Monte Montgomery March 3, 2010

Monte Montgomery has taken the acoustic guitar beyond anyone's expectations. With his amazing fretwork, unique combination finger and pick style playing through trailblazing "chordal" thoroughfares often baffling even the most accomplished players. While Monte remains a huge enigma in the guitar universe, his legendary reputation has spread like wildfire since he appeared on Austin City Limits.

Monte's fretwork has become the benchmark for acoustic guitar players. In 2004 Monte was named on Guitar Player Magazine's list of "Top 50 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time." Countless articles have been written about Monte describing him as "The Evel Knivel of Guitar," and "The Acoustic Shred Master" just to name a few.

When word about Monte's virtuosity reached the folks at Alvarez Guitars, they quickly took a keen interest and secured Monte's endorsement. In the meantime Monte's reputation as the Hottest Acoustic Guitarist on the planet was being cultivated as he toured nationwide. This led to the introduction of the MMY-1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar, which was unveiled at the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California in January 2004.

"His exquisitely crafted, melodically and rhythmically sophisticated pop songs suggest the best of Fleetwood Mac, Squeeze and The Police, while just happening to integrate the most mind-boggling guitar work in the state of Texas." - Acoustic Guitar Magazine. "Monte Montgomery blows people away. There is no other way to describe it."- Austin City Limits producer Terry Lickona.

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