6th Custom Guitar Contest Overview
Presented by TC Gakki

First Round: Photo Screening
Second Round: In-Person Screening

The first round of judging is based on photographs. We look forward to receiving entries that showcase your unique personality, such as innovative ideas or visually appealing designs.

Entries that pass the first round will advance to the second round. To qualify, you must bring or mail your entry to TC Gakki by September 23, 2026, and allow us to hold onto it until the results are announced.
(If your entry wins a prize, it will be displayed at TC Gakki for one month afterward.)

Anyone may enter as long as their entry aligns with the theme of this contest.
As long as the modification is based on your own idea, it does not necessarily have to be entirely your own work.
Since we will feature the entries on our official YouTube channel, only works that can be made public are eligible. Please note that entries that may infringe on the copyrights of
others (such as those using copyrighted illustrations or brand logos without permission) may be disqualified.

Every guitarist cares deeply about sound. Modifications aimed at achieving that are important and could be considered the primary factor to focus on. However, since the purpose of this contest is to “customize guitars so we can all enjoy them together! Let’s show them off to everyone!”, customizations that do not result in visible changes to the guitar’s appearance will, unfortunately, be excluded from consideration.

While sound is certainly an important element—and customizing a guitar without changing its appearance is indeed a testament to your skill—we believe it would be disrespectful to judge entries based solely on sound modifications and rank them accordingly. We ask for your understanding on this point.

The concept here isn’t to compete in modification skills, but rather to “enjoy your guitar with creative ideas!” Even if you just stick on some stickers, if your sense of style is outstanding, you could still win the Grand Prize!