March 2015 Guitar of the Month Competition

[adam]

Enter your finished guitar here to be judged for Pit Bull Guitars March 2015 Guitar of the Month.

Remember:

One guitar per member per month (if we have more than 6 entries)
It must be a Pit Bull Guitars kit (mods and upgrades acceptable)

We need 4 photos:

full guitar shot from the front;
close up of the body finish;
shot of the back of the guitar; and
close up of the headstock (please, no brand name logos)

Post your photos in this thread.

Competition for March closes 28 February 2015

Winner will be judged by the Pit Bull Guitars Judging Panel, including the winner of the February GOTM.

[andrewdosborne]

Lets get the ball rolling for March GOTM.

Finally got this finished.. plays like a dream and happy with the result. Not 100% perfect but more than happy with this. Importantly I learned heaps, and thankfully recovered from a few mistakes along the way....

Once I've fine tuned the intonation I'll upload some sound demos. Pups - Tonerider 'Rocksong' with chrome brackets, Kluson tuners, orange drop caps, Bourns 500K mini pots, PBG bone nut upgrade (highly recommend!), Epiphone truss-rod cover, Realparts switch upgrade and some LP speed knobs I had laying around.

Finish - Cherry Red Colortone mixed with a bit of black (body/neck), Black Colortone to pop the flame, black FW stain (headstock) all with a nice layering of Tru Oil.

[andrewdosborne]

And the rest of the pics... This kit comes highly recommended, my most enjoyable so far!

[wokkaboy]

wow that looks stunning Andrew,
nice entry to start the month ! well done

[stan]

great to see this up Andrew, a great contender

[gavinturner]

Another fantastic build Andrew. The flame has been popped very nicely indeed and the final finish shows it off beautifully. Keen to hear those rock songs in full flight!

cheers,
Gav.

[Scott J.]

Looks super sweet Andrew ... an axe worthy of Angus or Tommi!

[Rob L]

Very nice Andrew! Love that color.

[vh2580]

Beautiful color Andrew and fantastically finished.

[andrewdosborne]

Thanks for all your kind comments.

The finish on the flame ended up being a bit tricky on this, where the tru oil could be wiped thinly with a rag over rest of guitar to build up the finish it only worked when rubbed in vigorously and very thinly on the veneer ( taking many layers to build up..). Must have been something to do with the levelling on the veneer?