Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Circle Instruments took HALL E of the NAMM Show by the scruff of the neck and reminded us what that space is all about - innovation - and Circle Guitar has it in spades. Yes, it's expensive, but we're hoping this is the beginning of a long journey into the future of what a guitar is capable of.
Head to musicradar.com for more news, reviews and tutorials.
Circle Instruments took HALL E of the NAMM Show by the scruff of the neck and reminded us what that space is all about - innovation - and Circle Guitar has it in spades. Yes, it's expensive, but we're hoping this is the beginning of a long journey into the future of what a guitar is capable of.
Head to musicradar.com for more news, reviews and tutorials.










![Young Guitarist of the Year 2019 Finalist - Liam Garcia
Weve spent 2019 searching for the best young guitar players on earth. Hundreds of entry videos were submitted, before standout performances were sent to our star judges for whittling down to a stellar final three.
Liam Garcia started playing at just three years old, thanks to the influence of his musician parents and tells us he used to drift off to Frank Gambale DVDs as a toddler.
“Knowing I’m a participant [in the final], it’s truly kind of a surreal feeling,” said Liam. “The fact that some of my favourite players in the world thought I was good enough at hitting this 6-stringed piece of wood relatively fast makes me want to develop my tone, my playing, and my musical self even more to get better.” Young Guitarist of the Year 2019 Finalist - Liam Garcia](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qk-SOKzjcOM/mqdefault.jpg)