“I broke the neck on this guitar at a show,” says Eric Andrew Weiler. He replaced the neck with a ’62 replacement neck and then the making of his own version of a Custom Shop SRV Strat began. “I was a student and couldn’t even begin to afford the replica so out came the dremel, a left hand tremolo, a bunch of rocks, sandpaper and a couple drags on the concrete later ... a white SRV replica. The only original part of the guitar left is the body and a little bit of the paint.”

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.