May GOTM

[Brendan]

May GOTM

Guitar of the month Comp time again! While for this there are no fortunes (just fame - or at least within the BYOGuitar fraternity) there's an opportunity for fame for the best guitar completed in April 2017.

May Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in April 2017)

Enter your finished guitar or bass here to be judged for the Pit Bull Guitars May 2017 Guitar of the Month.

Please remember:

For Guitars or Basses finished on (or before) 30 April 2017

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 May closes 30 April 2017.

The sorts of things we judge on include:
· How well has the body and neck been prepared
· Is the choice of finish for the style of guitar appropriate
· How well has the finish been applied
· How well has all the hardware, pickups, etc, been installed
· Does it have the "Wow Factor"
· Which guitar would you make a beeline for in a guitar shop. That is, which one would you most like to take home.

I'm a personal fan of demos - no matter how simple - everyone likes to hear how an axe has turned out!

Also worth thinking - we've got a range of judges and who knows what they'll like (or not), so don't be afraid to enter your guitar - no matter whether you think it's good enough to win or not - on the day, you may get a couple to swing your way!

BTW - remember that the winner is invited to be a guest judge the following month!

[Brendan]

First entry from Scott Davis (SJDavis75). Had a few issues with photos so I've uploaded them for Scott...

Message from Scott...
"I call the guitar The Barbedwire-caster as you will see in the attached pics. "

[Brendan]

And some more shots...

[ThreeBbass]

Here's my GOTM entry ...
I finally finished my PBG custom 5 String P bass ...

Details:
PBG 5 string Precision Ash Body
EMGx active pickups
Schaller Piezo bass bridge 2000
Graphtech Ghost Acousti-Phonic preamp
Gotoh style tuners
Hipshot Extender (drop-D) tuner on low E string (I've strung it E A D G C)
Hipshot string retainers
Warwick just-a-nut and straplocks

Finish:
body - DingoTone colourless, outback sunset, black stump
neck - DingoTone colourless

Sounds interesting, and plays well.

[wazkelly]

Looks great 3b.

[Andy40]

Look at that bridge! well done ThreeBbass

[Hobastard]

Nice indeed. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on that for a tune or two.....

[DJP]

Here is my effort.
LP1 Spalted maple top (black grain filled).
Fittings = as out of box with exception of upgrade to Grover tuners.
Finished with Dingotone clear.
Rattle-can nitro finished headstock and neck.

[DJP]

Here is some more detail of the finish

[Fuzzbeard]

Fuzz's ES-1G
Here is my GOTM entry. It's been a while coming.
It's finished in colortone dyes and tru-oil.
I used Gotoh tuners, humbuckers out of my Epiphone LP Custom, PBG bone nut, abalone dots, ugraded electronics a bit and a few other ebay bits and pieces