This one might just be one of the best. They’ve teamed up with Breedlove to offer you the Breedlove Extraordinary Experience.

The Breedlove Extraordinary Experience is an all-inclusive 4-day getaway to Breedlove’s custom shop in the resort town of Bend, Oregon. This prize package includes FREE lodging, FREE meals, and FREE entertainment, plus a $500 voucher to cover travel expenses to and from Bend.

On your guitar getaway, you’ll learn the secrets of Breedlove’s design, and take home the ultimate souvenir your own custom-built instrument. You even get to choose the actual woods and materials used for your guitar or mandolin!

In between the workshops and interactive tours, you’ll attend private performances. 2009 artists include: Grammy Award Winner and Fingerstyle Master, Ed Gerhard, Guitar Virtuosos Ben Lacy and Jay Roberts, and Country Music and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Chris Hillman among others.

Entry Deadline: May 31, 2009
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The grand prize is a Black Ice Series (MSRP: $3,295) acoustic, while the second place winner will take home a Concert Series (MSRP: $3,195) acoustic guitar.

It’s been a long time since I’ve played a RainSong, but I remember them to be very nice. I was working in a music store in the mid ’90s when they first came onto the scene. At the time, they sent out a killer music sampler of artists playing the guitars. I still have it and listen to it on occasion. If anyone is interested, leave a comment and I’ll send you the mp3s.

Entry Deadline: April 30, 2009
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They have teamed up with Takamine to offer up a Takamine TF430SS Singer Songwriter guitar (MSRP: $2,219.00) and a Genz Benz Shenandoah Pro acoustic guitar amp (MSRP: $1,499.00).

That’s a total value of $3,718!

Entry Deadline: February 28, 2009
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A what? If you’re a guitarist who has always wanted to do a little banjo picking but don’t have the time to master the banjo fretboard or technique, your prayers have been answered.

Gold Tone’s best-selling GT-750 Banjitar is a unique 6-string banjo for guitarists that features a thin head with remarkable responsiveness, making hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides quicker than on an acoustic guitar.

Entry Deadline: October 19, 2008
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According to Martin:

This guitar features back and sides of East Indian rosewood and a top of Carpathian spruce. The combination of these fine tonewoods produces a responsive instrument with impressive volume, punch, and sustain. The Style 28 rosette is matched by Style 28 purfling around the top and back. The body is bound in grained ivoroid.

If you are selected to win this Special Edition D-28 Elvis Presley guitar from C.F. Martin & Co, you’ll also get 24 sets of Medium Light Phosphor Bronze Martin FX Strings (retail price $258). That’s a total retail value of $7,257!

Entry Deadline: November 30, 2008
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Perhaps you’re a selfish person, though, and you don’t like seeing others succeed…you’re in luck! After you cast your ballot, Acoustic Guitar also gives you a chance to enter their Players’ Choice Awards Giveaway. They’re giving away $3,000 in gear, broken down like this:

• Grand Prize – $1,500 worth of your favorite gear (1 winner)
• 2nd Prize – $500 worth of your favorite gear (2 winners)
• 3rd Prize – $100 worth of your favorite gear (5 winners)

Prize winners will receive gift certificates from a selected music retailer.

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In case you’re not familiar with Córdoba, here’s some background info:

Córdoba Guitars was founded in 1997. Building on a tradition of expert craftsmanship, Córdoba is a leader and innovator in nylon-string acoustic guitars.

Córdoba’s Fusion series guitars, designed with the collaboration of guitar maker Kenny Hill, are the first guitars to merge the acoustic bracing and tone of traditional nylons with the thinner necks and fast action of steel-strings, making these the most comfortable crossover guitars for steel and electric players.

The Prizes:

• 1st Place Prize: 14 ‘Rose’ features a solid Indian rosewood top, Indian rosewood back and sides, cedar neck, and ebony fingerboard. Includes HumiCasetm. MSRP: $1,125
• 2nd Place Prize: 14 ‘RS’ features a solid spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides and cedar neck. Other attributes include a neck with steel string-like feel and dimensions. Includes HumiCasetm. MSRP: $1,075
• 3rd Place Prize: 12 ‘Jet’ features a solid Canadian cedar top, African mahogany back and sides, jet-black finish and a mother of pearl bridge. Available with 14 frets. Includes HumiCasetm. MSRP: $825

Entry Deadline: August 30, 2008
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