“You better be ready to prove it’s something you can do”: Giacomo Turra got exposed – but real guitar virtuosos are being wrongly accused of fakery, too

View from behind the camera as a man records a guitar performance.

The story of Giacomo Turra is a clear health warning for the guitar scene, but just how widespread is the issue of fakery online? And how should players – in particular, genuine guitar virtuosos – handle themselves on social media?

Turra’s case took the guitar scene by surprise because we’re well used to accusations of fake technique – but much less so the brazen lifting and (initially) uncredited reproduction of other player’s solos. That should be easier to spot.