*Side journey in aid of making a point* My daughter has enjoyed watching The Voice this year, a singing competition on tv. It was fun and entertaining at first, but as they started dismissing candidates more regularly and really narrowing the field, it became a lot less enjoyable due to that competition aspect. The contestants started to seem like "Tributes" from the Hunger Games in a way. Also, I am not sure the competitive aspects was always good for the singers in terms of improving their craft. Some of them seemed to start to try to be like some of the others that were perceived to be "good" rather than develop their own strengths.

*back to on point* I can only imagine a guitar competition would yield similar results if the public was willing to listen to enough guitar to have one. I think Spud makes a good point about those that survive and thrive while being themselves.