I have partnered with Fret12 to give away one copy each of Mark Tremonti’s and Leslie West’s instructional DVDs. These are both two of the best produced instructional DVDs I’ve seen. Not only are they chock full of instructional material, there’s some nice insight into their background as well.

You can see my review of the Tremonti DVD here. The Leslie West DVD is similarly produced with background info, instructional content, and special guests, including Zack Wylde and Mark Tremonti, as well as a look into the making of West’s Dean signature guitar. For you amp geeks out there, there’s also a guest appearance by Budda co-founder Jeff Bober!

So, how can you win these DVDs? Easy! All you have to do is use the Contact page to send me an e-mail letting me know that you want to be entered into the contest. Please use “Fret12 Contest” in the subject line. Please note that these DVDs are encoded for US and Canada only.

The fine print: The contest will run through Saturday, Dec. 12, and I will randomly select the winner on Sunday, Dec. 13. This should allow me to get the DVDs to you before Christmas. One winner will win both DVDs. You must supply an e-mail address, but I will not use the e-mail addresses for anything other than to contact the winner.

Here’s a trailer for Mark Tremonti’s instructional DVD:

Here’s a trailer for Leslie West’s instructional DVD:

Earlier this week, I selected the three winners of the Jeff Beck Performing this Week…Live at Ronnie Scott’s Blu-Ray discs. Congratulations to the following winners:

Denny P.
Pete G.
Jamie B.

If you didn’t win this time, enter the new contest.

I’m excited to announce another contest! This time, you have a chance to win a free vinyl copy of the “Shimmer and Shine” single, which is from Ben Harper and Relentless7’s new album White Lies for Dark Times.

I’ve been listening to the new album for the past few weeks and really like it. I think it’s one of Harper’s best albums so far. It’s got a more rock sound to it, but still easily identifiable as Ben Harper. “Shimmer and Shine” is, in my opinion, one of the standout tracks from the album.

How to Enter

To enter, send me an e-mail with the subject line “Ben Harper” using the contact form informing me that you want to enter the contest. It’s that simple! One entry per person, and entries must be received by June 7. I’ll randomly select the winner and contact them on June 8.

Here’s a video of “Shimmer and Shine”:

Ben Harper and Relentless7 – Shimmer & Shine

There’s been a pretty good response to the Jeff Beck contest I posted last week. However, you can still enter and have a pretty good chance at winning a Jeff Beck Blu-Ray. To whet your appetite, here’s a clip from the video featuring Beck playing “Big Block”:

I thought it might be fun to have a guitar trivia contest and give away a Guitar Lifestyle t-shirt!

The rules are simple: correctly identify the guitarist by commenting on this post and you will be entered to win the shirt! I’ll randomly pick a winner from the list of people who have correctly answered the trivia question. It’s that easy!

Now, on to the trivia question.

Name the guitarist who:

• Fronted a hard-rock/metal band in the 90s that reunited in 2004, and
• Has an ESP Signature guitar, and
• Played guitar with David Bowie, and
• Studied jazz guitar in New York

As noted above, simply correctly identify this guitarist by commenting below, and you will be entered to win the free shirt! Note that if you win you’ll need to provide your e-mail and mailing address in order to get the shirt shipped to you. The contest will be open until 12:00 midnight on August 20th, 2008. I’ll notify and announce the winner on August 21st, 2008.

Good luck!