Sevenstring.org Home Depot Build Challenge - the vote! (Members' Choice)

DDDorian · 12-04-2009, 06:15 AM

After six long months of planning, preparation and labour, the Home Depot Build Challenge is finally over! Our contestants have done their part - now it's upto all of you to vote for your favourite entry in order to help them win the inaugral Ed Devries Encouragement Award!

The entry with the most votes by December 31st will be declared winner of the Ed Devries Encouragement Award and earn the people's ovation and fame forever. Y'know, kinda like Iron Chef. They'll also receive a free swirl finish courtesy of Al and Out Of This Swirled, whose ridiculous skills should need no introduction to ss.org regulars. For those who haven't witnessed Al's work, click here and set your jaws to stun. Once again, mad props to Al for his generosity.

Before I introduce the finalists, lets us take a moment to remember the entries that weren't so lucky:

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...pot-build.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...pot-build.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...tar-build.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...-the-ring.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...ild-story.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...a-reality.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...challenge.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...pot-build.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...ate-entry.html

These entries were either forfeited, abandoned or otherwise went incomplete by the cut-off date. I also removed some entries that never got past the planning stages, just to make things clearer for the judges. Better luck next time, lads.

Anyway, enough stalling. Here are the four finalists!

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...e-contest.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...ome-depot.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...n-returns.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...uildstory.html

I'll have the finalists edit the first posts their build threads to contain the specs/pics/etc of the finished product and will update this thread with that info to make things easier for everyone. Remember, you've got all month to vote, so check back regularly if you don't wanna trawl through multi-page build threads for all the info. Also bear in mind that there'll a separate winner chosen by a panel of esteemed judges, to be revealed along with the members' choice on January 1, so don't stress too much - there's plenty of love to go around.

Enough garbage from me. Once again, many thanks to our entrants and our judges, to Frank Falbo at Seymour Duncan and Al at Out Of This Swirled and to everyone else involved. Let the vote commence!

Aysakh · 12-07-2009, 08:27 PM

oh my god I just realized I voted for myself. That was not on purpose I swear, I'm not that much of a

you've got pm DDDorian

Customisbetter · 12-07-2009, 08:34 PM

Phew! i didn't want to be the first person to post in this thread. lol

I want to thank DDDorian and all the guys at Sevenstring for making this contest happen. Truly awesome.

also, will Patrick be judging still? I know he had a spat with a mod and now his title is "self banned"...

DDDorian · 12-07-2009, 08:39 PM

I recalibrated the votes - it'll still show Aysakh as having voted for himself but the actual tally is accurate

Yeah Huf will still be judging - as you can see he's voted so his self-imposed ban can't be too strict

He's welcome back whenever he wants, as far as I'm concerned.

Aysakh · 12-07-2009, 08:42 PM

Sorry guys, voting from wii wasn't the best decision I ever made.

DDDorian · 12-07-2009, 08:46 PM

S'all good. You should try deleting spambots from your DS sometime

Demoniac · 12-07-2009, 09:05 PM

What's Frank donated to the comp? Just out of curiosity

DDDorian · 12-07-2009, 09:10 PM

Frank and SD will be offering a prize for the judges' choice - any production seven-string pickup of the winner's choosing

Demoniac · 12-07-2009, 09:20 PM

Oh. Is that all.

Aysakh · 12-07-2009, 10:04 PM

thanks 3d!

I feel like slightly less of a dick now.

Customisbetter · 12-07-2009, 10:47 PM

wow i just realized how to see the votes. badass.

TomPerverteau · 12-07-2009, 11:01 PM

Not me!

EDIT: OK, I figured it out, too. Badass!

metalfoundry · 12-09-2009, 09:55 AM

voted for Aysakh

Aysakh · 12-09-2009, 10:03 AM

pink freud · 12-09-2009, 07:00 PM

I voted for muntz, just because I'm a sucker for headless guitars.

troyguitar · 12-09-2009, 11:09 PM

I voted for Aysakh for the ROFL headstock

Customisbetter · 12-09-2009, 11:31 PM

i voted aysakh for the hand chiseling over routing.

DDDorian · 12-09-2009, 11:43 PM

I wanna vote for Muntz for taking the bone for his nut from a goddamn steak but I'll have to think it over.

Aysakh · 12-10-2009, 07:28 AM

I wanted to vote for everybody, but I chose troyguitar's just because i'm a sucker for super extended range guitars. Believe me, i had a really hard time choosing.

muntz · 12-11-2009, 06:23 PM

I had to vote for myself since I'm loosing by such a great margin. Great work by the other guys.

Aysakh · 12-11-2009, 06:43 PM

I really hate it for you muntz, I love your guitar. I think the late entry probably has something to do with it, since your guitar is definitely better than mine. I'm sure you'll stand a great chance in the judges vote though.

Customisbetter · 12-13-2009, 06:32 PM

^I have to agree. The lack of a picstory really hurt. Though i gotta say I Laughed and cried reading through Aysakh's thread...

Bleak · 12-14-2009, 06:58 PM

Aysakh got my vote!

Aysakh · 12-14-2009, 06:59 PM

muntz · 12-14-2009, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aysakh

I really hate it for you muntz, I love your guitar. I think the late entry probably has something to do with it, since your guitar is definitely better than mine. I'm sure you'll stand a great chance in the judges vote though.

Yeah, I suppose it doesn't help that my camera takes crappy pictures and I can't record any sort of a demo. It was fun, though. I'm already trying to think of something...different...for next year if they host this contest again.

View Poll Results: Who should take out the Ed Devries Encouragement Award?
muntz's entry	9	4.81%
troyguitar's entry	110	58.82%
Customisbetter's entry	47	25.13%
Aysakh's entry	21	11.23%
Voters: 187. You may not vote on this poll

12-04-2009, 06:15 AM	#1
DDDorian Mantis Toboggan, M.D • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 4,115 Thanked: 218	Sevenstring.org Home Depot Build Challenge - the vote! (Members' Choice) After six long months of planning, preparation and labour, the Home Depot Build Challenge is finally over! Our contestants have done their part - now it's upto all of you to vote for your favourite entry in order to help them win the inaugral Ed Devries Encouragement Award! The entry with the most votes by December 31st will be declared winner of the Ed Devries Encouragement Award and earn the people's ovation and fame forever. Y'know, kinda like Iron Chef. They'll also receive a free swirl finish courtesy of Al and Out Of This Swirled, whose ridiculous skills should need no introduction to ss.org regulars. For those who haven't witnessed Al's work, click here and set your jaws to stun. Once again, mad props to Al for his generosity. Before I introduce the finalists, lets us take a moment to remember the entries that weren't so lucky: http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...pot-build.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...pot-build.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...tar-build.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...-the-ring.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...ild-story.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...a-reality.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...challenge.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...pot-build.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...ate-entry.html These entries were either forfeited, abandoned or otherwise went incomplete by the cut-off date. I also removed some entries that never got past the planning stages, just to make things clearer for the judges. Better luck next time, lads. Anyway, enough stalling. Here are the four finalists! http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...e-contest.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...ome-depot.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...n-returns.html http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/hom...uildstory.html I'll have the finalists edit the first posts their build threads to contain the specs/pics/etc of the finished product and will update this thread with that info to make things easier for everyone. Remember, you've got all month to vote, so check back regularly if you don't wanna trawl through multi-page build threads for all the info. Also bear in mind that there'll a separate winner chosen by a panel of esteemed judges, to be revealed along with the members' choice on January 1, so don't stress too much - there's plenty of love to go around. Enough garbage from me. Once again, many thanks to our entrants and our judges, to Frank Falbo at Seymour Duncan and Al at Out Of This Swirled and to everyone else involved. Let the vote commence!

12-07-2009, 08:39 PM	#4
DDDorian Mantis Toboggan, M.D • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 4,115 Thanked: 218	I recalibrated the votes - it'll still show Aysakh as having voted for himself but the actual tally is accurate Yeah Huf will still be judging - as you can see he's voted so his self-imposed ban can't be too strict He's welcome back whenever he wants, as far as I'm concerned. __________________ ss.org on Twitter ss.org on Facebook Song Of The Month, every month. Nominate and vote! Yeah, a lot of people are bugging their babies these days... I guess babies can't be trusted.

12-07-2009, 08:46 PM	#6
DDDorian Mantis Toboggan, M.D • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 4,115 Thanked: 218	S'all good. You should try deleting spambots from your DS sometime __________________ ss.org on Twitter ss.org on Facebook Song Of The Month, every month. Nominate and vote! Yeah, a lot of people are bugging their babies these days... I guess babies can't be trusted.

12-07-2009, 09:05 PM	#7
Demoniac Rivethead Magnate. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,930 Thanked: 153	What's Frank donated to the comp? Just out of curiosity __________________ We are at war with forces too terrible to comprehend. We cannot afford mercy for any of its victims too weak to take the correct course. Mercy destroys us; it weakens us and saps our resolve. Put aside all such thoughts. They are not worthy of Inquisitors in the service of Our Emperor. Praise his name for in our resolve we only reflect his purpose of will. =I=

12-07-2009, 08:27 PM	#2
Aysakh Bollocks Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hickland Posts: 2,721 Thanked: 29	oh my god I just realized I voted for myself. That was not on purpose I swear, I'm not that much of a you've got pm DDDorian

12-07-2009, 08:34 PM	#3
Customisbetter The Technician Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 4,514 Thanked: 34	Phew! i didn't want to be the first person to post in this thread. lol I want to thank DDDorian and all the guys at Sevenstring for making this contest happen. Truly awesome. also, will Patrick be judging still? I know he had a spat with a mod and now his title is "self banned"...

12-07-2009, 08:42 PM	#5
Aysakh Bollocks Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hickland Posts: 2,721 Thanked: 29	Sorry guys, voting from wii wasn't the best decision I ever made.

12-07-2009, 09:10 PM	#8
DDDorian Mantis Toboggan, M.D • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 4,115 Thanked: 218	Frank and SD will be offering a prize for the judges' choice - any production seven-string pickup of the winner's choosing __________________ ss.org on Twitter ss.org on Facebook Song Of The Month, every month. Nominate and vote! Yeah, a lot of people are bugging their babies these days... I guess babies can't be trusted.

12-07-2009, 09:20 PM	#9
Demoniac Rivethead Magnate. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,930 Thanked: 153	Oh. Is that all. __________________ We are at war with forces too terrible to comprehend. We cannot afford mercy for any of its victims too weak to take the correct course. Mercy destroys us; it weakens us and saps our resolve. Put aside all such thoughts. They are not worthy of Inquisitors in the service of Our Emperor. Praise his name for in our resolve we only reflect his purpose of will. =I=

12-07-2009, 10:04 PM	#10
Aysakh Bollocks Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hickland Posts: 2,721 Thanked: 29	thanks 3d! I feel like slightly less of a dick now.

12-07-2009, 10:47 PM	#11
Customisbetter The Technician Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 4,514 Thanked: 34	wow i just realized how to see the votes. badass.

12-07-2009, 11:01 PM	#12
TomPerverteau Old Guy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 986 Thanked: 3	Not me! EDIT: OK, I figured it out, too. Badass!

12-09-2009, 09:55 AM	#13
metalfoundry Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Pole Posts: 54 Thanked: 2	voted for Aysakh

12-09-2009, 10:03 AM	#14
Aysakh Bollocks Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hickland Posts: 2,721 Thanked: 29

12-09-2009, 07:00 PM	#15
pink freud ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,059 Thanked: 23	I voted for muntz, just because I'm a sucker for headless guitars.

12-09-2009, 11:09 PM	#16
troyguitar ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 3,335 Thanked: 38	I voted for Aysakh for the ROFL headstock

12-09-2009, 11:31 PM	#17
Customisbetter The Technician Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 4,514 Thanked: 34	i voted aysakh for the hand chiseling over routing.

12-09-2009, 11:43 PM	#18
DDDorian Mantis Toboggan, M.D • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 4,115 Thanked: 218	I wanna vote for Muntz for taking the bone for his nut from a goddamn steak but I'll have to think it over. __________________ ss.org on Twitter ss.org on Facebook Song Of The Month, every month. Nominate and vote! Yeah, a lot of people are bugging their babies these days... I guess babies can't be trusted.

12-10-2009, 07:28 AM	#19
Aysakh Bollocks Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hickland Posts: 2,721 Thanked: 29	I wanted to vote for everybody, but I chose troyguitar's just because i'm a sucker for super extended range guitars. Believe me, i had a really hard time choosing.

12-11-2009, 06:23 PM	#20
muntz ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Peoples Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 55 Thanked: 2	I had to vote for myself since I'm loosing by such a great margin. Great work by the other guys.

12-11-2009, 06:43 PM	#21
Aysakh Bollocks Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hickland Posts: 2,721 Thanked: 29	I really hate it for you muntz, I love your guitar. I think the late entry probably has something to do with it, since your guitar is definitely better than mine. I'm sure you'll stand a great chance in the judges vote though.

12-13-2009, 06:32 PM	#22
Customisbetter The Technician Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 4,514 Thanked: 34	^I have to agree. The lack of a picstory really hurt. Though i gotta say I Laughed and cried reading through Aysakh's thread...

12-14-2009, 06:58 PM	#23
Bleak ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 588 Thanked: 8	Aysakh got my vote! __________________

12-14-2009, 06:59 PM	#24
Aysakh Bollocks Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hickland Posts: 2,721 Thanked: 29

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