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Strat Madness is a playoff-style competition to determine the World\u2019s Greatest Strat Song ever.<\/p>\n

Fans will be asked to vote on pre-determined Strat song matchups. The winning song of any given matchup will move onto the next round until there are only two songs left. The last song will be crowned \u201cThe Greatest Strat Song of All Time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The voting process, consisting of six rounds, begins on March 17 at 12:01 a.m. and concludes on April 7 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Only one ballot is allowed per person per round. Changes can not be made once the ballot has been submitted. Any use of robotic voting or falsified accounts will disqualify participant.<\/p>\n

Participants will vote for 32 songs in Round 1, 16 songs in Round 2, 8 songs in Round 3, 4 songs in Round 4, 2 songs in Round 5 and finally 1 song for the Championship matchup.<\/p>\n

Participants do not have to vote for every round, and can join the voting at any time during the competition.<\/p>\n

Brackets Schedule
\nFirst Round Voting: March 17 \u2013 22 \u2022 64 songs (6 days)
\nSecond Round Voting: March 23 \u2013 25 \u2022 32 songs (3 days)
\nThird Round Voting: March 26 \u2013 28 \u2022 16 songs (3 days)
\nFourth Round Voting: March 29 \u2013 March 31 \u2022 8 songs (3 days)
\nFifth Round Voting: April 1 \u2013 April 3 \u2022 4 songs (3 days)
\nChampionship: April 4 \u2013 7 \u2022 Final 2 songs (4 days)<\/p>\n

begins at 12:01 a.m. PST on February 25, 2014, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on March 16, 2014.<\/p>\n

Open only to persons who have reached the age of majority in their state or country of residence, with a minimum age of 18 years as of the date of entry,<\/p>\n

LIMIT: One (1) entry per person.<\/p>\n

PRIZES. One entrant will be deemed to be the potential prize winner of a Fender American Standard Stratocaster. Winner will have the opportunity to choose the color of their Strat, subject to product inventory and availability The MSRP is 1679.99 USD\/approximately 1242.78 Euros, available rate at rates: 2014-02-05 17:37 UTC). Actual cost may vary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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