ProjectGuitar.com Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 The Project Guitar.com "Guitar of the Month" contest is a showcase for all the members, so show us your axe in this thread! This contest is open to any and all members that enter and will be continued each month for a place showing your creation on the homepage! The winner(s) of course will have his/her guitar featured on the homepage of Project Guitar.com and if you have a website the picture will link directly to it if you so choose (even commercial site's). If your a forum member you will also be upgraded to a Featured member which allows you to see the Advanced Chat section and download area. So show us your creation in this thread! You've got till sometime around the 21st or 22nd of February then this thread gets locked and the voting starts! Any Post that is not an entry will be deleted, feel free to start a new thread to discuss any guitar entered this month There may be more then one poll to determine winners in different catagorys at the end of this contest! Please post a maximum of your 4 best pictures per guitar entered Make sure Your Guitar has a Name or Nick Name as well otherwise one will be given to it Side note, if you are unable to post a picture you can e-mail one to Brian and it will be posted for you, or ask forum members how to post pictures, they are very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Okay I guess it's time for me to reenter. I think I did this all in late December early January. I really like this one, it's the best guitar I've ever built. Specs -Curly Spanish Cedar top -Poplar back -Strat Style Body -Bolt-on Neck with ferrules and a somewhat sculpted joint -Hardtail bridge -1 volume 1 tone -2 humbuckers -medium frets -rosewood fretborad -mop dots -black binding Edit: The white cover is just a temporary cover, I never got around to making the wooden or black cover. I'm gonna get that fixed and put new pics up today. -Carousel Edited January 29, 2009 by carousel182 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kings_x Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) I made this for a friend on a tight time schedule so the neck isn't mine and a few features were left out due to lack of time (carved top, binding, sound hole, inlay, etc.) -Curly Maple top, yellow dye (not my choice but I like how it turned out.) -Mahogany back -ES-335 meets Brian May Red Special body -Set neck (purchased from soulmate guitars. shaped the heel to the body) -Hardtail bridge -1 master volume, 2 pickup volume controls. -2 P90s -medium frets -Pau Ferro fretborad -Curly Maple and Mahogany neck Oh, and the cavity cover in that picture isn't the final one. I redid it with scraps of the same mahogany I built the guitar with so it looks better than what is shown here. Edited January 28, 2009 by MexicanBreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I finished this one a few months ago, but figured I'll through my name in the hat. I'll call this one "Old Blue" Triton Semi-Hollow body shape, 25.5" scale Mahogany body with Curly maple top Hard Maple neck 22 fret Indian Rosewood Fret Board w/ cream binding Black Tele bridge and hardware Tele single coil pickups 3-Way switch, 1 Vol. 1 Tone Abablone diamond inlays Wood patterened banding on the body. Here is a better look at the inlays http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/iho...SB/DSC06330.jpg Here is the back. The pictures were taken while I still had light, so the cavity cover was not quite done yet. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/iho...SB/DSC06338.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Aluna an 'original' design ive been floating around with; the idea behind this one was to make a 'metalhead' guitar that would be classy enough to not look out of place at a rock show. the tuners are frosted chrome which i planned on changing, i ordred the wrong ones, but theyre growing on me; so i got to decide wheather i like them, or if im just being lazy; hipshot tuners hipshot bridge baselines jazz pups QPs volume/volume/tone schaller straplocks Alder body w/some kinda rosewood Joe Lado gave me like 4 years ago; i dont know exactly what it is; probably an indian of some kind? neck is maple walnut padauk w/ a cocobolo fingerboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Model 343 Build Thread Really - it's in there somewhere. This guitar started as a LPjr body I put up for sale on eBay in August 2008. I had the idea to leave it un-routed and offer free routing services to anyone, hoping to leave the bidding open to lefties as well. I think that may have discouraged some bidders because it sold for $40, which barely covered the cost of materials and eBay fees. The buyer was indeed a leftie. Through contact with him, he ended up contracting me to complete the whole guitar for him. He sent me the parts, including the neck, and I did everything else for him. We never negotiated a price, but I wasn't doing it for the money anyway. I wanted to make the guitar and see the project through to the end. As the build went along, I found out that Blaise, the purchaser, was a firefighter. Perfect name, huh. He was a firefighter in New York City... in 2001... in September... Yes, he was involved in the rescue mission of the Twin Towers. Suddenly, this became very personal for me. I didn't have anyone I knew or am related to involved in 9/11, but I have the utmost respect for the men who dove headlong into that mess trying to help anyone they could. The whole build slowed down for me. I was determined NOT to screw up an aspect of this thing. Well, the best laid plans and all that. But I did give my absolute best effort in every aspect of the build. There were 343 firefighters who died that day. I tried my best to find some way to get the number 343 inlaid into it somewhere in brass lettering, but it was cost prohibitive. The numbers would have run +/- $20 each. I didn't trust myself enough on my (then) newly-acquired scroll saw to make the numbers from longhi or yellowheart, so the idea went by the wayside. In the end, the best I can do is to name it 343 in their honor. So that's the story. Here's the guitar. The body is longhi & bloodwood. The neck is mohogany with a bloodwood fretboard, brass frets, bloodwood headstock cap, and abalone inlays. The hardware is all gold, with a Gotoh wraparound bridge/tailpiece combo. The pickups are a mismatched set - the neck is a Dean, the bridge is an Epiphone. The control cavity cover is bloodwood. The neck pups never came with height screws, and the holes in the brackets are not the standard size, so it currently has none. Please try and overlook that when voting. This is one of the few things that were beyond my control. Also, I would not have chosen a mis-matched pair of pups, but again, it simply wasn't my choice. back left back right down the back down the front down the left side down the right side front left side front right side up from the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcovis Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Here's a bass I built last year. It was it for a guy up in Minneapolis that wanted custom 4 string with a classic vibe to it. This is the first bass from my shop and was a fun project. His only requirements were a 35" scale length, 24 frets, and the Canadian maple leaf inlay(he's Canadian) This is what I came up with for him. Body Close up Specs: Body-Alder Neck-Flame Maple set neck (2 way truss rod+carbon rods) Fingerboard-Madagascar Ebony- 35" scale length, 24 frets, figured pearl maple leaf inlay Electronics-Bartolini p/j setup with Barolini 3 band eq running 18 volts Controls-Volume (with Active/Passive push-pull), Blend, Mid (push pull freq selector), Treble/Bass Stack. Here's a shot I took over the weekend of the bass in action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJE-Guitars Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 My SJE-3 model prototype -27" Baritone scale, 3 piece solid Burmese Rosewood body, Afzelia Xylocarpa Neck and Fretboard - EMG60 Neck Pick up & EMG81 in the Bridge, Schaller compact tuners, Gotoh Tune-o-matic bridge (modified and lowered) with a hard oil finish. The 27" scale holds A,B or C tuning easily with no hassles. Others . . . Pic2 Pic3 Pic4 Pic5 Pic6 Pic7 Pic8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFR Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Here is one of my Acoustic electrics. I'll call it "Abbey" Why Abbey, you may ask? Well, she just came back from Abbey road Studios. The owner fulfilled a lifelong dream of recording there and meeting George Martin. Anyway onto the instrument. Completely hollow Honduras Mahogany body, very thin braced quilted maple top. Honduras Mahogany Set neck, Ebony fingerboard. Dunlap 6230 fretwire, with Abalone dot markers. Bone nut and saddle. Body and neck are both bound in celluloid binding, finished in Nitrocellulose Lacquer. Electronics consist of a Loyd Baggs under the bridge transducer and preamp system. A TV Jones passive pickup is in the neck position. The Baggs preamp includes full EQ adjustable by trim pots inside the back cover. On the on the top you have a single volume and tone for each pickup controlled by a 3 way switch so you can choose the bridge neck or both. Thanks for looking. Roman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 This is the NorthStar D-licious This is the latest NorthStar. This time with a modified neck construction. The neck is three pieces of oiled walnut with thin laminates of maple and graphite between. Besides the fact that it makes the neck incredible strong it is a joy to look at. The body is one piece of South-American mahogany with a heavily carved, stained flamed maple top bound with a five-ply binding. This guitar is made for aggressive and heavy music. You can see it in the inclusion of the Hipshot D-tuner (hence the nickname D-licious) that facilitate quick detuning and retuning of the e-string during songs. Down to D and back again with the flick of a lever! To match this it is equipped with two StarStruck Slugger pickups. They produce a high output and tons of attitude. As the combination of beauty and beast it is, a lot of time and work have been spent on the inlays. The pattern from the neck is repeated in the truss rod cover and the pickup tops. The quick facts: Design Peter Naglitsch NorthStar Body Mahogany with flamed maple top Neck Laminated walnut/maple with graphite reinforcements Fretboard Ebony Scale length 25" Pickups Peter Naglitsch Design: Bridge: StarStruck Slugger Neck: StarStruck Slugger Hardware Grover + Hipshot D-tuner Tailpice Hipshot Baby Grand Controls 1 Vol, 1 Tone, 3-way switch Frets Jumbo Fretmarks MOP-strips Ebony Pickup rings Ebony Trussrod cover attached with magnets Flamed maple control cavity cover Earvana sadle More pictures: The head with new logo http://www.peternaglitschluthier.com/guita...dlicious/06.jpg The back of the head with the hipshot D-tuner http://www.peternaglitschluthier.com/guita...dlicious/05.jpg The back of the 13-ply laminated neck: http://www.peternaglitschluthier.com/guita...dlicious/04.jpg Close-up of body carves http://www.peternaglitschluthier.com/guita...dlicious/02.jpg Bridge pickup with inlayed wood top: http://www.peternaglitschluthier.com/guita...dlicious/15.jpg Neck pickup with inlayed wood top: http://www.peternaglitschluthier.com/guita...dlicious/14.jpg Special mother of pearl side markers http://www.peternaglitschluthier.com/guita...dlicious/12.jpg One more of the neck inlay: http://www.peternaglitschluthier.com/guita...dlicious/11.jpg The guitars main presentation page with more pictures: http://www.peternaglitschluthier.com/guita...ar_dlicious.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrogeoman Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 This is "The Pete." Built for a dear friend and inspired by the Giffin/Schecter telecasters Pete Townshend used to play back in the 80s. Pure rock and roll. The Specs: Alder body Curly maple neck with purpleheart center/accents and birdseye maple fretboard Hand wound Kent Armstrong Z-Plus humbuckers. These are exact copies of the pups Kent used to wind for Pete. Mr. Armstrong was kind enough to wind this set for me. Sperzel tuners Mighty Mite hardtail Graphtec nut Nitrocellulose finish Cheers, Greg and a few more clickies....... Top Back of neck Fretboard Back Roll the dice Another angle of the top/neck join Another angle of the back One more look at the neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hmm, tough competition this month. I'll through mine in here too. First guitar I've built from scratch. "The Mad Dutchman" (I asked for name suggestions from my friends and this is the best one) Mahogany body with maple top (the body is about 1/2 to 2/3 chambered) Maple bolt-on neck stained with rosewood dust from the fretboard. 25" scale, 24 frets Ebony nut Neck bolted with brass inserts in the heel and 1/4 steel machine screws. Gotoh TOM bridge string-thru Golden Age overwound humbuckers. 5 way multi-pole switch (neck, outer coils parallel, both pickups, inner coils parallel, bridge) Body finished with shellac, neck finished with tru-oil I'm really happy with how it sounds. It has a lot of sustain and a nice rich sound. I'm happy that any mistake I made while building could be easily fixed or covered. My favorite pickup selection is the outer coils. Lot's of bite and crunch and almost a wah sound when the tone is closed. I do have to fix a bit of the finish though. I took it into college to show some friends and professors and I didn't realize that the shellac wasn't as cured as I thought. I now have a strap mark. But live and learn and this was a great learning experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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