Every take counts.
Every win shines.
Upload a take, take a point. When a creator picks your take as the winner, you take a gold star. That's the whole game — and it is counted from real history, not handed out.
The prize
Closes August 31, 2026 · 11:59pm ET
Top of the board on August 31 takes home an unplayed Gibson ES-335.
Every take you upload is a point. Every take a creator picks is a gold star. Gold stars decide the board — and on August 31 the board decides who takes the guitar home, original hard shell case and all.
Top of the board
Gold stars, then pointsThe board · Ranked by gold stars
Top 07 of 07
The directory · Everyone
Every musician on Stemsmith, ranked or not. Search a name, an instrument, a genre.
The ladder
Your tier moves with your gold stars. Nothing expires, nothing decays — the record is the record.
- 6+Studio Legend
Six wins and counting. The top of the board.
- 3+Hit Maker
Three bounties won. Creators come looking for you.
- 1+First Call
A creator picked your take. You're on the call sheet.
- 0Session Player
On the roster. Takes uploaded, no cut selected yet.
Recent wins
The last takes a creator picked. Every one of these started as somebody hitting record.
- Mr GoodWinGold Chain$20Aug 2
- Mr GoodWinI Say No Way$50Jul 6
- Sora LaneVelvet Crash$25Mar 20
One take is one point. One selected take is one gold star. Start anywhere.
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