The Guitar Build-Off 2007 is officially over. I just picked up my Epiphone Crestwood rebuild from The 12th Fret and it slays.

It took almost 3 months, that’s 6 weeks longer than expected, to bring this monster back to life, but I couldn’t be happier with the result. The neck and body refinishing is near flawless and the hardware install is masterful.

Not to mention the Seymour Duncan pickups scream like drunken banshees in heat. Here are some samples I recorded, turn up your speakers for rock:

A Quick Lick:

Some Capt. Crunch: