​Guitar Center is hosting a contest to find "the next great blues guitarist" with local tryouts across the country, including Phoenix and Tempe. The winner of the national contest gets $40,000 in cash and prizes.
Local sign-ups have begun -- they're allowing a maximum of 30 contestants per store -- and tryouts are later in the month. Then on September 10th, the best blues guitarists in Arizona will compete to move on to the District Rounds. Contestants must perform live to a choice of 25 ori