Glam rock hellions Steel Panther have cordially invited you, the general public, to audition to be their guitarist.
The band have joined forces with music store Thomann, to launch a competition with a sterling prize. No, unfortunately, the competition won’t result in you joining the ranks of Steel Panther. You will, however, have the opportunity to score an autographed signature guitar from Steel Panther guitarist Satchel.
“I’m gonna give away my guitar – this one right here. It’s the new Satchel model,” the guitarist shared in an announcement video. “Giving it away – it’s worth… listen, a lot of people, if they got this, they could sell it and probably pay for their house and their retirement.”
Entry is simple, you just need to record a video of yourself shredding, and post it to either Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or Twitter with the hashtags #5thPanther and #thomann. The video can be a maximum of 30 seconds long. Enter by September 1st on midnight.
“No longer than 30 seconds or we will burn it. We’ll throw it in the garbage while it’s on fire, and then we’ll douse it with gasoline, with actual gasoline, while it’s burning, and that’ll be the end of it,” Satchel stressed. “You’ll never see it again. So 30 seconds or less, and show us why we need to hire you.”
Steel Panther are set to release their fifth studio album, Heavy Metal Rules, on September 27.
Back in March, Steel Panther once again ventured into the realm of musical equipment. The band unveiled their brand new guitar pedal, ‘Poontang Boomerang.’
The release of the ‘Poontang Boomerang’ came shortly after Steel Panther faced widespread criticism for their signature guitar pedal, the ‘Pussy Melter’. The ‘Pussy Melter’ garnered criticism from a number of musicians; who came forward to express their disdain for the name, citing its sexist undertones, and rallying for the product to be pulled.
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