Guitar of the Year 2016 (Non-Pit Bull Guitar kits and Scratch Builds)

Enter your finished guitar or bass here to be judged for the Non-PBG/Scratch Build/Re-furbish Guitar of the Year for 2016 .

Any Guitar or Bass built from scratch or fully restored/refurbished/refinished, or kit purchased from another company is eligible, as long as it is your work.

A Poll will open in mid-December 2016 and all registered members will be able to vote on the guitar or bass they believe is the best.

RULES:

For non-PBG Guitars or Basses finished before December 31, 2016

One guitar/bass per member per year
Guitar or Bass must be finished and playable
Please include least 4 photos:
· full guitar shot from the front;
· close up of the body finish;
· shot of the back of the guitar; and
· close up of the headstock (please, no brand name logos)

Restored/Refurbished/Refinished guitars or basses must include a "before" shot as well as the 4 "after" shots.

Please make sure your photos are less than 1500px on the longest edge.

This competition is open to amateur guitar builders only.

Competition for 2016 closes 31 December 2016.

The Diablo Diddly box Part Bo Diddly part cigar box and 100% evil. Neck is from Pitbull, the rest is scratch built or from my extensive pile of junk and left overs
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I would like to introduce you all to my Non PBG Ash J Bass.

All stock parts except for 3 x 250k Bourns audio taper pots, Sprague 0.047 Orange Drop Capacitor, Switchcraft output socket. Finished in a blend of 4 parts ColorTone Cherry Red to 1 part Blackstone Uluru Red Fountain Pen Ink, stained twice, then finished off with 20 odd coats of Tru Oil on the body and around 12 or so coats on the neck.
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Here's my version of a 3 string. It has a Tassie oak neck with Jarrah pieces, Western red cedar pieced soundboard and sides. A bit of ply for the back and wired with a piezo under the bridge. All the timber was recycled out of the garage. Everything was made from scratch except the tuners and strings. Attachment 13419Attachment 13424Attachment 13425Attachment 13426

Is this open to re-builds also? My Carsen re-build will be unrecognizable once it's finished!

Hey Zandit I don't see why not, the only rule is it's a non PBG build or a scratch build

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Originally Posted by Zandit75

Is this open to re-builds also? My Carsen re-build will be unrecognizable once it's finished!

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Hi mate, Adam's intro unfortunately mentions Any Guitar or Bass built from scratch or from a kit you purchased from another company is eligible, as long as you built it.
I would still vote for it.

That's fair enough. It was worth a try! I reckon I've put more elbow grease into this rebuild than my LP but the rules are still the rules!

send a quick email to Adam, he may allow it, otherwise we need a comp for refurbed/restored guitars too since tons of work goes into some of these

just sent him a message myself for clarification...

some awesome work here, well done guys

Thanks Stan, most appreciated!