How To Enter -
Entry form can be picked up at any Alamo Music Center
location . Send the completed entry form and a
two minute guitar solo on cassette/CD to Alamo Music
Center.
Guitar Wars began as an idea at Alamo Music
Center to recognize San Antonio’s Best Guitarists. It’s hard to
believe it’s been 20 years since the first Guitar Wars back in 1988.
Guitar Wars is a competition of the best guitarists in the San Antonio
Area and is becoming a San Antonio tradition especially among guitar
players who want to show their stuff. Contestants submit an audition
tape and the top players are chosen to perform live here at Sunset
Station. Guitarists are judged on stage presence, degree of
difficulty, originality, and intonation. Each winner receives musical
equipment and cash.
Over the years San Antonio’s star performers have
won this competition. Chris Biasiolli with the “Vibe Raiders”, Manny
Santos with “Rag Doll” and Pat Kennison with “Union Underground” have
won the contest in previous years.
Guitarists compete in four different areas –
original composition, stage presence, technique and audience appeal.
We have had a variety of competitors from a 16 year old heavy metal
player to several talented ladies. There has been a variety of
musical styles – rock, country, classical and blue grass playing
electric guitars, acoustic guitars and bass guitars.
