Patch & Win! Free Concert Tickets

Would you like a pair of free tickets to the Guitar Masters concert Thursday night at the Napa Valley Opera House?

Just be one of the first three people to correctly answer, in the comments section below, our ridiculously easy quiz question:

A guitar is an instrument with HOW MANY strings?

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Here's what the Opera House website says about the show:

Guitar virtuoso Andy McKee brings his esteemed Guitar Masters Tour to the Napa Valley Opera House for just one night. This year’s installment of the tour features fellow companions Stephen Bennett and Antoine Dufour.

In what is sure to be an unforgettable musical experience for guitar aficionados of all ages, McKee, Dufour and Bennett come together to showcase their unique abilities and creative techniques, launching the acoustic guitar to near-orchestral dimensions.

McKee has made the cover of both Acoustic Guitar and Britain’s Acoustic magazines this year; he entertains both the eye and the ear with his use of altered tunings, tapping, partial capos, percussive hits and signature two-handed technique.

Dufour has emerged as a young star of fingerstyle acoustic guitar, building a worldwide reputation for innovation and creativity with six albums of original material released to critical acclaim and more than 30 million cumulative views on YouTube. Dufour has performed at major venues such as the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Bennett is an extraordinary musician, an acknowledged master of the harp guitar, a challenging teacher, a gifted composer and a performer of astounding sensitivity. The Toronto Fingerstyle Guitar Association calls him “the Jedi Master of Fingerstyle Guitar.”

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