Fender Freak Out Video Contest

Difficulty Level : Very Hard ( 4 out of 5 ) Let’s plug in your G-DEC amplifier and start to freak out in this summer for a chance to win huge prize packs such as $10,000 Guitar Center shopping spree, $5,000 and $2,500 Fender gear packs, G-DEC 3 Thirty amplifier, Hal Leonard G-DEC songbooks, Blue Microphones and other. Of course Fender, a world's leading most iconic and popular guitars provider has welcomed you to prove how original you can get with a G-DEC 3 amplifier. If you will be successful to appreciate your skills to judges, you may win one of contest’s amazing prizes.

Limit: Entrants can enter as often as they want but they can be selected only one time as a semi-finalist. Must be 18 or older to enter at entry time.

In order to enter in the contest, you must require uploading your own original Fender G-DEC Freak Out! Tagged video at YouTube or Vimeo page where you will receive the video ID. Your uploaded video must be consisted your original solo music performance using any version of the Fender G-DEC amplifier including any of its G-DEC loops.

Once you receive your video ID, visit contest website www.fender.com/freakout and follow the onscreen instructions to access for the contest. Then complete your submission by entering the video ID with your required contact information. Entrant may submit more than one eligible submission, however he/she can be deemed just one time as a semi-finalist.

The winning odds are depended upon the received number of valid entries plus ability of the performance.

From all received eligible submissions, every two weeks during promotion period the judges' panel will choose the best video based on creativity, style and musicianship. Thus total five, one by one Rounds will be conducted and at the end of each round that specified in official rules, one semi-finalist will be selected.

Last one final round will be taken place as event in Chicago on October 1, 2011 where all five semi-finalists will be invited to perform a musical performance with any of its installed sound loops or the semi-finalist’s custom loop featuring their original piece of music. From all performances, the contest judges’ panel will elect the second runner-up winner, the first runner-up winner, and the grand prize winner on the basis of the criteria.

Each semi-finalist will be awarded a prize pack (ARV: $2,500) including a G-DEC 3 Thirty amplifier, complete set of Hal Leonard G-DEC songbooks, Blue Microphones Yeti USB microphone, and a trip for 2 to Chicago including airfare, and a stay at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago.

The grand prize winner will receive a $10,000 USD store credit at qualifying domestic Guitar Center locations. A first runner-up prize winner will receive $5,000 USD valued Fender brand products and second runner-up prize winner will receive $2,500 USD valued Fender brand products.