Guitar Idol: World's First Online Guitar Final At LIMS

The final of the World's first online guitar competition will be held at The London International Music Show (LIMS) on Saturday 14th June.

The winner of Guitar Idol will receive masses of prizes but none so great as the honour of opening for the most technically accomplished and respected guitar player in the history of rock music – Joe Satriani.

Joe, who regularly tops polls as the World’s best guitarist in leading guitar magazines, says: “I’m looking for new players all the time, and it’s very hard - believe it or not! This is great for me because I can approach the winner and say ‘hey, let’s do something, let’s take you somewhere, let’s help you climb to the top,’. So that’s great - I’m really looking forward to it!”

For full interview go over here.

Budding guitarists – and not just Satriani fans - are invited to either submit their own original composition ( closing date 25th may ) or play over some fantastic downloadable backing tracks. The backing tracks are in a wide variety of styles and all designed to highlight guitar excellence. Entries should be kept to around three minutes and uploaded online.

The ten players who gain the highest votes from the public and the panel will be invited to perform in front of thousands of guitar fans at The London Guitar Show on Saturday June 14th and will be judged by a panel of top industry professionals.

Already and over 130,000 visitors have been onto the site, running up over a million page views since launch and this is climbing rapidly every day.

Comments

[Aftertime]

wow awesome! couldnt hurt to give it a shot

[Mootallica]

I really hope that Matt Rach wins this.

[MonsterOfRock]

He truely is Saint Joe! \m/

[Time Seller]

I'm about to win this. Honestly.

[spazzymagee]

I bet he can't play Mull of Kintyre by Paul McCartney, that song has to be the hardest in t'world!

[theshroomman]

Mootallica wrote:

I really hope that Matt Rach wins this.

me too he seems pretty dedicated

[SorrowHarvester]

gustavo owns mattrach's ass!!!!

[Comeback Kiddd]

o god i thought this was another video game. this is nice :]

[SurfinWithSatch]

Mootallica wrote:

I really hope that Matt Rach wins this.

To me whenever I see a Matt Rach video he just looks like he is a robot, not really feeling the music enough. Whereas Gustavo Guerra is not only technically gifted but looks REALLY into the music while playing. Therefore Gustavo gets my vote.

[alex lifeson7]

gustavo is amazing, but so is mattrach.....so is cesar huesca... its impossible to pick one of them. I voted for Cesar Huesca tho, he is sooo good

[samerika]

mattrach for the win!
mattrach is feeling his music, his face is just like that its not his fault that it looks robotic.

[~*Tutty*~]

what the hell?! how can you say mattrach looks robotic? he puts plenty of feeling into what he plays and imo is better than gustavo or cesar..but you CAN vote for more than one person, so..

[smasher9999]

You can see Dream Theatre influence in Gustavo Guerra - or he least he's got the same sort of style as Petrucci does

[scottybeans]

Huesca all the way

[Jawshuwa]

Hm...where are these backing tracks they speak of...

I could use some. =3

[The Pickle Man]

Chris Feener owns both Rach and Huesca, he deserves at least 3rd. But as long as he's in the top ten I'm happy. If you don't like his entry, The Eccentric Hillbily, go to myspace.com/chrisfeener and check out The Contraption.

[stevo_92]

lol i remember when someone made a thread about this and got a warning for advertising

[DJThor]

most technically accomplished and respected guitar player in the history of rock music – Joe Satriani.

Is that supposed to be a joke?

[jd44]

Matt Rach is amazing

[tommyt]

well i aint gonna enter but ... erm ... free backing tracks to play over .. cool

[shallowbay29006]

DJThor wrote:

most technically accomplished and respected guitar player in the history of rock music – Joe Satriani.


Is that supposed to be a joke?

i guess not. but he seriously isn't the best in the world. mabye in industry, but not rock completely. i don't think it's possible for anyone to get better than Steve Vai or Stevey Ray Vaughn

[Multiplayerjon]

Yumm free Back Tracks

I might enter... next year

[Multiplayerjon]

how do i download the tracks...

shallowbay29006 wrote:

i don't think it's possible for anyone to get better than Steve Vai or Stevey Ray Vaughn

Don't You KNow S.R.V. is Dead??? 'tard

[slashgonewylde]

I hope Matt Rach Wins he's soo good

[zigslip]

matt rach doesnt deserve top spot, top 10 yes, ill give him that, even 5, but Gustavo should definitely win, he shows way more passion, and plays things just as hard as matt yet just smiles through it all, and then still plays song that need more feel than shred and pulls it off just as well, in other words, GUSTAVO SHOULD WIN TOP SPOT!

[uberphreak]

DJThor wrote:

most technically accomplished and respected guitar player in the history of rock music – Joe Satriani.

Is that supposed to be a joke?

I sincerely hope so. I think Michael Akerfeldt should be up there. There's more to being good than speed or technicality. Michael can do both blazing fast technical guitar playing and slow, beautiful bluesy/jazzy guitar playing. That's what I look for in a guitarist.

On topic, this is online so it's probably going to be a bunch of prog-metal elitists who spend their time between anime episodes learning Dream Theater covers. Just an educated guess, lol

† Metal Matt †

checked.

[Pavura]

Multiplayerjon wrote:

how do i download the tracks...

shallowbay29006 wrote:

i don't think it's possible for anyone to get better than Steve Vai or Stevey Ray Vaughn


Don't You KNow S.R.V. is Dead??? 'tard

ahh, but his legacy isn't.

[Shun1010]

Cesar Huesca...vote for him now!

[Raijouta]

Pavura wrote:

ahh, but his legacy isn't.

Ahh, but SRV was just a bluesman.

[emr_steelmech]

Guitarists are really hard to judge or rank, since everyone looks at the instrument differently. Its rather ignorant to say,

shallowbay29006 wrote:

i don't think it's possible for anyone to get better than Steve Vai or Stevey Ray Vaughn

[Toasty25000]

I'm glad I'm not the only person who doesn't think Mr. Satriani is very good. His technical ability is fine, but his music is so booooring, he's not interesting musically in the least.

[6sic6_blank]

If Matt Rach doesn't win, I'm going to torch a church.

[dayzofdesire]

ahhh I hope mattrach makes it...he deserves it...and he's ****ing brilliant.

[DanteLord]

ok, joe Satriani is good, but best player in the history of rock? no way. think about Jimi hendrix, jerry garcia, j mascis, eddie van halen, i mean the list goes on and on. hes there, hes not the best tho.

[Kapalen]

I too am voting for Matt Rach, I still remember when I found out about him around a year ago, I've been waiting for him to hit it big ever since. This Gurra guy is good, but honestly that whole smile thing jsut pisses me off.

And yeah, Satch is the best. Just as good as Hendrix, Van Halen, freakin' taught Vai. He has plenty of slow blues songs, so don't even start witht hat mindless shreding stuff. I've never seen anyone put MORE soul into music.

[louro_8]

mattrach should not win... he did a meddley of hendrix. for me it was pretty painfull to watch. he was sort of shredding... by doing that he is saying "you're right" to the ones who say that he doesn't feel the music. he doesn't understand hendrix so it's a big NO from me. don't mess with jimi please... that's like a golden rule in the beautiful guitar world

[louro_8]

Kapalen :
And yeah, Satch is the best. Just as good as Hendrix, Van Halen, freakin' taught Vai.

are you on drugs or something? drink a glass of water, take a deep breath and lay down in your bedroom for a while. think about what you just said...

[KsE60]

Kapalen wrote:

And yeah, Satch is the best. Just as good as Hendrix, Van Halen, freakin' taught Vai. He has plenty of slow blues songs, so don't even start witht hat mindless shredding stuff. I've never seen anyone put MORE soul into music.

Hell yeah dude, Satch has melody. He is one of the best (while I personally wouldn't say THE best).

[toine]

mattrach deserves to win. the other dude ,guerra , sucks live , he just made a cover on youtube of petrucci's glasgow kiss and it was terrible. he now removed it from the site :s

[toine]

louro_8 wrote:

mattrach should not win... he did a meddley of hendrix. for me it was pretty painfull to watch. he was sort of shredding... by doing that he is saying "you're right" to the ones who say that he doesn't feel the music. he doesn't understand hendrix so it's a big NO from me. don't mess with jimi please... that's like a golden rule in the beautiful guitar world

are you serious ?

[Shorty02]

I've watched Chris Feener play for years (as he lives very close to my hometown in Newfoundland.) so I guess I'm pretty biased to vote for him, the guy is sick.

[k00kie M0nster]

spazzymagee wrote:

I bet he can't play Mull of Kintyre by Paul McCartney, that song has to be the hardest in t'world!

+1

[pootoob]

DJThor wrote:


most technically accomplished and respected guitar player in the history of rock music – Joe Satriani.

Is that supposed to be a joke?

lol dumbass. Just because you don't think he's the best doesn't mean he isn't the most respected guitarist alive. Because he is. I'm not a huge Satch fan, and even I can realise this.

[iluvmyibanez]

hate to be the obvious one here, but joe s. couldnt hold a candle to jimi hendrix

[RockInPeaceDime]

:P Have to say MattRach or Cesar Huesca. Both are incredible.

[RockInPeaceDime]

iluvmyibanez wrote:

hate to be the obvious one here, but joe s. couldnt hold a candle to jimi hendrix

Pure bullshit, plain and simple. You don't have to say Satch is better or the best, but to say he's not even close to Hendrix or the top is flat out retarded and ignorant.

[iTzMaTT]

Mootallica wrote:

I really hope that Matt Rach wins this.

Hell yes.

[Godzillolz]

[quote=The Article]most technically accomplished and respected guitar player in the history of rock music – Joe Satriani.[/quote]
How can they say that, sure he MIGHT be, but it's all subjective. I can think of many guitarists equally as good or better than Satch.

[RNRSoldier]

He may be the most technically accomplished, that's hard to judge, but there's no way that he's the most respected guitarist in the history of rock. Come on guys, even if you're Satch fans, that's just ludicrous.

[toine]

why is everyone saying Jimi hendrix is the best guitar player there was and ever will be?
he's very overrated if you ask me
Satch ftw

[Bonorly]

Gustavo Guerra is without a doubt amazing. He looks a bit stupid, but thats because he is so into it.

[Track-Runner]

Satriani is excellent.
I think hes one of the most technically accomplished players there is, i wouldn't call him undisputed king....
but i'm sure if you put him up against your favourite guitarist i'm sure he'd be able to hold his own.
you have to look at the whole picture, TECHNICALLY accomplished, not just awesome.
SRV was great, but i never saw him doing full out legato, or tapping.
Steve Vai is WAY up there, he's like "woah..."

[Kornholic]

Jimi Hendrix, not the most technically talented guitarist at all but I love his playing.

[Flamin' Mania]

louro_8 wrote:

toine :
why is everyone saying Jimi hendrix is the best guitar player there was and ever will be?
he's very overrated if you ask me
Satch ftw


i guess you never heard hendrix at all... you're are probably the most ignorant person i've seen in years

get over yourself will ya?

Jimi Hendrix is No.1 most overrated guitarist
and yes I have heard of him, I've seen videos of him live and i've got quite a bit of his music.

He's alright and at his time he was a revolutionary but these days he's fair average. There are so many more skilled and IMO better sounding guitarists out there such as Vai, Buckethead, Matt Bellamy, Dimebag and these are some of the more mainstream ones instead of the huge amount of amazing underground guitarists.

Satch is a good kid though, glad to hear what he's trying to do. I'll give it a shot next year maybe haha

[toine]

Flamin' Mania wrote:

louro_8 wrote:

toine :
why is everyone saying Jimi hendrix is the best guitar player there was and ever will be?
he's very overrated if you ask me
Satch ftw


i guess you never heard hendrix at all... you're are probably the most ignorant person i've seen in years


get over yourself will ya?

Jimi Hendrix is No.1 most overrated guitarist
and yes I have heard of him, I've seen videos of him live and i've got quite a bit of his music.

He's alright and at his time he was a revolutionary but these days he's fair average. There are so many more skilled and IMO better sounding guitarists out there such as Vai, Buckethead, Matt Bellamy, Dimebag and these are some of the more mainstream ones instead of the huge amount of amazing underground guitarists.

Satch is a good kid though, glad to hear what he's trying to do. I'll give it a shot next year maybe haha

thx

[08don]

in the end it doesnt really matter about how good ur guitarist is, its how good the band plays together, for example, the beatles music wasnt to complicated, and there f***ing rich and famous

[Havok19]

10 guitarists get picked for this
I hope
Cesar Huesca
Gustavo Guerrera
Matt Rach
get chosen

[showerwithgoats]

Chris Feener FTW

Checked.

[doityharry]

showerwithgoats wrote:

Chris Feener FTW

[boyde_99]

FEENERRRRR!!!!!

[Bobbito315]

Raijouta wrote:

Pavura wrote:

ahh, but his legacy isn't.


Ahh, but SRV was just a bluesman.

I'm sorry my ears were ringing from your ignorance. Do you mind repeating that?

[The Silence]

i don't like mattrach!!!!

[Chikao42]

I'm seeing Joe play tonight =]
Absolutely love him, but I don't think he can compare to the greats like Hendrix, Vaughan, Van Halen, and I don't think that he can hold a candle to Vai, despite teaching him, or Petrucci.

[Mike 'em all]

i reckon petrucci is the best technincally, and dream theater play together as a band well, joe satriani is also good technically, but i have to say jimi hendrix is overrated, made good music, love his stuff, but he isnt in the top ten most skillful, also slash is another overrated guitarist, people are always saying he's the best in the world, but they culdnt be more wrong, i mean i loveeeee G n R (original band), and velvet revolver arent bad, but seriously...he's not that great.

and stevey vai awesomee

[DJThor]

lol dumbass. Just because you don't think he's the best doesn't mean he isn't the most respected guitarist alive. Because he is. I'm not a huge Satch fan, and even I can realise this.

Learn how to spell before you throw the "dumbass" label around, retard.