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Winter Build Off 2026 - Run Whatcha Brung
- Thread starter Beej
- Start date
I thought we had till midnight or something? Crap...Any stragglers? Ya got 2 hours and 13 minutes to get 'er in!
I need, like, 4 hours and 13 minutes...
That makes sense... silly of me.
Guess I dont need to rush home after work! Miss by an inch, miss by a mile.
Here is my submission for the non-bass category... unfortunately my bass build never even created a single speck of sawdust. 
Good luck to everyone that turned their homework in on time!
As usual, all the builds are stellar!
As usual, all the builds are stellar!
Okay people, we made it to the finish line! 
We have:
Three completed builds in the Scratch Build category.
One completed build in the Partial Build category.
No entries in the Assembly Build category.
One completed build in the Non-Bass Build category.
Three completed builds in the Unfinished Business category.
I've put up voting threads for the two categories that had multiple completed entries: Scratch and Unfinished Business. They are here:
Scratch Build Voting Thread: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/winter-build-off-2026-voting-scratch-builds.1686475/
Unfinished Business Build Voting Thread: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/winter-build-off-2026-voting-unfinished-business-builds.1686476/
Please go vote for your winner - the voting will remain open for a week.
Thanks to everyone for participating!
We have:
Three completed builds in the Scratch Build category.
One completed build in the Partial Build category.
No entries in the Assembly Build category.
One completed build in the Non-Bass Build category.
Three completed builds in the Unfinished Business category.
I've put up voting threads for the two categories that had multiple completed entries: Scratch and Unfinished Business. They are here:
Scratch Build Voting Thread: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/winter-build-off-2026-voting-scratch-builds.1686475/
Unfinished Business Build Voting Thread: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/winter-build-off-2026-voting-unfinished-business-builds.1686476/
Please go vote for your winner - the voting will remain open for a week.
Thanks to everyone for participating!
Now that we have that out of the way...
Congratulations to @mapleglo for absolutely SWEEPING the Partial Build category!!!
Here's a link to her fantastic "5-String Fenderbacker"
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/wi...ng-fenderbacker.1682339/page-12#post-29579811
Congratulations to @mapleglo for absolutely SWEEPING the Partial Build category!!!
Here's a link to her fantastic "5-String Fenderbacker"
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/wi...ng-fenderbacker.1682339/page-12#post-29579811
And carrying on in the same new tradition...
Congratulations to @Gary_M for CRUSHING the competition in the Non-Bass Build category!!!
Here's a link to his incredible "Flight of the Bumblebee"
Winter Build Off 2026 - Flight of the Bumblebee
Congratulations to @Gary_M for CRUSHING the competition in the Non-Bass Build category!!!
Here's a link to his incredible "Flight of the Bumblebee"
Winter Build Off 2026 - Flight of the Bumblebee
Once again, a huge thanks to all who entered, participated, finished, commented and looky-loo'd. Y'all are amazeballs and you make this community the absolute best on the 'net.
Any of you peeps who didn't quite make it to the end; there's always next year and remember, you can re-enter your build as a Partial or Assembly again in the future.
Your insufferable pal in lutherie...
Any of you peeps who didn't quite make it to the end; there's always next year and remember, you can re-enter your build as a Partial or Assembly again in the future.
Your insufferable pal in lutherie...
~Beej
Me?!?… a winner? Shucks, I don’t know what to say!
Awesome job, everyone! Huge thanks to you, @Beej! You are very appreciated!
Wiki updated. 
(I just wish you could still post normal links there. They just look better.)
(I just wish you could still post normal links there. They just look better.)
Thanks @BeejOkay people, we made it to the finish line!
We have:
Three completed builds in the Scratch Build category.
One completed build in the Partial Build category.
No entries in the Assembly Build category.
One completed build in the Non-Bass Build category.
Three completed builds in the Unfinished Business category.
I've put up voting threads for the two categories that had multiple completed entries: Scratch and Unfinished Business. They are here:
Scratch Build Voting Thread: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/winter-build-off-2026-voting-scratch-builds.1686475/
Unfinished Business Build Voting Thread: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/winter-build-off-2026-voting-unfinished-business-builds.1686476/
Please go vote for your winner - the voting will remain open for a week.
Thanks to everyone for participating!
Colonel Hathi should be in the "Unfinished Business" catigory
Fixed... kinda. I was not able to remove it from the scratch builds voting selections, but I added a note in the body. I was able to move it over to the unfinished business category though, so votes may appear there now.
@Beej , thank you for all the work you did to pull this together. I commend you for the stellar job you did in herding these cats to the finish line... Not an easy task at all, but one you accomplished with class and professionalism.
Thank you, Sir!
Thank you, Sir!
I’ll second that, @Beej .
I don’t know if I’ll ever have the time to enter one of these but I really love following everyone’s builds. Thanks for facilitating all of this.
Yes thanks for organising Beej, although I didn't finish on time it's still a great motivator for me. One year I'll get one in before the deadline!
