This guitar is named “Aileen” and it belongs to Matt Dorado from the band Earth to Ashes. Aileen is a 24-fret GMP Round-horned Custom Prototype with Seymour Duncan pickups (Trembucker bridge and SH-1N neck), Wilkinson tremolo system, and Sperzel locking tuners. “GMP believes there were two of these made and soon there will be a third,” Dorado tells us.

Throughout the year we collect stories and photos of guitar-mod projects created by you, our beloved readers. Some of these guitars are so inspiring we’re compelled to share them with everyone in this annual Hot Rod issue. As always, you don’t disappoint. And by using fetching racecar flame designs, several readers even revealed their devotion to the original “hot rod” culture!

We couldn’t fit all of your mod submissions here, but look for more stories in our “Hot-Rod Gallery – Reader’s Edition” online next month.