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TDPRI · May 17th, 2012, 11:56 AM

Finally here it is, the chance to vote for your favorites in the 2012 Build Challenge.

This year you get to vote for your 3 favorite builds. Once the voting is concluded in one week the winners will be announced in order of their vote tallies -- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place.

The voting criteria is easy this year -- vote for what you consider the 3 best guitars. You don't need to consider who makes the best build thread. Who's the funniest. Who is the most talented player in a video or anything like that. Just -- Which THREE of the 49 Entries do you think is the BEST Guitar.

Do not vote until you have reviewed the Build compilation thread and see each guitar and the accompanying video.

Thanks and have fun!

psyched · May 17th, 2012, 01:07 PM

Lordy, these guitars are gorgeous... this is NOT easy to vote on!

adirondak5 · May 17th, 2012, 01:19 PM

Good luck to all , what a great bunch of builders this year , and thanks Paul and all who worked to make the challenge this year .

jimdkc · May 17th, 2012, 01:27 PM

Wow... It's going to take a week to narrow this down to just 3 favorites!

rcole_sooner · May 17th, 2012, 01:33 PM

Too hard to vote! My head is going to explode!!!

R. Stratenstein · May 17th, 2012, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcole_sooner

Too hard to vote! My head is going to explode!!!

^^^^What he said!

nosmo · May 17th, 2012, 02:48 PM

Only 3? You must be joking!

JeffBeck · May 17th, 2012, 03:17 PM

There are some truly inspired builds here. Amazing work all around - and that made it REALLY hard to pick only 3.

Mojotron · May 17th, 2012, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R. Stratenstein

^^^^What he said!

BEST.... OF..... LUCK........ EVERy.....

jkingma · May 17th, 2012, 04:01 PM

Well it took a long time to go through them all and decide... but I did it.

Good luck to all.

devo_stevo · May 17th, 2012, 04:08 PM

Great work everyone and best of luck to you all. It's been an honor to be a part of it.

Bowensby23 · May 17th, 2012, 04:22 PM

It was hard to pick just 3, but its done. Good luck everybody.

Muzikp · May 17th, 2012, 05:28 PM

I didn't find it that difficult, there were 3 particular guitars that I would pay money to own so those were the choices

garymaddox · May 17th, 2012, 05:49 PM

It was tough to limit it to only 3. This was a great year for the build contest. I would be proud to own, let alone build any of the guitars this year. Fabulous work, everyone!

gadgetfreak · May 17th, 2012, 06:05 PM

where are the builds?

Skub · May 17th, 2012, 06:07 PM

An inspired and inspiring list of candidates,there can be no losers.

CoachJM · May 17th, 2012, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gadgetfreak

where are the builds?

gadgetfreak,

You can find the compilation of all the (completed) builds here:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/2012-tdpr...on-thread.html
JM

vic108 · May 17th, 2012, 06:11 PM

Lots of great guitar builds!
It was a tough call!

Best of luck to all!

Dep · May 17th, 2012, 07:41 PM

I picked 3 but I could have easily increased that to 20...so many great builds.

Nice work everyone.

Dep

GunsOfBrixton · May 17th, 2012, 08:19 PM

Congratulations to everyone! Now I can get back to playing instead of reading all the threads!

View Poll Results: Which 3 of the 2012 Build Challenge guitars do you think is BEST
Adirondak5	33	5.20%
Aikiguy	29	4.57%
Alexlaguna29	4	0.63%
Allthesound	18	2.83%
Amadhunter	5	0.79%
Anyone	7	1.10%
Axedaddy	19	2.99%
Barncaster	18	2.83%
Bowensby23	26	4.09%
Czook	10	1.57%
Davecam48	3	0.47%
Dazzaman	33	5.20%
Deadicated	10	1.57%
Desmodog	5	0.79%
Devo Stevo	2	0.31%
Dilbone	43	6.77%
Emoney	11	1.73%
Flatfive	50	7.87%
Gitlvr	7	1.10%
Guitarbuilder	59	9.29%
Guitar novice	2	0.31%
Guitarnut	72	11.34%
Henderson is Go	13	2.05%
Junk-mutt	4	0.63%
K-Bru	12	1.89%
Kwerk	215	33.86%
Maricopa	33	5.20%
Mike Simpson	29	4.57%
Mojotron	18	2.83%
Motor City Tele	80	12.60%
Muzikp	45	7.09%
Newtherapist	42	6.61%
Niallbadass	5	0.79%
Oigun	161	25.35%
OpenG Capo4	3	0.47%
Picton	10	1.57%
Pulaifaz	2	0.31%
RCole sooner	25	3.94%
RogerC	57	8.98%
R. Stratenstein	11	1.73%
Scatter Lee	152	23.94%
Stijnkenens	58	9.13%
Thunders1988	37	5.83%
Tklaavo	24	3.78%
Ugly Guitar Guy	19	2.99%
Vintage65	78	12.28%
Volowv	7	1.10%
Wheelie	72	11.34%
Whodatpat	15	2.36%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 635. You may not vote on this poll

May 17th, 2012, 11:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 9,650 48 Photos	2012 Build Challenge VOTING -- Pick your 3 favorites Finally here it is, the chance to vote for your favorites in the 2012 Build Challenge. This year you get to vote for your 3 favorite builds. Once the voting is concluded in one week the winners will be announced in order of their vote tallies -- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place. The voting criteria is easy this year -- vote for what you consider the 3 best guitars. You don't need to consider who makes the best build thread. Who's the funniest. Who is the most talented player in a video or anything like that. Just -- Which THREE of the 49 Entries do you think is the BEST Guitar. Do not vote until you have reviewed the Build compilation thread and see each guitar and the accompanying video. Thanks and have fun! Last edited by TDPRI; May 17th, 2012 at 01:34 PM.

May 17th, 2012, 01:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
psyched Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 543	Lordy, these guitars are gorgeous... this is NOT easy to vote on! __________________ ------------------------------------------------- All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door. - Albert Camus

May 17th, 2012, 01:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
adirondak5 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Long Island NY Age: 57 Posts: 5,592	Good luck to all , what a great bunch of builders this year , and thanks Paul and all who worked to make the challenge this year . __________________ *Herb* *I don't always play guitars , but when I do , I prefer tele's , stay twangy my friends*

May 17th, 2012, 01:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
rcole_sooner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 3,630 29 Photos	Too hard to vote! My head is going to explode!!! __________________ rcolesooner's Channel

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May 17th, 2012, 01:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
jimdkc Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Independence, MO Age: 56 Posts: 889	Wow... It's going to take a week to narrow this down to just 3 favorites!

May 17th, 2012, 02:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
nosmo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lake Jackson, TX Posts: 2,121	Only 3? You must be joking! __________________ Telecaster - The AK-47 of the guitar world. Some may think its ugly...but it works!

May 17th, 2012, 03:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
JeffBeck TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Western Kentucky Posts: 90	There are some truly inspired builds here. Amazing work all around - and that made it REALLY hard to pick only 3.

May 17th, 2012, 04:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
jkingma Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N 44° 59.564 ~ W 079° 35.317 Posts: 10,073 18 Photos	Well it took a long time to go through them all and decide... but I did it. Good luck to all. __________________ -Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

May 17th, 2012, 04:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
devo_stevo Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brigham City, Utah Posts: 126 110 Photos	Great work everyone and best of luck to you all. It's been an honor to be a part of it.

May 17th, 2012, 04:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
Bowensby23 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northwest Indiana Age: 33 Posts: 152	It was hard to pick just 3, but its done. Good luck everybody.

May 17th, 2012, 05:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Muzikp Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sacramento Age: 43 Posts: 2,087	I didn't find it that difficult, there were 3 particular guitars that I would pay money to own so those were the choices __________________ _______________________________________________ James

May 17th, 2012, 05:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
garymaddox Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Foat Wuth, Texus Posts: 1,544	It was tough to limit it to only 3. This was a great year for the build contest. I would be proud to own, let alone build any of the guitars this year. Fabulous work, everyone!

May 17th, 2012, 06:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
gadgetfreak Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Usa Age: 39 Posts: 931	where are the builds?

May 17th, 2012, 06:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
Skub Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: N.Ireland Age: 57 Posts: 2,159	An inspired and inspiring list of candidates,there can be no losers. __________________ Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.

May 17th, 2012, 06:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
vic108 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mudwogweap, VA Age: 56 Posts: 1,062 9 Photos	Lots of great guitar builds! It was a tough call! Best of luck to all! __________________ Guitars will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no guitars

May 17th, 2012, 07:41 PM	#19 (permalink)
Dep Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St Johns, Florida Posts: 769	I picked 3 but I could have easily increased that to 20...so many great builds. Nice work everyone. Dep

May 17th, 2012, 08:19 PM	#20 (permalink)
GunsOfBrixton Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 266 4 Photos	Congratulations to everyone! Now I can get back to playing instead of reading all the threads!

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