October Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in September 2016)

[Brendan]

October Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in September 2016)

September 2016 GOTM

Enter your finished guitar or bass here to be judged for the Pit Bull Guitars October 2016 Guitar of the Month.

Please remember:

For Guitars or Basses finished on (or before) 30 September 2016

One guitar/bass per member per month
It must be a Pit Bull Guitars kit (mods and upgrades acceptable)
Guitar or Bass must be finished and playable


We need at least 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)


Please post your photos in this thread. If you are having issues posting photos on the forum, please email them to adamboyle (at) pitbullguitars (dot) com

Please note: This competition is open to amateur guitar builders only. If you are making and selling guitars for profit, you are ineligible.

Competition for September closes 30 September 2016

[archiemax]

Hey I'm a noob here, this is the first Pitbull guitar I've made so figured I'd let y'all have a look......as you can see it's a GR-1SF; the whole build went together pretty well & I'm very pleased with the result, especially for the low dollar amount it wound up costing me. Finish is 3 coats of Teak oil (stuff reeks to high heaven but it does give it a nice golden color) followed by three coats of wipe-on poly all sanded down to 1500 grit. (I call her "Blondie.") Neck is just the wipe-on poly. The extra pickup in the middle is from Guitar Fetish (I've just got this thing about 3-pickup guitars, what can I say) and it's wired with that second toggle in an "off-on-only" configuration like a Jay Turser hollowbody I once had. I had some tortoise laying around so made my own pickguard, trussrod cover, & faceplate for the vibrato. The bridge is a Gotoh locking roller type. Put my initial in copper foil on the headstock. Sounds real mean with a set of Ernie Ball 9s on it & definitely gets the looks when I'm on stage.....I don't think the pictures do it justice but anyhow here it is.....So whattya think?

[Dedman]

Bravo I say, Blondie looks hot, her sonic abilities have cracked your drive way already!

[stan]

that looks great Archie, well done sir

[wokkaboy]

really nice build Archie and welcome to the forum, how does it sound and play ? with 3 pickups you must have a great range of sounds !

[archiemax]

really nice build Archie and welcome to the forum, how does it sound and play ? with 3 pickups you must have a great range of sounds !

Yep, with 3 pickups we've got 7 different combinations; my two favorite are still the top alone and the top & bridge; the bridge alone gives you a mean & aggressive kind of lead tone and the middle alone gives you a strident sound but with some character......Go from setting to setting & there's never a dull moment. It plays real good but definitely different from my other axes; first thing to get used to is that big fat body!

[FrankenWashie]

Bro that is nice! Great Job.

[Fretworn]

Great job Archie!

[nitroburner1000]

Great job for a first, love the blonde headstock, finish looks like a pro. My fav is the extra switches.

[Marelton]

Very classy Archie, good job