Winner! The Scattesquire

The voting is in and the judges agree with the masses. Scatter Lee's "Scattesquire" WINS the 1st Ever $100 Tele Challenge.

Second place honors go to Big Mike Simpson's "Palletcaster" and in third is Martyb1's "CADocaster."


Just check out the threads!

Here's the link to the final product in each thread:

Scattesquire (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/1719356-post417.html)

Palletcaster (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/1730869-post56.html)

CADocaster (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/1730779-post310.html)

Thanks to everyone that participated. It was a blast and YES, we plan to do this again next Spring. So plan ahead.

PS. Winner's I'll be in touch via email

YIKES, I miscounted the votes on Appearance and in doing so announced the wrong 3rd place winner.

I'm sorry sorry. I figured I'd better make it right rather than leave my mistake. So, I apologize to everyone for being a dunderhead.

good choice.....Scatter Lee

http://animosibil.i.ph/photo/d/122-1/congratulations0an8.jpg

How the judging took place:

The judges voted for their favs in each category (ingenuity, originality, appearance, build thread and overall result). The winner of each category got 5 points, the second place got 3 points and then 1 point for everyone else receiving a vote. The Scattesquire got the most points total. Followed closely by the Palletcaster and the CADocaster.

Way to go guys! May your 100$ be spent wisely on future builds.

Every single entry was a winner! That sounds like meaningless happytalk, but it isn't.

You guys all ROCK!!!!

Tim

I'm speechless:smile::cool:

Congrats, Scatter Lee! Awesome job you did!!!

BTW, whereabouts in Flori-duh are you located? (Generally, not specific)

Franc Robert

Congrats, Scatter Lee! Awesome job you did!!!

BTW, whereabouts in Flori-duh are you located? (Generally, not specific)

Franc Robert

thanks alot, I'm on the St. Johns river near Lake George

Congrats Scatter Lee! great build!!.
Thanks TDPRI and all builders for this challenge.
I`ve really enjoyed it !!.
This calls for a word i seldom use but here it is "awesome"!!!!!.

I'll tell you one thing kids, ALL of those builds had a lot going for them. It was not easy trying to find something to make one rise to the top.

Kudos to everybody involved.

Steve Dikkers
aka Buckocaster51

That's great! I really enjoyed all the photos of the build!

Great builds everyone and congratulations to the winners!

Scatter Lee's thread was simply one of the most informative and downright entertaining I've ever seen.

I am surprised, thankful and honored to be included in the top 3... Thanks to Paul and the panel of judges and all the other contestants for a fun month of building, creativity and innovation. It was fun trying to see what I could make instead of buy and throwing caution to the wind and trying new things.

Thanks Again to all and congrats to Scatterlee.

Congrats Scatter Lee! Your build was amazing IMO...great thread, pics, artwork :)

Congrats to Scatter and Big Mike
I can't believe I made the top three
There was a point I was going to back out
Special thanks to Paul and the rest of the challengers
This was great fun and all I can say is
Look out next year :wink:

I'm shocked to not see pics of the winners...at least links...

Congratulations to everyone who participated. I enjoyed every single build thread, and learned something from each of them.

I hope that those who didn't finish in time, stick it out and keep posting their builds. I'm looking forward to seeing those finished up too.

ps. Scatterlee, do us all a favor and don't use that money on tools or parts. I really enjoyed your ingenuity and use of low-tech tools. Spend it on beer.

Congrats ScatterMan! Hell of a job.
Of course my disappointment at not winning is tempered by the fact that I get to keep my guitar. :mrgreen:

Well, this $100 build deal cost me a lot time and some sleep. Some of the best reading and watching I have ever done. Thanks to everyone and congrats to all for participating.

Congrats Scatter Lee! I really enjoyed your thread.
In my book all the builders are winners.I enjoyed each and every thread.

I'm shocked to not see pics of the winners...at least links...

Just check out the threads!

Here's the link to the final product in each thread:

Scattesquire (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/1719356-post417.html)

Palletcaster (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/1730869-post56.html)

CADocaster (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/1730779-post310.html)

Tim

Now that you,ve won Tim, what will you do with your winnings? Where will you go?? :) Was any scatt used in the building of this instrument? If so, what kind??:mrgreen:

Congrats to the the winners and a big 'at-a boy to all of the builders involved. Way to go guys.

This was an awesome idea and great fun to follow.

Congrats Scatter Lee... and to everyone else who gave it a go. It was a really fun month watching all these guitars come to life. I'd be proud to own any one of them.

I'm already looking forward to next years competition.

Congrats Scatter Lee, and to all who particiapted. It was loads of fun watching all those ideas take shape and come together! Thanks!

Great work everybody and congrats to you Scatter Lee! The building talent on this forum never ceases to amaze me.

I enjoyed all the build threads. A lot of ingenuity shown by the participants. I learned a lot and got some great ideas ............... which I will steal. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/jwells393/Animations/Wink.gif

Scatter Lee ............ you are a Telecaster building machine.

Beautiful work everyone! It's inspiring to see such quality instruments being made - it shows all of us that with a little time & effort, we can do the same thing. Of course, having the fountain of knowledge known as tdpri only a few clicks away doesn't hurt!

Fantastic - I have been gripped by every instalment!
It's far better than tv!

Congrats Scatter Lee!
I think you need to talk to the DIY TV network about getting yourself a show.
I know I'd watch it.

Fantastic effort from all concerned, even those that were unable for one reason or another to complete in time.

To the three guys on the podium, I think your guitars look amazing. If they play as well as they look, they are fine indeed.

As for the winner, I must say that's the build I followed most and the end result looks stellar.

Congrats..

As a newbie here, I think I came around at a great time! It was so much fun to read all the build threads and get a concentrated crash course on building a great Tele on the cheap!

Congrats to the winners... and to all the participants! There was something unique and impressive in every build.

Thanks!
Jim

Congrats to the winners, but major props to all the participants. I had a great time viewing all the threads to see how folks were doing this.

Thanks for the contest, Paul!

Dale

Congrats to everyone who attempted the contest. That's what really made it fun. I hope to see more of these in the future—with a different twist of course.

Hey, Congrats you guys..... til next year.... I'll be planning my next bizarre design.

DANG! Those are all impressive. I really like the looks of the Palletcaster. That whole coppery look is really cool.

What fantastic work by everyone. All worthy of prizes!! :grin:

This was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I'm hoping I have access to a workshop next year, I'd love to be a part of it.

There was alot of good on builing in this contest,maybe the best one is what scatter lee was able to do with out much in the way of fully equiped woodworking shop.Alot of good ol' down home engineering.There was something to learn from each builder.Agreat resource for every wanna be guitar builder.A big thanks to all builders this was one of the best things i've seen here.

A great result! The judging would have been an impossible task.

Congrats guys, especially ScatterLee.

A great concept...
fantastic entrants.....
superior creativity....
a great read....and

Now what will I have to do each day to fill this void till next year?

Congrats Scatter Lee ....well deserved!
Kudos to all....

What a great contest. I didn't even notice it until it was well under way so I didn't get to read the details but anyone (and everyone) who turned that little money into such beatiful guitars certainly gets my hat tipped.

All entries are amazing. It is even more amazing the amount of time you all spent entertaining us. I bow to you all. I learned a few things along the way and I thank you for that as well.

I gotta tell ya, pickin' one over the other was harder than reasoning with a Teenager.... everyone's presentation was amazing....

Congrat's to ya all....

Ron Kirn

Congratulations to the top three vote getters. You all pulled votes so it was a matter of math. You all should be as proud of your efforts as we were of watching them.

A great concept...
fantastic entrants.....
superior creativity....
a great read....and

Now what will I have to do each day to fill this void till next year?

Congrats Scatter Lee ....well deserved!
Kudos to all....

That pretty much captures everything! The whole event was awesome! I enjoyed very much.

Congrats guys!

Congrats Scat! Great job.

A great result! The judging would have been an impossible task.

Congrats guys, especially ScatterLee.

thanks and hey, that Neanderthalcaster had me worried brother :shock:

Congratulations, Scatt! Well deserved and earned!

I found your thread inspiring and challenging - I fully anticipated buying a cheap modern-style Tele bridge until I saw you make yours. I thought, uh, wow, okay then. That's how it's done!

And then I thought, well, he's made one out of steel - so what can I do different?

Thanks, man, for pushing all of us and setting the bar high very early on!

I've been watching the World Baseball Classic... just sheer joy for the game of baseball... maybe the best stuff ever as it relates to baseball.

All of these builds were like that... I couldn't root for anyone build over another but the absolute joy for building and telecasters and really really cool people doing amazing things brought a lot of joy to my house.

Scatter Lee really set that 'can do' tone and the tone of someone who has fun with things...sees problems as opportunities and just handles it.

All who participated should be proud... some cool guitars and some really awesome people. Congrats to Scatter Lee and all the fellers who took a shot. You inspire us to be better!

it takes imagination, skill, improvisation, a tiny bit of luck, maybe a few choice cuss words on the way, and darned determination to create wonderful musical instruments with such a small budget.

congratulations to the winners: scatter lee, big mike simpson and martyb1

and props to all who signed up for the challenge. great job!

What a great source of entertainment, education and encouragement this challenge was. Hats off to all contestants.

Would be cool to see each of the build photos/comments strung together as a slide show. Maybe even with recordings of each of the respective instruments in the background.

Congrats to all!
These "100$ tele chalenge" were the most inspiring & educative guitar threads I've ever folowed.
Thank you all, and congrats!

A.

Congrats to the winners & to all the builders.

Congrats to the winners & to all the builders.


+1. Congrats to "all ya'll".

I ain't gonna lie. I was overwhelmed. In time I hope to incorporate a lot of these great ideas into my projects. I'm just humbled; so much ground left for me to cover to catch up with some of you guys and some I never will. Amazing stuff.

How cool is it that an Esquire won! And a black one at that! Congrats

Scatter Lee really set that 'can do' tone and the tone of someone who has fun with things...sees problems as opportunities and just handles it.

All who participated should be proud... some cool guitars and some really awesome people. Congrats to Scatter Lee and all the fellers who took a shot. You inspire us to be better!
Yes sir! getbent has summed it up absolutely perfectly for me...:cool:

Great threads, great work, great ingenuity - I am in awe of ALL of you guys who stepped up to the plate to take part in this challenge.

Congratulations to Scatter Lee - a worthy winner - but a HUGE "thank you" to everyone who took part, judged the competition, and especially to those who made this whole idea possible....:cool:

Man - those builds were awesome!

i noticed in the notices The Scattesquire has got a little typo:oops: someone oughta fix that:smile::cool:

Congrats all!! Fantastic Job!! Like Tim said, everyone was a winner. At least to us you guys are heros! Leo would be proud of the spirit and ingenuity exhibited here. Truly inspiring!