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2020 ACOUSTIC GUITARIST OF THE YEAR WINNER REVEALED

By Guitar Player Staff
published 22 December 2020

Armed with a custom Åstrand Å-OMC, this acoustic wizard wowed us with a
breathtaking performance.

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If allowed, we probably would have given the 2020 Acoustic Guitarist of the Year
crown to all five of our finalists, each of whom amazed us with their
mind-blowing chops. The nature of competition, however, dictates that a winner
must be chosen, and after much deliberation, we have awarded the 2020 Acoustic
Guitarist of the Year prize to Australian guitarist and composer Alan Gogoll.


Guitarist of the Year 2020 winners



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• Electric Guitarist of the Year 2020: Igor Paspalj
• Young Guitarist of the Year 2020: Juho Ranta-Maunus
• Bassist of the Year 2020: Danny Sapko
• Guitar Teacher of the Year 2020: Mike Papapavlou

Gogoll's speciality is his bell harmonic technique, in which both hands
simultaneously pluck artificial harmonics from the strings to produce gentle,
bell-like tones. 



Gogoll impressed us with not only the uniquely charming sound of his bell
harmonic technique but also his seemingly effortless method of executing it.
Performing his original composition, “Otter Rain,” he combined the technique
with tapping on the body of his acoustic and occasional
double-stop pull-offs for a performance that was understated and sublime. 




He's been playing for 27 years, during which time he’s developed the technique
and applied it to many of his original songs. Gogoll's albums include Bell’s
Harmonic, Mulberry Mouse, and Through the Leaves, and he’s produced a series
called Stringscapes in which a camera mounted inside a custom-built guitar
records the strings’ vibrations against various landscapes. 

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Gogoll plays an Åstrand Å-OMC guitar handcrafted in Sweden and also won first
place in the 2019 Furch Guitar International Guitar Competition and 2020 Magic
Guitars International Guitar Competition. His music and videos can be found on
YouTube and on his website, alangogoll.com.



Look out for a feature on Gogoll in Guitar Player in the near future, and a
pro-shot performance video. For his troubles, Gogoll also won himself the
contest's grand prize, a PRS SE T50E in Black Gold, worth $849. 

Guitarist of the Year will return in 2021. To learn more about next year’s
contest, or register, sign up at GuitaristoftheYearAwards.com.


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