These guys each won a .strandberg* guitar! 

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Here they are! The .strandberg* takeover - Jam of the Month March 2024 winners. From hundreds of entries, and a shortlist of over 50, these were the three that took the prizes.
The response was huge, the quality was insane and shortlisting took A LONG time. Each entry was watched and watched again, and we have so much respect for anyone who got involved.
But there had to be three winners and these are the solos we went for. In truth, there were scores of solos which were unlucky to miss out but we had to choose. Each one had something special, and between the JTC and .strandberg* teams, we decided they were the lucky three.
In third place we have Joaninho (apologies if we said your name wrong). A shreddy solo packed with tapped lines, as well as some super cool phrasing.
In second place, there’s Colin Cook. Again it’s shreddy, but it also has space and a spine throughout.
In first place, is Alessandro Zilio. Shades of Sfogli, lots of melody and an all-round phenomenal effort.
Here’s a bit more detail from Alex and Dan who did the bulk of shortlisting.
Alex
"First of all, congratulations to everyone who participated. What a fantastic month! I think I speak on behalf of everyone just how blown away we were with the sheer number of excellent takes on the track. It's just another reminder about how special the Jam of the Month community truly is.
I would like to give special mentions to Alessandro Zilio and Colin Cook who both created solos that not only worked perfectly over the backing, but elevated the track in their own unique way.
So congratulations again to the deserved winners and to everyone who took part! The Facebook group especially, is packed full of positivity and support for everyone, and is yet another reason I feel proud to work for JTC Guitar and to be a small part of this growing community."
Dan
"In my five years at JTC I have seen the JOTM community grow and grow. It’s a shame that every month we have to have “losers” and I feel for the active regulars in the group especially. “Synester Petrucci Gates”, Marcel Zwei, Mats Moeland Traen and many more are integral to why this group works. Paul Barnes, Xabier Salvador, Mark Gibson, Amber Debellis and Maxx-Blois Rosetti also. There will be many names I have forgotten.
For me though, Alessandro’s was and is simply incredible. I see and hear so much guitar playing, and sometimes it can feel like white noise, but for me that solo is special.
However, every entry was a winner in its own way. At no point did I get sick of going through them all. You’d think so after hearing the same backing, but no! And that is a testament to how much energy is in the group."
What did they win?
Each player has won a BRAND-NEW .strandberg* Boden Essential. The affordable range of headless guitars. If you get the chance, please check them out.
They have also won all-access passes to JTC+, our premium membership.
The full shortlist
This is the final shortlist. If you got onto this list, well done. If not, don’t worry, we still watched your solo and the chances are that we enjoyed it. It’s a sad byproduct of JOTM that there have to be “losers”. In alphabetical order…
Aditya Ghosh
Alban Truet
Alex Garcia
Alex Jung
Amber DeBellis
Arialie Angami
Calvin Koh
Camilo Solórzano
Cem Saglam
Chowy Fernandez
Corey Smith
Cris Sigirisi
D Rich
David Juame
David McDaniel
Devan Bishop
Erik Lærum
Esduaristo Rec
Gianluca Balzo
Gianpiero Milione
Gudzmusic Workstation
Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Hubert Kalinowski
Jamwithcem
Jere Koo
John Jar
Kostas Kokkalos
Leonel Di Stefano
Luca Montori
Maciej Czwartos
Marcin Mamot
Mark Gibson
Mats Moeland Traen
Maxx Blois Rosetti
Mickael Dall’orso
Muhammad Herlian
Nadim Kaanan
Naoji Kasai
Narvin Lama
Pellumb Qemiri
Radek Stodja
Raphael Eberhart
Robson Guimaraes
RS Hariananan
Sausage Fingers
Stefan Petanovski
Synyster Petrucci Gates
Tomasz Madria
Uko Bramasto
Valentino Ciardelli
Wailing Raven
Wanwin Chusang
Weverton Silva
Wojtek Olinski
Xabier Salvador
Yuko Bramasto
程于晏
Final thing…
From Ola, Sam and Isaac at .strandberg* and all the team at JTC Guitar, we want to thank you for taking part.
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