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Official .strandberg* 200k Contest 2021

Calling all creatives!

As you may know, the .strandberg* Guitars Instagram page recently hit a milestone of 200k followers on Instagram, and to show our gratitude to our incredibly creative and supportive community, we’re pleased to announce the Official .strandberg* 200k Contest 2021 (with bonus Secondary Challenge)!

This contest is a little different from the ones .strandberg* Guitars have hosted in the past. In the spirit of creativity and pushing the envelope, we are asking you to create a “customized” .strandberg* guitar graphic via the provided PNG template below. But it doesn’t stop there — the winner of the 200k Contest will then receive one (1) refurbished Boden Metal Yellow NT to actually be customized per their submitted template. While a refurb guitar is just as unique and beautiful in its own way, we want this guitar to be an expression of you the player! This “proof-of-concept” mock-up will serve as an approximation of how you intend to customize the guitar, should you receive it.

The winner of the 200k Contest will be selected based on the creativity, originality, and practicality of their submission (i.e. how realistic it is that the design can be created physically) via our panel of .strandberg* Spark Leads + Ola Strandberg. By participating in the 200k Contest, you are agreeing that you have the resources available to customize the refurbished Boden Metal Yellow NT per your submitted mock-up. Of course, you don’t need to be a master luthier by any stretch of the imagination, but you should have the means to customize the guitar as you see fit. Paint, ink, 3D print, vinyl sticker, engraving: anything goes! Your local guitar tech or luthier may also be able to help with priming, refinishing, coating, etc. There are plenty of online resources and instructions on such guitar customization methods as well.

See the refurbished Boden Metal Yellow NT below:

200k Contest Rules + Instructions:

  1. Subscribe to the .strandberg* Guitars newsletter at the bottom of this page.
  2. Complete this brief survey here.
  3. Join Strandberg Spark here (be sure to answer the required group questions to ensure you’ve joined).
  4. Download the provided PNG template here.
  5. Create a mock-up of how you intend to customize the Boden Metal NT should you receive it! You can use your favorite image editing software of your choosing, paint/draw on the template, etc.
  6. Post your submission to the Strandberg Spark Facebook group with the hashtags #200kContest, #strandbergguitars, #goheadless, #sparkyourcreativity, and #strandbergspark. Only entries posted on Strandberg Spark will be considered. Limit one (1) entry per person.
  7. Entries must be posted on or before May 16th, 2021 at 11:59 pm PT. The winner will be announced on May 24th, 2021 via the Strandberg Spark group.
  8. Good luck, and have a blast!

*Terms & Conditions apply. This contest is not endorsed, sponsored, or administered by Facebook, nor is Facebook associated with this contest. Facebook is in no way responsible for entrants or participants of this contest. No purchase necessary to enter. Must be 18 or older to win. The contest is open worldwide. Must have a valid address for shipping within the .strandberg* Guitars delivery region. Void where prohibited. All entries and copyright subsisting in the entries are subject to use by .strandberg* Guitars who may publish or cause to be published any of the entries received.

The 200k Contest PNG template.

200k Secondary Challenge

We realize that not everybody has the means to customize an actual guitar, but that doesn’t mean you can’t participate in the contest! As a Secondary Challenge, we’re offering a chance to win a set of pickups of your choosing, simply by signing up to the .strandberg* Guitars newsletter and completing a brief survey below. That’s it!

Secondary Challenge Rules + Instructions:

  1. Subscribe to the .strandberg* Guitars newsletter at the bottom of this page.
  2. Complete this brief survey here.
  3. Must be signed up for the newsletter and have completed the survey on or before May 16th, 2021 at 11:59 pm PT. The winner will be announced on May 24th, 2021 via the Strandberg Spark group, along with the 200k Contest winner.
  4. Good luck, and have a blast!

*Terms & Conditions apply. This contest is not endorsed, sponsored, or administered by Facebook, nor is Facebook associated with this contest. Facebook is in no way responsible for entrants or participants of this contest. No purchase necessary to enter. Must be 18 or older to win. The contest is open worldwide. Must have a valid address for shipping within the .strandberg* Guitars delivery region. Void where prohibited. All entries and copyright subsisting in the entries are subject to use by .strandberg* Guitars who may publish or cause to be published any of the entries received.

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