Vote for Your Favorite New Blues Guitarist
Take part in our “New Breed of Blues” poll

Blues is alive and well and in the hands of a new generation of guitarists who are putting their own brand on this long-running genre of music.
The January 2023 issue of Guitar Player will celebrate this new breed of blues guitarist – and we’d like you to help decide who should be included.
Vote for your favorites from the list below. Don’t see someone you think should be included? Just write them in!
We’ll tally the results and present them – with new interviews and more – in the January 2023 issue of Guitar Player, on sale December 13.
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