December 2012 Guitar of the Month Contest Submissions

[GOM]

DECEMBER 2012
Guitar of the Month Contest
Runner's Up Special Contest​

Runner's up contest, normally for the months of February through November, 2012.
We only had contests from May through November, so...
This year, slightly different.

MAY: by Black Dog

Body:
Spalted Maple over Black Korina w/ Black Binding
Honey Burst finish by Tonar

Neck:
Black Korina w/ Macassar Ebony FB by Warmoth
Honey Burst Headstock & Oil Finish by Tonar
SS6100 Frets

Electronics:
TV Jones Power’tron Neck
TV Jones Power’tron Plus Bridge
Fender S-1 Switch
Caps: 2 X .0033uF
          1 X .0033 uF + 1 X .001 uF

Hardware:
Rutter’s Half Bridge
Glendale Twang Saddles
Glendale Retro Rockets String Ferrules
Sperzel Locking Tuners w/ Black Pearloid Buttons

Bling-Bling
Custom Neckwear by Dangerous

JUNE: by LineSixMan

Homemade scratch built body, consisting of a Curly Black Walnut solidbody core, 3/8" Figured Pomelle Bubinga laminate top, and 1/8" Curly Maple accent line. Stratocaster style shape, with HSH pickup routing, recessed Schaller Floyd, one volume, one tone, and two pickup selector switches. Black hardware, including a custom neckplate by DangerousR6. The control cavity cover matches the lam top and accent line.

Warmoth Indian Rosewood neck with Macassar Ebony fretboard. Stratocaster headstock, SS6150 frets, no inlay, standard thin contour, Floyd nut and Schaller tuners.

JULY: by Death by Uberschall

KEANU
Hawaiian for "Cool Breeze", "The Breeze" or "Cool Breeze Over Mountains", depending on where you ask.
(not the actor)

Warmoth Body:
Flat Top Soloist
Slight brown burst to clear gloss
No binding, clean line to clear Gloss

1-piece Mahogany body
Unique Choice flame Koa top
Contoured heel
HxS pick-up routing
Recessed TOM routing
Angled string thru body

Warmoth Neck:
Warmoth Pro
Slight brown burst to clear gloss
No binding, clean line to raw finish

Canary neck
Black Ebony board
Warmoth "DbU" headstock shape
Flame Koa veneer from body laminate
1-11/16 nut width
'59 Roundback profile
Straight 12 radius
24 fret extension
SS6100 frets
No inlays/face dots
White side dots
Raw neck back

Hardware:
All black

EMG 81/SA
TonePros TOM w/locking shaft option
Gotoh tuners
Electrosocket
Single volume
CRL 3-way blade switch w/black knob
DR6 Top Notch Crap custom neck plate and truss cover

August:Guitar: by Kuro Uma

Body is mahogany with flamed maple top
Honey bursted with dye and lacquers
Natural masked binding
Hand dyed tattoo on body
Neck is maple with block inlays and 4+1 headstock dyed to match and “Becky” tattoo
Bartolini M45CBC set with ebony knobs

SEPTEMBER: by Danuda

Body:
Telecaster body with Zebra wood top and Makore back
Warmoth burst finish with natural masked binding
GFS Vintage modern pickups
Wilkinson compensated bridge with brass saddles
Standard telecaster wiring

Neck:
Wenge neck with ebony fretboard
Warmoth pro/compound radius/standard thin
SS frets
Schaller mini locking tuners

DangerousR6 custom neck plate and headstock logo

OCTOBER: (duplicate runner up, already submitted)

NOVEMBER: by DangerousR6

Custom made  Billy Bo design
Top: Purpleheart, creme binding
Back: Black korina
Finish: Hand rubbed Danish oil
Warmoth wenge/pau ferro neck
wizard contour
6130 frets
Dimarzio Air Zone Air Norton
Genuine Gretsch Tail piece
Tom roller bridge
Planet waves tuners
Custom titanium truss rod cover
Genuine Gretsch "G" knobs
Custom neck plate

 

[Death by Uberschall]

WOW!! Even the runners up make for a tough contest!! 

 

[alterbridgefan]

I am thoroughly impressed by both teles.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

GOM,

Last year's December runner up contest for GOM included 2nd and 3rd place from previous months.  Is this still the case for this year's December. If so, I'd like to enter my 3rd place Iceman Bass from July 2012.  Do I need to resubmit an email, or can you copy and paste from that thread?

 

[Updown]

Last year's December runner up contest for GOM included 2nd and 3rd place from previous months.
Is this still the case for this year's December.

Read the OP post  :doh:

:laughing7:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Which part?

 

[Updown]

The part that says ..... runners up

I presume that should read as runner up  :icon_scratch:

I believe this year, it is just for second place finishes.
GOM posted all 2nd place finishes, without people re-entering.

Last year was for 2nd and 3rd place getters.
Just something different I suppose  :icon_biggrin:

Still darn hard to pick a winner from those  :hello2:
There all winners to me  :icon_thumright:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Technically they're all runners up.  It did not soecify to what end.  Since there were fewer months of contests this year with only 1st runner up would be less entries than last year's December contest which included more months with more runners up for consideration.  I'm not nitpicking, criticising,  or stirring the pot, I just want clarification and to know if it's like last year's December contest.

 

[GOM]

GOM,

Last year's December runner up contest for GOM included 2nd and 3rd place from previous months.  Is this still the case for this year's December. If so, I'd like to enter my 3rd place Iceman Bass from July 2012.  Do I need to resubmit an email, or can you copy and paste from that thread?

Looking back.. you are correct.  This year we're doing 2nd place.

You can resubmit your instrument any time tho from February to November next time around - when it meets that months contest requirements.

 

[Hbom]

Looks like I voted for 1st loser in about every election I voted in this year.
So I like ya all!
And it's going to be hard to pick.

Congrates to every one of you.
I'd be way happy with any of that group.
:rock-on:

 

[Cagey]

So... are there going to be more runners-up, or are we just being fashionably lazy about voting?

 

[dmraco]

just more time I am up in the corner.... :laughing8:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

So... are there going to be more runners-up, or are we just being fashionably lazy about voting?

Nope, as is.  Last year was last year.  This is this year.