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Guitarist Of The Year 2019

After the success of 2018 and with a new venue in place, expectations were high for the UK Guitar Show’s return last month. The pressure was on for the Guitarist Of The Year finals hosted there, too. And the players didn’t disappoint. Across the three categories – Young Guitarist Of The Year, Acoustic Guitarist Of The Year and Guitarist Of The Year – the incredibly high standards from entrants from around the globe made the judges’ jobs even harder than last year.

Contestants flew in from as far afield as Japan, the US and even Australia for the Guitarist Of The Year finals as crowds of guitarists gathered at the UK Design Centre in Islington to demo and buy gear from the world’s leading brands and witness a weekend of

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