ProjectGuitar.com Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 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 with a special badge to show you won! So show us your creation in this thread! You've got till sometime around the 23rd or 24th of September 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...
VirgilGuitar Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Dueling Dragons Hi Everyone! My name is Virgil Mandanici and I recently finished my very first guitar build. This guitar took approximately 1400 hours to complete. I started it in August 2010, when I knew nothing about inlay, guitar building let alone working with wood - it has been a phenomenal journey and I have been watching this forum for inspiration. Anyways, this guitar has some insane inlay in it including prehistoric shark's teeth, sterling silver, 14k gold and I even inlaid our puppy's teeth - you can see the entire documentary at my web site: Virgil Guitars Here are the specs: Name: Dueling Dragons Style: Double-cutaway set neck 24 frets 25" scale 16" Radius fretboard Tuners: 4/top 2/bottom Gold Gotoh's Black Tusq Nut Pickups: Gold PRS Dragon II Neck & Treble Electronics: Vol, Tone & 5-way selector dial Bridge: Schroeder Custom Gold Stoptail Body: African Mahogany/ Flamed Maple soundboard/ Gabon Ebony Top Neck: Hard Maple - neck blank cut by Penta Guitarworks Fretboard: Indian Rosewood/Gabon Ebony side strips - addition neck work and fretboard work done by Tony Bonaventura of Southern WoodWorks Headstock: Flamed maple veneer, 1/8" Gabon Ebony Inset Pickup rings: Tamboti wood Finishing: Moe Roberts of Moecolors Design, building, inlay and everything else: Virgil Mandanici Inlay Materials/Dragons: Padauk Leopardwood Wengewood Rosewood Camatillo wood Dyed Burl Gold MOP White MOP Black MOP Pink MOP Green Abalone Paua Abalone Bubinga w/ Sapwood Macassar Ebony w/ Sapwood Kewazinga (bubinga) Box Elder Snakewood Various dyed Burls Prehistoric Shark's teeth Our puppy's eye teeth(For the horns) Prehistoric Sandshark teeth(for dragons claws) Hawaiian Koa wood Turquoise Recon Stone Sterling Silver Tongue & whiskers (lower Dragon) 14k Gold tongue & whiskers (upper dragon) Gold & Red Nail polish/epoxy & coffee can lid for eyes Trussrod Cover: African Blackwood Koa White figured MOP Black MOP Red MOP 14k Gold Knobs: Padauk sandwiched in between Gabon Ebony Turquoise Recon Stone This snippet of the guitar being played is Todd Grubbs - a good friend of mine here in Tampa Bay - this video clip is part of my documentary I just finished. Click here for MORE pictures! Thanks so much! Click here for the documentary film "Release The Dragons" Edited September 14, 2011 by VirgilGuitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Crow guitars- New design neck: Maple body: Okume and maple pickups: Kent Armstrong custom bridge: GFS USA Spaced Solid Brass Block tremolo tuners: Now STAGGERED! Locking Gotoh Style tuners- Sperzel Style Lock- Black 25" scale 22frets Electronics: Vol, Tone & 5-way selector dial Inlay Materials: epoxy Finish: nitro base and acrylic cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramersteen Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) The Voyager The treasure's schaller 3d6 bridge sd blackout set gotoh h,a,p,m machine heads japan pot/switch/buttons/neck plate etc 25.5 inch scale 3 layer mystery wood body (alder mahogany?) mahogany neck custom map artwork with pirate compass rose aiiiiiiiiii Edited September 1, 2011 by kramersteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramersteen Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) The blind guardian tribute Alder body maple neck 25.5inch scale custom clear pickguard gotoh tremolo/pots/neckplate/buttons/machine heads sd full shred bridge with series parallel sd hot rail neck with series parallel schaller sure claw bone nut Edited September 1, 2011 by kramersteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Green Zebra One piece mahogany body mahogany neck zebrano top bronze hardware build thread http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=44284&st=0&p=476430&fromsearch=1&#entry476430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramersteen Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) Ok, i want to add one more entry for this month seeing as its my first time. Michale Angelo-S-custom This is just a older ibanez s mij i restored and did some mild modding to. Hope she meets the requirements of the guitar of the month. Custom orange paint/matching headstock Routed third mid humbucker of center Gotoh floyd rose/brass oversized block Dimarzio super distortion/tonezone/air norton Edited September 4, 2011 by kramersteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) This was my 4th build but 1st commission. My brother asked me to build a Chambered Bass so here it is Cecar his family's first name initial Scale length 34" Neck 5 piece laminate of Ash and Sapele Body Ash with Spalted Beech top Fretboard Birds eye maple Pickups Entwistle at the neck Wilkinson Soapbar at the bridge Dots Black horn and marble with tigers eye inset The knobs are made from the neck laminate topped off with the Spalt, and the switch tip is the Spalt hardened with superglue. The sound hole is 2 bass clef's ( one inverted) and the truss rod cover is a rectangular piece of spalt and Birds eye maple veneer on the headstock. The fretboard was finished in Tung oil and the body varnished in Satin polyurethane. He was over the Moon when he received it. The Entwistle pickup is excellent nice and crisp sounding. Build thread here Other pics here Edited September 8, 2011 by jaycee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) GROGES SIGNATURE SPEC www.facebook.com/searlsguitars This is the first guitar I was ever "comissioned" to build. It's for Groges, the second guitarist in "Order Of Torment" Specs: Purpose built for pure metal - tuned to B. Guage 11-54 Mahogany Superstrat with carved front and back Painted black but not "plain" black was his request, then I came up with this "black camo" idea and he went for it - so I had a bit of fun with the airbrush! Matching headstock paint Tobacco burst paint on rear of neck 5pc Mahogany neck with ebony stripes (thin and fast - 19mm thick - including board - at the first fret) Bound Ebony board with no inlay Kahler Trem with fixed bridge locking ability Bareknuckle Painkiller Battleworn Black Hardwired pickup with killswitch 16" radius Dunlop 6150 fretwire 25.5" scale Strap locks Finished with PPG 2k automotive paints Edited September 14, 2011 by demonx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramersteen Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) Ok i promise this is the last one for this month. i worked hard to get it ready. Custom BONEFIRE Guitar Dimarsio super 3 with a mini 3 way switch for single/series/parallel and a mini 2way switch for true bybass jack to pickup. for extra tone and crunch when playing metal. schecter pegs sand blasted vintage tremolo plate with roller saddles roller nut 24'' scale neck custom artwork skulls front back custom artwork skulls on back of neck/headstock with fret markers hope there isn't to many pictures, Edited September 15, 2011 by kramersteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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