December GOTM

[Barking Dog]

My 11 year old son's crack (with some help from Dad) at a Flying V Bass, his first guitar build.

[Barking Dog]

Apologies - we forgot to re-install the truss rod cover after setting up!

[stan]

Just caught up with these, what an epic line up!

[Sonic Mountain]

Thats a sweet V Barking Dog. Hope you made the entry cutoff.

[wazkelly]

My 11 year old son's crack (with some help from Dad) at a Flying V Bass, his first guitar build.

Top effort for a youngster.

Put the truss rod cover on, take another shot and add asap for judging.

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[Barking Dog]

Sorry, wazkelly, we're overseas at the moment and only remembered to upload the photos of the Flying V today (hopefully in time for November's GOTM)! So we won't be able to get a photo with the trust rod cover in place, although the screw holes were drilled and the cover was fitted. Sorry for the oversight.

[wokkaboy]

sweet looking V bass Barking Dog, will have to see what Brendan says it was entered 9:58am Perth time on 1st November so he may end up shifting it to December GOTM and hopefully will give you time to get a shot with the truss rod cover on !

[Brendan]

December Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in November 2017)

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

Please remember:

For Guitars or Basses finished on (or before) the end of November 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 December closes at the end of November 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.


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

[Brendan]

All - made a call - given that this was submitted past the 31 Oct deadline, I've moved it into the December GOTM. That should give you a bit of time Barking Dog to get a photo with the truss rod cover on in - there have been comps where that's the difference between #1 & 2 .

It'll also lighten the load on the judges - 10 amazing axes is enough ! [ed - check emails before making comments like this - I received an email on 30 Oct that I'd missed, so now 11 - apologies lads].

Keep up the builds and keen to see some more great entries for Dec!

[Barking Dog]

No worries - we'll get that truss rod cover re-installed and some new photos done for December's GOTM!