Highlights from the final day…

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Guitar Idol, the world’s biggest online talent search to find the hottest undiscovered guitarists on the planet final was held today at the London International Music Show and the overall winner was Jack Thammerat from Thailand.

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Master Guitar Virtuoso, Steve Vai, bought his Alien Guitar Secrets master class to the 2009 London International Music Show at ExCeL exhibition centre.

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Moose Guitars! The brand-new luthiers that ALMOST made it…

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More aftershow parties; yet more star musicians playing at them. This time it’s Albert Lee, who treated guests at the Strings And Things/MusicMan ‘Knucklehead Bash’ to some of his incredible country-blues chops.

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While the mother of all metronome videos was caught at NAMM 09 with the birth of ‘Metronomica’, Sonic Ventures brings its own take on beat-keeping to LIMS 09.

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What did we tell you! It’s the weekend, and the rockstars have arrived. While Roland’s Juno-Di synth and Peavey’s Revalver III update continue to fly the flag in the new gear corner, Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan and The Commitments are leading day three’s highlights with style.

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Peavey’s ReValver amp modelling software has been around for a while now, but LIMS 2009 marks the first time the product (now at Mk III) has featured full RTAS support.

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You might remember 1991’s film adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s novel of the same name: The Commitments. In a nutshell, it’s about a soul band. That same group took to the stage at Peavey’s party on Thursday night… and MusicRadar snuck in a video camera.

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A short little clip of Guthrie Govan playing a track from his album on the MusicRadar/Guitar Techniques/Total Guitar/Guitarist stand.

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Today is set to be the busiest day of LIMS 2009. Not only is it the day with the most public attendance (the ExCel Centre is heaving), but it’s the day the stars come out to play. And at the top of the bill is Steve Vai – who’s about to unleash his Alien Guitar Secrets show/workshop/zen-guitar-extravaganza on the not-so-unsuspecting public.

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If these walls could talk… they’d be bloody loud!

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Anyone braving the London Underground, its perilous ‘engineering works’ and the adjoining Docklands Light Railway (DLR) today (Saturday 13 June) to get to day three of LIMS 2009 already deserves a medal.

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It’s day two of LIMS 09, the rock stars are out in force and the show floor highlights are coming in thick and fast…

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We’re noticing more and more custom-painted graphic guitars re-emerging from some of the big name brands.

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The latest addition to TC Electronic’s Nova range is now available. Nova Repeater is a new dual delay pedal for the guitarist who demands instant, high quality and unique results – without any fuss.

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Fightstar frontman Charlie Simpson will be appearing on the Headline Music stand (H18) at 3.30pm on Sunday 14 June for a signing session in conjunction with PRS Guitars.

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BOSS® and Fender® USA have collaborated to create the FRV-1, a stunning recreation of the 1963 Fender Reverb®.

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Check out the Space Trainer, a low-cost, blissfully simple tuition aid for beginner guitarists.

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TC Electronic announces Classic450, a brand new bass amp that’s all about pure tone and power. After showing the world its bass amp credentials with the award-winning RH450, TC Electronic is going back to bass basics with Classic450 – an amp that offers players easy access to a wide range of classic tones, all via the versatile vintage tone control section.

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