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Products of the Year
 
ACOUSTIC GUITAR OF THE YEAR
Gold:C.F. Martin & Co., Inc.
Silver:Seagull Guitars
Bronze:Composite Acoustics
Bronze:Santa Cruz Guitar Co.
MOST INNOVATIVE NEW PRODUCT (NON-GUITAR)
Gold:G7th, Ltd.
Silver:L.R. Baggs
Silver:Planet Waves
Bronze:Digitech/DOD
Bronze:Fishman Transducers
Bronze:Zoom
Guitars
 
DREADNOUGHT GUITAR
Gold:C.F. Martin & Co., Inc.
Silver:Taylor Guitars
Bronze:Collings Guitars, Inc.
MID-SIZE FLATTOP GUITAR
Gold:C.F. Martin & Co., Inc.
Silver:Taylor Guitars
Bronze:Bourgeois Guitars
Bronze:Collings Guitars, Inc.
BEGINNER STEEL-STRING GUITAR
Gold:Taylor Guitars
Silver:Seagull Guitars
Silver:Yamaha Corp. of America
Bronze:C.F. Martin & Co., Inc.
BEGINNER NYLON-STRING GUITAR
Gold:Yamaha Corp. of America
Silver:La Patrie Guitars
Silver:Takamine Guitars
Bronze:Alvarez/Yairi
Bronze:Cordoba Guitars
Bronze:Ibanez
ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC GUITAR
Gold:Taylor Guitars
Silver:C.F. Martin & Co., Inc.
Bronze:Ovation Guitars
Bronze:Takamine Guitars
NYLON-STRING GUITAR
Gold:Jose Ramirez
Silver:Taylor Guitars
Bronze:Cordoba Guitars
Bronze:Yamaha Corp. of America
12-STRING GUITAR
Gold:Taylor Guitars
Silver:Guild Acoustics
Bronze:C.F. Martin & Co., Inc.
RESONATOR GUITAR
Gold:National Reso-Phonic Guitars
Silver:Gibson OAI
Bronze:Paul Beard Guitars
SMALL-SCALE CUSTOM GUITAR MAKER
Gold:Petros Guitars
Gold:Schenk Guitars
Silver:Kevin Ryan Guitars, Inc.
Bronze:Olson Guitars
SMALL-SCALE GUITAR MANUFACTURER (LESS THAN 500/YR)
Gold:Bourgeois Guitars
Silver:Huss & Dalton Guitar Co., Inc.
Bronze:Froggy Bottom Guitars
Bronze:Goodall Guitars
MID-SIZE GUITAR MANUFACTURER (500 - 5000/YEAR)
Gold:Collings Guitars, Inc.
Silver:Santa Cruz Guitar Co.
Bronze:Breedlove Guitar Co.
Recording and Performance Gear
 
STAND-ALONE RECORDER
Gold:Roland Corp.
Silver:Zoom
Bronze:Tascam
COMPUTER-BASED RECORDING SYSTEM
Gold:Apple Computer
Gold:Digidesign
Silver:Steinberg Media Technologies
Bronze:Cakewalk Inc.
EFFECTS
Gold:Roland Corp.
Silver:Line 6
Bronze:Digitech/DOD
ACOUSTIC AMPLIFIER
Gold:Ultrasound Amplifiers
Silver:AER
Silver:Fishman Transducers
Bronze:Crate Amps
MAGNETIC ACOUSTIC GUITAR PICKUP
Gold:L.R. Baggs
Silver:Fishman Transducers
Bronze:Dean Markley
UNDER-SADDLE PICKUP
Gold:Fishman Transducers
Silver:L.R. Baggs
Bronze:B-Band, Inc.
Bronze:Dean Markley
OTHER ACOUSTIC GUITAR PICKUP
Gold:K & K Sound Systems
Silver:L.R. Baggs
Bronze:Dean Markley
Bronze:Fishman Transducers
ACOUSTIC GUITAR PREAMP
Gold:L.R. Baggs
Silver:Fishman Transducers
Silver:Ultrasound Amplifiers
Bronze:D-TAR
Bronze:K & K Sound Systems
Accessories/Other
Education Resources
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Guitarists of the Year
 
FINGERSTYLE GUITARIST
Gold:Tommy Emmanuel
Silver:Andy McKee
Silver:Doyle Dykes
Bronze:Al Petteway
Bronze:Peppino D'Agostino
Bronze:Trace Bundy
FLATPICKING GUITARIST
Gold:Tony Rice
Silver:Bryan Sutton
Silver:Steve Kaufman
Bronze:Doc Watson
ACOUSTIC BLUES GUITARIST
Gold:Keb 'Mo
Silver:Eric Clapton
Bronze:Chris Smither
Bronze:Jorma Kaukonen
ACOUSTIC SLIDE GUITARIST
Gold:Bob Brozman
Gold:Jerry Douglas
Silver:Ry Cooder
Bronze:Roy Rogers
CLASSICAL GUITARIST
Gold:John Williams
Silver:Christopher Parkening
Bronze:Muriel Anderson
Bronze:Sharon Isbin
ACOUSTIC JAZZ GUITARIST
Gold:John Jorgensen
Silver:Martin Taylor
Silver:Pat Metheny
Bronze:Earl Klugh
FLAMENCO GUITARIST
Gold:Paco de Lucia
Silver:Jesse Cook
Silver:Ottmar Liebert
Bronze:Vicente Amigo
CELTIC GUITARIST
Gold:Tony McManus
Silver:Al Petteway
Bronze:Robin Bullock
ACOUSTIC COUNTRY GUITARIST
Gold:Vince Gill
Silver:Brad Paisley
Bronze:Dan Tyminski
Bronze:Ricky Skaggs
ROOTS/AMERICANA GUITARIST
Silver:Doc Watson
Silver:Norman Blake
Bronze:Buddy Miller
Bronze:David Rawlings
SINGER/SONGWRITER
Gold:James Taylor
Silver:Bob Dylan
Silver:David Wilcox
Bronze:John Mayer
Bronze:Steve Earle
SPIRITUAL/WORSHIP GUITARIST
Gold:Phil Keaggy
Silver:Paul Baloche
Bronze:Lincoln Brewster
Bronze:Steven Curtis Chapman
MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT
Gold:Trace Bundy
Silver:Andy McKee
Bronze:Macyn Taylor
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