December GOTM

[stuzl873213]

Looks great!! I just ordered one of these last week. Looking forward to hopefully achieving a great result like yours.

Let me know when you get yours and I will let you know the pitfalls (there are a few )


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[teamjeffo]

Let me know when you get yours and I will let you know the pitfalls (there are a few )


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Oh.... Will do.

[Andy40]

This is going to be one of the toughest months for me there is not one of these guitars that i don't want to play.

[Sonic Mountain]

Just had another scroll back through, I'd forgotten about the SG. For me I think its between that and the Flying V Bass.

But I think Ozzbike will take it home with the twin neck due to undeniable epicness.

[Brendan]

Hero effort from the judges - 7 responses in two days. I'll take this opportunity to remind entrants - we need more than one photo - we don't need heaps, but we can only judge on what we see - so if you're missing a couple of glamour shots - headstock, close up, body and back, you could be underselling your axe!

1. Barking Dog’s FVB-4
I normally do not like Vees but this axe is awesome. That purply/maroon, blackface headstock, black hard ware and the unstained maple neck is an original combination and just goes really well together. My only sadness was that there was no build diary that I could check out. This would be an awesome build for a 30 yo but let alone an 11 yo, this kids got talent! Never.....stop....building....
I really like the simplicity of this build nothing fancy at all just letting the timber and design speak for itself. Well done Dog and pup!
A few minor finish blemishes, but all round a great job. Especially from an 11y.o. on their first try.
Love the way the wood grain has come out. Really neat, clean finish, although a head stock logo would have topped it off nicely. Definitely the right number of strings
Every time I see one of these I think, muscular. They just look beefy and tough, and the body seems twice as thick as anything else in the range. The colour looks great, perhaps my favourite looking FVB so far. Clean, simple and nicely matched with the black hardware. I really like this build, an amazing beast for an 11 year old. Fantastic.
Great effort for a first build and good to see another Dad/son build. Colour theme works well.
Top effort for a 1st time youngster kit builder. Basswood body has some interesting grain that was enhanced with the mahogany toned stain and come up nice and shiny. Good to see truss rod cover installed but no headstock logo? Fretboard looks like it could do with some wax or lemon oil.

2. DaveC64's LP custom
A silverburst triple hummer! I'm a massive fan of that headstock shape. Silverbursts are hard to feather, but you've done well my man. Would have liked to see the gloss finish a bit less ripply, but thats nothing that cant be done later.
Bonus point straight up for doing something a bit different.More points for doing it so well. Lovely paint job, would have liked to see a a head stock logo of some sort.
Great colours, well executed. The inconsistent width of the black spray at the neck end is the only issue. But a better burst than I would be able to do.
The silver/black combination works really well, and the black edge is very nicely done. Looks like there's just a little bit of orange peel in the finish which could have been polished out. I especially like the photo without the pick guard, it suits the shape.
Love a silver burst, and this is just a gorgeous looking build. Excellent finish on the body and nicely shaped headstock. Three pickups on an LP are always a treat and this is no exception. Really nice.
You nailed the burst the finish looks nicely done and 3 humbuckers looks so rock n roll. Well done.
Classic looking LP with enough subtle touches to make it unique such as the headstock shape, silver burst finish, and chrome triple PUP’s. Looks like it needs a headstock logo and a better shaped truss rod cover as everything else is stunning.

3. OzzBike's BG-46
Beastmaster 10000!!!! Its such a beast you cant get it into one photo. First time I've seen this kit and its been an epic journey Ozzy. Labour of love that wipe on poly finish. Dark and dreamy stain colour that Dedman would be interested in. There are just sooooo many goodies on this christmas tree I don't even have the space to verbally drool about them. Just over 12 months in a build....what are you going to do next Oz!
See the mighty PGB-46 trample cities....no. I would have had to call this axe Godzilla. New builders please, read the build diary on this, Ozz had this planned out in minute detail before he even had the kit and no doubt had built it time and time again in his mind. The result....awesome.
Personally if find this an ugly kit, especially the neck inlays, but you have done a amazing job on the finish. Its been a long hard build, but you should be proud of the result.
Wow! What a beast. Huge amount of work very well executed. Quality finish and a really nice deep shine. Bonus points for guts!
A Big Beautiful Beast, definitely a labour of love with no shortage of ambition. The result is fantastic. Nicely finished and the colours work well with the hardware, albeit with the uncooperative back of the guitar neck. It really is two builds in one and an exceptional piece of work. Amazing and frighteningly large - applause for even attempting it.
Well done Ozz you overcame some issues with the build and it turned out great. What a beast of an axe!
The Beast is finally alive! So big that it is almost worth 2 entries. Absolute labour of love and have been eagerly watching it come together for quite some time. Lots of tasty upgrades too that should bring out the best it has to offer. True Blue colour scheme works well.

4. PabloPepper's SG-JM1
I love the understated awesomeness of this guitar. Yeah, its a black guitar, but getting a gloss finish from black is one of the hardest colours to do, throw out that black 1ply and custom cut yourself a 3 ply tortoise guard, no sweat for Pabs. Yummy rosewood headstock veneer and satin finish. and the sprinkles!!! abolone dots, knobs etc.... I want it, I want to hear that Tone rider P90 growl. I need to sit down.
We go from the more of everything in Ozz's build to Pabs minimalist build. It's the little details here that matter, the abolone dots, head stock veneer, the 3 ply guard and basic wrap over bridge. It all spells taste.
Great colour choices. The back photo seems to show some finish inconsistencies, but it is a bit hard to tell. Personally I'd love to own this. Perfect for Leslie West riffs.
Beauty and class but presented with such a simple, clean look. Great finish in a classic colour combination. I love the pick guard and abalone dots. The only thing that doesn’t work for me is the rosewood head stock veneer - but that's just personal preference.
Simple, classic, and really, really nice. Beautiful finish, nice touches with the hardware upgrades and custom plastics. Just a beautiful clean build that you immediately want to pick up and play. Awesome.
Another classic Pabs build. Love the colour scheme, simplicity and cool mods on this build. Now I want to build this model!
Simply elegant in a minimalistic way and nailed a perfect black gloss finish. Rosewood headstock veneer and abalone dot markers plus the custom truss rod cover complete the picture. Some handy upgrades too. Nude neck finish works but tend to think set necks should match body colour.

5. Kenzo90's TLA-1
I'm in love with that spalted and flamed cap.....splame central. I've seen it in that photo and heard you play it on the vid. I wish we had some more photos and a build diary. makes it hard to judge. but it looks and sounds great Kenzo.
Sounds great, shame there are no photos or build diary.
Possibly should win, but we are missing the pictures needed to judge it properly.
Need more photos! But good to see the video, the guitar sounds great and very nice playing. From what I can see the finish looks really good. Only minor exception is the decal on the head stock could have had a couple more layers of varnish on it to stop it silvering.
Very nice looking build with some good sounds in the video. I love seeing that flame really showing on a spalt top. More details and additional photos would really do it justice.
Its a really nice-looking build but unfortunately there is only one photo and the rules require at least 4 photos. I would re-enter it in January and get some more pics.
Great looking guitar but had to watch the video to see more angles. Gold hardware and maple fret board blends well and top is still showing some of the spalted maple undulations rather than a completely flat finish which helps to show off that feature.

6. Stuzl873213's RC-4
BMW is such a great colour. Great work fixing the initial dings and neck positioning. personal preference though, I think a pearloid guard would look awesome and a bit of treatment on that fretboard.
I love the woody goodness of this.A few stumbling blocks overcome with a great result. Very neat work.
Impressive. Would love to see it in sunlight to get a full appreciation of the finish.
You've got to love a good looking Ric shape Lovely work on the logo/truss rod cover and the stain, really high quality finish. & good save on the machine heads.
A classic black Ric always looks amazing, and this one really does. BMW is indeed a tough colour to work with, but you've done well and I really like the way it's worked with the grain. Any and all problems met and overcome, with an excellent looking result.
Nice looking Ricky, a cool looking build for a first build.
Nice classic looking Bass. Wudtone BMW stain looks like it took a bit of effort and paid dividends in the end. Good mod on the A string tuner to make it fit. Black neck PUP surround initially looked odd but grew on me the more it stared at it.

[Brendan]

So - runner up - congratulations to Ozzbike - great BG-46 - huge guitar, huge execution...


and to the winner the spoils - Pablopepper - take a bow - your SGJM-1 - stunning and the judges loved it...

[FrankenWashie]

Congrats to all, Kudos to Pabs and Ozz, I couldn’t put one over the other, great job to both of you. (Who’d be a judge eh?!)

[teamjeffo]

Congrats!! Looks stunning

[wazkelly]

Congrats Pabs & Ozzy plus all other entrants.

[stuzl873213]

Congrats all