Recording Studio

2nd Place - Guild GAD 25 Acoustic Guitar

17 & under:

1st Place - Ibanez SAS36-FM Electric Guitar
and 6 hours of recording time with Avalon Recording Studio

2nd Place - Boss gt-8 Multi Effects Processor

2007 Raffle Prizes

Items on $10 Tickets:

Shure Wireless Guitar System
Snare Drum
Cort AD-870
Gift Certificate for $199 Seymour Duncan
Jackson JS-30 Kelley

Items on $1 Tickets So Far:

Coffin Case stuff
TMP Guitar Stands
D’addario Swag
Levys gig bags
Shure E2 Earphones
Grand Central Gig Bags & Guitar Straps
MVP Music Instruction DVD’s
Behringer Swag
Jasmine S-35 Acoustic Guitar

First, we want to thank those of you who were involved last year in helping make this event successful. We’re doing the same format again this year, with even more advertising, including radio time and print ads throughout the central coast, and it promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Last year was a success as far as raising over $2200 dollars for the Child Development Center, a local nonprofit organization for abuse children and had over 600 people attend all day. There were some stellar booths set up by music companies that made impressions on attendees. We raffled away some great prizes, and the top prizes given for the competition winners were excellent.

But we are devoted to beating last year’s competition into the ground. We are going to raise MORE money for charity, have a LARGER attendance, and have an overall
BETTER time doing it!

Central Coast Annual Guitar Competition Rules And Regulations

The Central Coast Annual Guitar Competition is strictly for entertainment purpose only.

-All contestants must be from the 934xx zip code area.

-Grand Central Music disclaims any liability or responsibility for any injuries or unlawful removal of equipment or materials used by contestants for and during the guitar competition.

-Contestants release the rights to any media used by Grand Central Music or its vendors.

-The Following amplifiers will be provided:
Fender Twin 65 Reissue
Marshall JCM 900 with 4×12 1960A cabinet AND/OR JCM 2000
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier

-Any substitution will be up to strict guidelines contingent to:
Stage Space
Use by other contestants and staying on stage until the end of the show etc.

-Set up time is restricted to 4 minutes.

-All pedals and boards tested and ready to be plugged into amp.

-Contestants must be familiar with amp and be prepared to dial in your tone.

-Contestants have 2 minutes to play to a backing track and 2 minutes to play something of your own.

-Any contestant who wins the adult competition is no longer eligible to compete but may be asked to participate as a judge in future competitions.

-Please see judging criteria for what and how you will be judged.

-Contestants will be judged by a third party not affiliated with Grand Central Music.

-All judges’ decisions are final.

-There are two age groups: Age 17 and under and 18 and over.
Contestants 17 and under must have parental consent.

17 and under winner and 18 and over contestants who placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are automatically eligible. We will use a lottery if needed to fill a total of 24 slots.