ProjectGuitar.com Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 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 22nd or 23rd of November 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...
demonx Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 All Australian timber 7 string SS7 Neckthru (7 string Superstrat) Tasmanian Blackwood Neck and headstock Victorian Blackwood body wings Wandoo fingerboard Tiger Myrtle fingerboard binding OFR Tremolo (no rear cover by customer request) Bareknuckle Aftermath Bridge pickup Bareknuckle Cold Sweat Neck pickup First of all, click the link to view the build: And a quick video walk through: http://youtu.be/nRfbglWe_PY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) I was living in an apartment during 2008/09 and I did the entire build (minus paint of course) on my balcony and living room table. Its amazing what you can accomplish with a small drill press and a few hand tools. Sometimes ya just can't stop no matter what the conditions! Its a 7/8 scaled down flying V with a few twists. Delta wings and set neck angle make it a very comfortable axe to play. Its all Honduras mahogany, neck came from a q-sawn piece of handrail. Hardware 1 old school Dimarzio Super Distortion (16K Ohm) 1 vol / 1 tone strat style plugin on inside edge of lower wing Grover locking tuners Nashville TOM bridge w/ stop tailpiece Paint is a result of some experimentation at work : swirling with urethane paints, various dips and clearcoats Abalone fb dot markers in rosewood Bone nut Pics of the entire build (minus painting) are here. Either way I sure am glad to be back in a house with a band saw, belt sander, router etc. at my disposal. Edited October 25, 2012 by Southpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 I've been very busy last few months. I will show two new instruments now. Yeah instruments, not only guitars. But first: The NorthStar Surfer (surf’s up dude!) An alder body with a traditional tremolo bridge and single coil lipstick pickups give this guitar a clear and focused sound that still never becomes harsh. With a four way switch you get all the more common combinations plus both pickups in series. A nice boost for solos. The never out of style look of lipstick pickups and sparkle finish gives an echo of both something Japanese from the mid sixties and surf music. Specs Design: Peter Naglitsch NorthStar Body: Alder Neck: Maple Fretboard: Rosewood 12" Radius 25,5" Scale Pickups: Peter Naglitsch StarStruck Custom Made Lipsticks Tuners: Grover Tremolo: Wilkinson Controls: One volume, one tone, 4-way switch Frets: Medium Fretmarks: Aluminum Finish: Blue sparkle body and clear coated neck (coming out a bit dark, first pic is most correct) Get your swimming trunks on, time to surf! Full frontal: Body: Body/neck showing flame maple neck: Full back: More pics and info: http://www.peternagl...starsurfer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 And then the second one: The Electric Cello This one comes with a story. This is a very special instrument to me. The story begins a few years ago when a very enthusiastic daughter to some of my closest friends brought out her first borrowed cello and showed us that she had just begun to learn this beautiful instrument. The same moment I gave her my promise I realized I would have to live up to it; I promised her that, if she still played cello at the age of 18, I would build her an electric cello. That promise is now fulfilled. With inspiration from Yamaha’s ”Silent Cello” I designed an instrument that also picked up on modern Scandinavian furniture design. The integrated Barbera Transducer in the bridge allows the player to go from a natural sound, through experimental sound with echoes and effects to a roaring distorted sound directly into an amplifier without a preamp. Design Peter Naglitsch Electric Cello Body Laminated maple with added parts of ash Neck: Maple Fingerboard: Ebony Bridge/Pickup: Barbera Transducer Systems custom made integrated bridge and pickup Tuners: Warwick String holder: Ebony with integrated inputjack Finish: A combination of black satin laquer and tung oil Full frontal: Body detail, showing custom made bridge with integrated pickup system "body part" with string holder and integrated input jack Back: More pics and info: http://www.peternagl...ctriccello.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Green Quilted JS. Built this for myself a good while back. Its a little beat up at this point but Its a player not an ornament. Always ment to enter it here but never got around to it. So here goes. Body: single piece sapele back, book matched quilted maple top. Neck: Black walnut, Rosewood compound radius fret board. Side dot markers. madium frets, Quilted face on headstock. Titanium filings in resin inlay. Bolt on. Oil finish with laquer on face of head stock. Hardware: Gotoh machine heads. Ibanez Edge tremolo & locking nut. 1x Vol, 1x Tone, 3 way toggle switch. 2x humbuckers, All cloth/wax wrapped wiring, orange drop cap. 500K pots. Body Finish: Green stain over black on front quilt. cherry over black on back. high gloss 2k finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 After I buildt an electric cello I got the question if I could build an electric violin. So here it is: The Electric Violin (I know, one more fantastic name...) To make yourself heard in a rock group or from a large stage has always been problematic for violinists. You either use an external microphone and get a good sound but get a lot of problems. For example you need to position yourself just so or you will not be heard. Forget about taking a stroll to se how the drummer is doing. Or you use an integrated microphone which often means huge problems with feedback. The third option is to use a solid electric violin with a state of the art pickup system, preferably from Rich Barbera of Barbera Transducer System, and get an instrument that doesn't cause massive feedback and still sound very natural in an amplifier without the need of a preamp. Or you plug it directly into an guitar amp and go from warm clean sounds to screaming distortion. Or as the owner of this instruments says; ”This is perfect when the kids have gone to bed”. Very Rock'n'roll... Specs: Design - Peter Naglitsch Electric Violin Body - Maple with chambers Neck - Maple Bridge/Pickup - Barbera Transducer Systems integrated bridge and pickup Tuners - Grover Fingerboard - Ebony String holder - Ebony Chin rest - Ebony Full front pic Full back pic: From the side: And a picture showing the pickup system: More pics and info: http://www.peternagl...tricviolin.html No more instruments from the Violin family now for a while, OK? EDIT: The color isn't really as vibrant as the pics suggest. More a nice warm, bright amber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Because i have not entered in so long EXTREME explorer Specs: Mahogany body and neck. Paduak and black walnut stringers in the body. 24 fret Paduak fretboard 6150 size frets EMG 81 and 60 pickups Hipshot locking tuners FULL ALBUM OF PICS: http://s1105.beta.photobucket.com/user/KEA1983/library/Explorer%20custom%20September%202012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie H 72 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 okay, I finished this a day too late for November's GOTM, so here is Lagarto 2.Tough pool this month, but It's worth a shot, right? Jacaranda/maple laminate top Mahogany back Maple neck Ebony fretboard (12" radius, 24 frets) Wilkinson open back tuners Jason Lollar imperial bridge pickup 1 volume, 500k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 S907 Icarus Started life as a very rare and beautiful Flamed Padauk top 7 string. Then a horrible CNC accident forced innovation. Reborn as a 7 string headless... The thin body provides improved ergonomics and reduced weight. Neck shape provides stress and fatigue relief. Wide string spacing and flat radius add to playability. Buil Thread: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=46261 Top: Flamed Padauk Body : Limba Neck : Padauk/Bocote/Maple Fretboard : Bocote Scale : 25.5" 24-fret 16" Radius 1.89" Nut Trussrod : ALLPARTS Double Action Tuners : Technology 4 Musicians 7 string Headless (made in Italy) Pickups : Diablo 7 String Humbuckers Bridge : Technology 4 Musicians 7 string Headless (made in Italy) Electronics : Vol(Push/Pull)/3-way Finish: Behlens Teak Oil with Polyurethane topcoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProjectGuitar.com Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Time to Vote http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=46985 -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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