1st Place
- Trophy
- $3,100 Cash Prize in memory of Brian Redford by the Redford family
- Invited to perform in the 2025 Champion Showcase Concert
- PLUS, choice of three guitars listed below
- Custom Guitar Stand by Solid Ground Stands
- Custom Hat by Wichita Hat Works (Hatman Jack's)
- Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking Soundhole Pickup
- Paige Capo
- BlueChip Pick of Choice
- Silver Encased Pick Pendant by Silver Pearl Designs
- Brendan White Jewelry - Custom Guitar Pendant Necklace
2nd Place
- Trophy
- Paige Capo
- PLUS, choice of two remaining guitars
3rd Place
- Trophy
- Paige Capo
- PLUS, the remaining guitar
Preston Thompson Guitars
D-MA Custom Dreadnought Guitar
Crafted to produce the tone and volume that the dreadnought guitar was originally designed to achieve. The D-SMA 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.
Winfield Model Mahogany / Adirondack Spruce 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.
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.
C.F. Martin & Co.
510 Sycamore St
Nazareth, PA 18064
800-633-2060
www.martinguitar.com
One custom handcrafted stand with carrying case will be given to the first place winner of the International Finger Style Guitar Championship.
Solid Ground Stands
9156 E 37th Court
Tulsa, OK 74145
918-688-6790
www.solidgroundstands.com
One humbucker soundhole pickup will be given to the first place winner
6 Riverside Drive
Andover, MA 01810
978-988-9199
www.fishman.com
One custom hat will be given to the First Place winner.
601 W. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67213
316-264-4881
www.hatmanjacks.com