Guitar of the Year 2012 as voted by YOU the people of planet Earth…
Guitar Planet has featured 362 new release electric guitars in 2012 from the blockbuster big guns to the boutique custom shops. LixXxi is glad you’ve picked your favourites because he/she/it liked them all! We’ve totalled the votes & ratings on the site plus the action on social networks such as Facebook likes, shares on Google+1, LinkedIn & Stumbleupon and tweets on Twitter. This has been our first full year on your planet and thousands have taken the time to vote. Thank you to all. There are 4 categories this year – these are the winners…
Guitar of the Year 2012
1. Rick Hanes Chris Bickley DR Pro
- Twitter retweets: 43
- Facebook Likes: 171
- Google+1 Likes: 9
- LinkedIn Likes: 721
- Stumbleupon Likes: 1
- Guitar Planet star rating: 1,183 votes | (99%)
- TOTAL: 2,128 | 99% rating
2. Rick Hanes Avenix
- Twitter retweets: 50
- Facebook Likes: 273
- Google+1 Likes: 9
- LinkedIn Likes: 631
- Stumbleupon Likes: 1
- Guitar Planet star rating: 1,097 votes | (99%)
- TOTAL: 2,061 | 99% rating
3. Rick Hanes DR Medium
- Twitter retweets: 106
- Facebook Likes: 471
- Google+1 Likes: 11
- LinkedIn Likes: 287
- Stumbleupon Likes: 3
- Guitar Planet star rating: 919 votes | (98%)
- TOTAL: 1,797 | 98% rating
Just outside the top 3
- Esoterik ESO-C details
- AlumiSonic 1100-Deluxe details
- Caparison Horus M3 details
- Fano Psonicsphear details
- PRS Mark Tremonti 2012 SE details
- Ruokangas Mojo King details
- Caparison Christopher Amott Dellinger CA details
- Fender Select Series Stratocaster HSS details
Guitar of the Year 2012 – Artist Signature category
1. Rick Hanes Chris Bickley DR Pro
- Twitter retweets: 43
- Facebook Likes: 171
- Google+1 Likes: 9
- LinkedIn Likes: 721
- Stumbleupon Likes: 1
- Guitar Planet star rating: 1,183 votes | (99%)
- TOTAL: 2,128 | 99% rating
2. Jarrell MPS Monte Pittman
- Twitter retweets: 125
- Facebook Likes: 82
- Google+1 Likes: 3
- LinkedIn Likes: 5
- Stumbleupon Likes: 511
- Guitar Planet star rating: 305 votes | 88% rating
- TOTAL: 1,031 | (88%)
3. Carvin JB200C Jason Becker Tribute
- Twitter retweets: 7
- Facebook Likes: 172
- Google+1 Likes: 1
- LinkedIn Likes: 0
- Stumbleupon Likes: 10
- Guitar Planet star rating: 570 votes | (94%)
- TOTAL: 760 | 94% rating
Award Categories
Clean sweep for Rick Hanes Guitars
- 1. Rick Hanes Chris Bickley DR Pro
- 2. Jarrell MPS Monte Pittman
- 3. Carvin JB200C Jason Becker Tribute
- 1. AlumiSonic 1100-Deluxe
- 2. AXA One
- 3. Sinuous
- 1. ESP LTD Bela Lugosi Tales from the Grave
- 2. Duesenberg Dave Stewart Blackbird
- 3. Gibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde Vertigo
Vote for your 2013 favourite electric guitar…
Other winners (of less important awards) in 2012
Music Industries Association (MIA) in partnership with NAMM The Guitarist Electric Guitar of the Year 2012
Musikmesse International Press Award (MIPA) Electric Guitar of the Year 2011/12
Best of NAMM 2012 Electric Guitar category Best of NAMM 2012
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