Guitar Superstar

Guitar Superstar is a yearly competition hosted by the Guitar Player magazine in which 10 finalists compete for the title of Guitar Superstar or Guitar Hero for the year. The competition started in 2005 as the Guitar Hero Competition but was changed in 2008 to the current title, probably to avoid confusion with the Guitar Hero video game series.

Guitar Hero '05

Held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 10, 2005.
Finalists:

Judges: Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Trevor Lukather, DJ Munch, and Jude Gold.

Guitar Hero '06

Held at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, on September 23, 2006.

Video of the competition on Guitar Player TV

Finalists: