Guitar Superstar Explained

Guitar Superstar is a yearly competition hosted by the Guitar Player magazine in which 10 finalists compete for the title of Guitar Superstar or Guitar Hero for the year. The competition started in 2005 as the Guitar Hero Competition but was changed in 2008 to the current title, probably to avoid confusion with the Guitar Hero video game series.

Guitar Hero '05

Held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 10, 2005.
Finalists:

Judges: Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Trevor Lukather, DJ Munch, and Jude Gold.[1]

Guitar Hero '06

Held at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, on September 23, 2006.[2]

Finalists:[3]

Judges:[3] Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Richie Kotzen, Rafael Moreira, Shredmistress Rynata, and Steve Read.

Guitar Hero '07

Held at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, on October 12, 2007.[4]

Finalists:[5]

Judges:[6] Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Nuno Bettencourt, Elliot Easton, Greg Howe, and Mike Varney.

Host:[6] Brendon Small.

Guitar Hero 06 winner Trey Alexander also came back to battle Guitar Hero III expert Mark Johnson. Johnson played Lay Down by Priestess on GH3 while Alexander played the riffs with his Peavey HP Special.[4]

Guitar Superstar '08

Was held at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, on September 13, 2008.[7]

Finalists:

Judges: Joe Satriani, George Lynch, Steve Vai, Elliot Easton and Brendon Small.[8]

Host: Andy Summers

Guitar Superstar '09

Finalists:[9]

Judges: Steve Lukather, Elliot Easton, Jennifer Batten, Earl Slick and Greg Hampton.[10]

Host: Brendon Small

Guitar Superstar '10

Finalists:[11]

Judges: George Lynch, Elliot Easton, Reeves Gabrels, and Gary Hoey.[12]

Host: Nikki Blakk

Guitar Superstar '11

Finalists:[13]

Judges: Muriel Anderson, Carl Verheyen, and Reeves Gabrels.

Host: Larry Carlton

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guitar Player : The Complete Glenn E Bandon jr Electric Guitar Package . 2008-08-05 . Michael Molenda.
  2. Web site: Guitar Player : The Complete Electric Guitar Package . 2008-08-05.
  3. Web site: Guitar Player : The Complete Electric Guitar Package . 2008-08-05.
  4. Web site: Guitar Player : The Complete Electric Guitar Package . 2008-08-05.
  5. Web site: Ladd Smith Named Guitar Player's Guitar Hero 2007 . 2008-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080829221906/http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003889.html . 2008-08-29 . dead .
  6. Web site: Guitar Player : The Complete Electric Guitar Package . 2008-08-05 . Michael Molenda.
  7. Web site: Guitar Player : The Complete Electric Guitar Package . 2008-08-05.
  8. Web site: Blabbermouth website . 2010-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101009125225/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104002 . 2010-10-09 . dead .
  9. Web site: News: Guitar player superstar 2009 players announced.
  10. Web site: Events - Live Performing Arts Livermore Pleasanton Dublin CA Concerts Tickets Home. 28 April 2022 .
  11. http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/don-alder-wins-champion-crown-for-guitar-players-guitar-superstar-2010-competition/557
  12. Web site: GuitarPlayer: Guitar Superstar 2010 . 2012-01-29 . 2014-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212811/http://www.guitarplayer.com/superstar2010 . dead .
  13. Web site: GuitarPlayer: Guitar Player's Guitar Superstar 2011 Report . www.guitarplayer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110806021406/http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/guitar-player%E2%80%99s-guitar-superstar-2011-report/5369 . 2011-08-06.

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