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1st Place
Prizes
Trophy
$3,100.00 Cash in memory of Brian Redford
Invited to perform in the 2026 Champion Showcase Concert
Solid Ground Stands Heirloom Quality Custom Guitar Stand
Wichita Hat Works Custom Fitted Hat by Hatman Jack
Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking Soundhole Pickup
Paige Capo
BlueChip Pick of Choice
Silver Pearl Silver Encased Festival Pick Pendant
Brendan White Jewelry Custom Guitar Pendant Necklace
Instruments
Collings Winfield Model Guitar
A remake of the famous Collings Clarence White model, this Dreadnought has mahogany back and sides, Adirondack spruce top, custom neck and bridge, tortoise fingerboard binding, ebony headstock overlay with Collings custom “Wheat” inlay, large sound hole and CW (Dalmation) pickguard.
Martin HD-28 Modern Deluxe Guitar
The D-28 Modern Deluxe is a new take on Martin Vintage. This guitar is packed with custom features and modern technology that you have to see, feel, and hear for your self. The vintage appointments include a spruce Vintage Tone System Top, a dovetail neck joint, and natural protein glue construction that give it the rich, fully aged Martin tone that has inspired generations. The look is unlike anything in our production line to date with European flamed maple binding, stylish gold frets, gold open-gear tuners, and a unique 1930s style script logo inlaid in pearl on the headstock. Some ultra-modern features include Liquidmetal bridge pins with red dots and a composit carbon fiber bridgeplate that boosts volume. And we’ve included a new neck shape that is slightly asymmetrical for maximum hand comfort up and down the fretboard.
P.k. Thompson D-MA Guitar
Crafted to produce the tone and volume that the dreadnought guitar was originally designed to achieve. The D-MA is based on a 1937 Herringbone Dreadnought originally owned by the late Charles Sawtelle. Made with Sinker Mahogany sides and back, Adirondack Spruce top, advanced X brace placement, hand graduated top thickness, pre-war hand carved scalloped braces, nitro-cellulose lacquer finishes and time-tested design features such as dovetail neck joints, embellished with a custom inlay and comes with a Harptone® case.
2nd Place
Prizes
Trophy
Paige Capo
Instruments
Choice between the remaining instruments not chosen by First Place Winner.
3rd Place
Prizes
Trophy
Paige Capo
Instruments
The remaining guitar not chosen by First or Second Place Winners
Finalists
Those who compete in the Final Round, but do not win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place will receive a beautiful Wall Plaque and One Paige Capo commemorating their Top 5 placement in the competition.