#DIYKitChallenge22 – WINNERS ANNOUNCED

#DIYKitChallenge22 – WINNERS ANNOUNCED

We have the winners! 🏆

Wow, that was a blast! Where to start? We had sooo many amazing entries – you really outdid yourselves by being creative, passionate and funny with your builds.

We loved them ALL! With more than 200 builds to choose from, it was not easy for us to pick just three. And now, without further ado, meet the winners:


1st Place: Lelde Blumberga

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2nd Place: @sarahmaltschwarz

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3rd Place: @lenapaintandpencil 

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Honorable mentions

We can’t really end it here without a few honorable mentions: our Jury had a super-hard time to cast the votes, as entries were all great: this meant that a few entries lost the podium by a minute amount of points. It feels right to share a few them here, to give you a glimpse on all the amazing work that has been done during this exciting #DIYKitChallenge22.

 

DoubleTroubleCaster

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Cromalight Guitar

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TeleCoyote

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Tele Style Build

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Headless “Acoustasonic-style” Tele

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Night Glow Sunflower

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Fender Maverick Style

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Glow Guitar

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Relic P-Bass Style

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Headless Telecaster

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Hand-painted Guitar

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BarockUkulele

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And to everyone of you who participated and didn’t make it to the finals: thank you so much for your effort, creativity and passion. We really appreciated it, and we invite you to keep an eye on our Social Media accounts to find out when the next challenge will take place: you might be the winner then! 🍀


CONTEST IS NOW ENDED – THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!


Our popular DIY Kit Challenge is entering the next round! Design the instrument of your dreams with a DIY kit from Thomann and win a €500 voucher from us. Your creativity knows no limits! The 2021 contestants put so much creativity and love into their creations, the results were just amazing. And this year we ask again: Do you accept the challenge? If yes, get out your screwdriver and paintbrush!


Win a €500 voucher!

With your custom-designed instrument you have the chance to win great prizes… One of a total of three Thomann vouchers:

1st place: €500 voucher

2nd place: €350 voucher

3rd place: €200 voucher

#DIYKitChallenge22: How to participate!

To take part in our #DIYKitChallenge22, you create an instrument of your choice with a DIY kit from Thomann (you can find all kits below) and present it in a video. Your instrument must be both visually convincing and playable. Upload the video to Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube using the following hashtag: #DIYKitChallenge22 (this must appear in the video title)!

Your video must not exceed 60 seconds (maximum total length)!

Important: Please note that your  profile must be publicly accessible and you must include #DIYKitChallenge22 in the video title on YouTube. On top of that, link / tag our profile on the platform you have chosen. This is important for us to find your creation. If you want, you can also post photos of the unboxing and the creation process. We also find it interesting and exciting how your composition came about.

DIY T-Style guitar kit

DIY T-Style guitar kit

Our  jury, consisting of our YouTube hosts and other Thomann employees, will award the best DIY creations. The Thomann jury selects the winners based on these criteria:

  • Originality
  • Overall visual impression
  • Quality and cleanliness in terms of finishing the DIY instrument
  • Technical features (e.g. special aesthetic designs, applications, decorations).
  • Instrument must be fully playable

You can read the complete terms and conditions of this contest under this link!

Running Time

The #DIYKitChallenge22 starts on Monday April 18th at 12:00 pm and ends on Sunday June 19th, 2022 at 23:59:59 pm (CEST). 

Unfortunately, we cannot consider videos that are published before or after this period. Winners will be notified via their respective social media during the week of June 27, 2022. 

DIY kits

You will need a DIY kit to take part, you can find it at thomann.de*. One of the following kits is required for participation:

*while stocks last, kits are not provided by Thomann, you have to purchase them yourself.


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Are you in? We look forward to seeing your masterpiece!

A painted ukulele

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Joe has been singing since he can remember and started playing guitar when he was 10. He's been using it as a songwriting tool ever since. He is passionate about melody and harmony and admires musicians who create these in unique ways. Check out his alternative / indie projects Best of Feelings and Zef RaÄŤek.

14 comments

    How can people from southeast asia participate? The shipping cost from Europe is too expensive.

    Is there any obligation to use all parts of the kit? How many components might be replaced for higher quality or different sound or different style? Just as a wild example: would it be ok, to use a Ukulele kit, but replace the body with a solidbody-design to build an electric Ukulele that just uses the neck and tuners and strings?

    A są zestawy dla leworęcznych?

    Is the JA kit not allowed in the contest? It is a very similar kit sold by Thomman beside these. A friend and I just purchased (today) 2 JA kits specifically for this contest. I have just now encountered the list of applicable kits. Do I need to cancel the order and change kits?

    It says “YES style” is allowed, that’s the JA style guitar. Maybe it’s a joke or a translation mistake because “ja” means “yes” in German. 🙂

    Hi I want to win guitar please

    Hola, hay unidades para zurdos?

    Why is the shipping so expensive?

    Do you have to use only parts that comes with the kit, or can you use your own?

    Would like to know more about other instruments.

    Ou poster la photo de la guitare réaliser

    I have completed two kits, the P bass and the jazzmaster style. Can I submit videos of them?

    My video was submitted 10 minutes after the deadline, I have a slow upload speed and YouTube also now takes time to scan videos for copyright :/
    Will my submission be taken into account?
    How would I know?

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