December GOTM

[Brendan]

December Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in November 2016)

December 2016 GOTM

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

Please remember:

For Guitars or Basses finished on (or before) 30 November 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 brendan (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. Also while there are some stunning guitars around - you never know what the judges are looking for, so we encourage anyone who's built a Pitbull during the month to enter!

Competition for December closes 30 November 2016.

[MrMayhem75]

Greetings from Cleveland, Ohio! Here is my entry for GOTM, our ES-1TL Foo Fighter Tribute, we call "Babe - The Big Blue Axe". I built this for, and with the help of my 9 year old son, Ian for his 9th birthday (October 5th). He did a majority of the sanding, some of the paint, and most of the polishing after I wet sanded it. It is painted with custom mixed Pelham Blue paint using the original Gibson formula, with 10 layers of automotive clear, to try to mimic Dave Grohl's DG-335.
The kit used all of the stock parts with the exception of the hardtail, which is from a Duesenberg Guitar, I had to order the part from Germany, as they are the only ones that use a 74 mm tail, that would fit into the original holes that were pre-drilled in the kit. We also had a custom Foo Fighters truss rod cover made, and a vinyl logo decal for the back. It sounds incredible, nice and warm, and loud! Thank you to all who followed along in my build diary and helped answer my questions.
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[MrMayhem75]

One more picture of Ian with his new baby.

[Zandit75]

Well done MrMayhem! Can your boy play it ok? It looks quite big for him!

[MrMayhem75]

He actually does pretty well. He already has an SG, a Les Paul and a Strat. He said the neck is a bit wider than the others that he has, but he is getting used to it. He said it is actually quite comfortable to play when he is sitting.

[Andy40]

Looks awesome!

[WeirdBits]

Great looking build, that last photo says it all. Well done.

[wokkaboy]

awesome Dave Grohl tribute axe Mr Mayhem love it. I've seen Foo Fighters live about 3 times and they have been some of the best concerts I've been to.
You did a good job to fill the F holes and cut new diamond shape holes. Are the neck fret markers stickers ?

Bet your son must love the axe. Sure he will grow into it and be playing some Foos chords soon !

[stan]

wow Mayhem, that came together really nicely, looks like Ian likes it too, you've both done a superb job.

[MrMayhem75]

awesome Dave Grohl tribute axe Mr Mayhem love it. I've seen Foo Fighters live about 3 times and they have been some of the best concerts I've been to.
You did a good job to fill the F holes and cut new diamond shape holes. Are the neck fret markers stickers ?

Bet your son must love the axe. Sure he will grow into it and be playing some Foos chords soon !

The diamond holes are standard on the kit, as are the fret board diamonds.