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Guitar Idol 2009 Winner Announced

posted Jun 15, 2009 at 1:17 PM by deathbringer.  (8 Comments)

Guitar Idol, the world’s biggest online talent search to find the hottest undiscovered guitarists on the planet final was held today at the London International Music Show and the overall winner was Jack Thammerat from Thailand.

Organised by online magazine All Out Guitar, and Lick Library, Guitar Idol 2009 saw the public and professional judges select the best guitarists from around the world. The 12 Finalists came from all over the globe including, Brazil, Ecuador, Bosnia, Italy, Chile and were be invited to play live in front of thousands in London and take home fabulous prizes from sponsors including Marshall, PRS, Ernie Ball/MusicMan, Blackstar Amplification, Mayones Guitars, The Guitar Institute and Rock School.

Live judges included Phil Hilborne, Jamie Humphries and Jamiroquai’s Rob Harris, and the overall winner was chosen by public vote on a live webcast sent out all over the world, on a unique online voting system broadcast at licklibrary.com.

The winner, Jack Thammerat won a high end PRS guitar, Marshall JVM amplifier and double stack cabinets plus additional sponsors prizes. While not "metal," you can watch his performance below.

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8 Comments on "Guitar Idol 2009 Winner Announced"

bloodofheroes's avatar

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1. bloodofheroes writes:

sounds like satriani, but that isn't a bad thing

# Jun 15, 2009 @ 1:34 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. Blindgreed1 writes:

That kid wails!

# Jun 15, 2009 @ 2:10 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. DagMX writes:

That was fairly unimpressive. There were several points where he could have knocked it up a notch, but he only did it once towards the end.
Not that I'm a good guitarist, but those were fairly generic phrases and I'm kinda dissapointed that that was the best of the ones who tried out, seeing as I've seen many better amateur guitarists.

# Jun 15, 2009 @ 3:31 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. Spider writes:

Pretty damn good. I've seen faster and more complicated but not played as clean as this kid plays.

# Jun 15, 2009 @ 4:56 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Jon Pike (Pittsburgh, PA USA) writes:

Congrats JACK !!! I saw many players that I liked in this competition, but when I heard Jack, I was blown away ! I was so happy he won. Dear Mr. DagMX, maybe it's time to get the hearing checked. "Generic phrases, Have seen many better amateur guitarists, Unimpressive and Could have turned it up a notch." TOTAL NONSENSE. And to Bloodofheroes, I did hear a hint of Satch (but only after hearing his excellent cover of Flying In A Blue Dream). Certainly not a Satriani clone. Listen to his "Improvise On Dorian Change" on YouTube. It is some of the most exciting and tasteful playing I've heard in ages and his original "On The Way" is now among my favorite guitar instrumentals ever. In closing, commenting on your "Not that I'm a good guitarist" I would bet anything that you are not ! WAY TO GO JACK ! WELL DONE !!! I'm now performing "On The Way" in my live show. Thanks for a great composition ! Jon Pike, Pro guitarist and educator (no offense intended) Rock !!! PIKE

# Jun 15, 2009 @ 11:49 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. Popctrl writes:

Yea, not the fastest player ever but it's well written and well played.

But I'm assuming it wasn't written for him or anything.

# Jun 16, 2009 @ 1:39 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. M703 writes:

I thought he's great! There's a long way to go but at least in terms of tehcnique and vibe he's there. Life will bring more soul to playing thats for sure....

# Jun 16, 2009 @ 9:01 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. Blindgreed1 writes:

Jon Pike: Agreed, whenever I see coments like #3, I usually let them bounce off. It pales in comparrison to Jack's performance. This kid's "got it". Even his stage presence was dripping with confidence. We'll see him soon, I'm sure of it.

# Jun 16, 2009 @ 10:40 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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