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Brendan
03-12-2016, 10:53 AM
That time again! This will be the first comp (no prizes, just acolades!) for 2017.

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

January 2017 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) 31 December 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 31 December 2016.

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!

stan
03-12-2016, 05:19 PM
Ok i post a lot, might as well kick it off and show that just sometimes I get a guitar built.
Flamed Les Paul style, Feast Watson dark teak on the back and sides, purple artists water based ink on the top and front of headstock.
Acrylic clear top coats and on the neck - no colour on the neck.
Bournes pots, oil in paper caps, Babicz full contact bridge and tailpiece, Switchcraft jack and toggle, Truss rod cover and switch disc from Hell Guitars, Gotoh tuners.
Seymour Duncan JB/Jazz combo pickups sh4/sh2.
Schaller strap locks yet to go on.

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/louisruby/Guitar/Mel%20LP/E1527680-3335-4EB6-93F1-B5E1AD182D03.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/louisruby/media/Guitar/Mel%20LP/E1527680-3335-4EB6-93F1-B5E1AD182D03.jpg.html)

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/louisruby/Guitar/Mel%20LP/6EEE243B-7086-4882-B8BA-90AE781518B2.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/louisruby/media/Guitar/Mel%20LP/6EEE243B-7086-4882-B8BA-90AE781518B2.jpg.html)

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/louisruby/Guitar/Mel%20LP/B37241CE-AC02-471E-99F3-04DF5C710BAB.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/louisruby/media/Guitar/Mel%20LP/B37241CE-AC02-471E-99F3-04DF5C710BAB.jpg.html)

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/louisruby/Guitar/Mel%20LP/4D0CD181-A0F7-4E1F-BDD5-05B7C3422C73.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/louisruby/media/Guitar/Mel%20LP/4D0CD181-A0F7-4E1F-BDD5-05B7C3422C73.jpg.html)

stan
03-12-2016, 05:23 PM
A few more

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/louisruby/Guitar/Mel%20LP/8A461F22-CC2B-4B9B-8F04-155667329434.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/louisruby/media/Guitar/Mel%20LP/8A461F22-CC2B-4B9B-8F04-155667329434.jpg.html)

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/louisruby/Guitar/Mel%20LP/54041905-9F77-462E-8F68-FFBDE09D1BA9.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/louisruby/media/Guitar/Mel%20LP/54041905-9F77-462E-8F68-FFBDE09D1BA9.jpg.html)

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/louisruby/Guitar/Mel%20LP/6ADD2C9B-5160-430C-B97D-E3E9F2989357.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/louisruby/media/Guitar/Mel%20LP/6ADD2C9B-5160-430C-B97D-E3E9F2989357.jpg.html)

wazkelly
03-12-2016, 05:24 PM
Lovely shade of Magenta Stan.

Being strung Right Handed did you build this for someone other than yourself?

stan
03-12-2016, 05:28 PM
Lovely shade of Magenta Stan.

Being strung Right Handed did you build this for someone other than yourself?

Thanks mate, good memory, yes, I built it for my sister, she is here on holiday from Tassie, and got it today.

wazkelly
03-12-2016, 05:32 PM
Lucky lady and hope she likes it.

gavinturner
03-12-2016, 05:50 PM
Love it Stan. A great colour combo and a great finish, not to mention all the little additions like the head-stock logo and truss-rod cover. Awesome work.

cheers,
Gav.

stan
03-12-2016, 05:59 PM
Thanks Waz, she does mate.

Cheers Gav, all stops out on this one, the parts cost alone would buy a decent guitar haha.

dave.king1
03-12-2016, 06:16 PM
That's stunning Stan, really set the bar high straight up

WeirdBits
03-12-2016, 06:25 PM
Very, very nice Stan, worth the wait. I like the contrast of the natural neck too, works nicely wit the black hardware.

Simon Barden
03-12-2016, 06:27 PM
Great looking axe, Stan. It's certainly very purple.

vh2580
03-12-2016, 06:34 PM
Sucka for a purple guitar. Especially when they look that good. Nicely done Stan

Brendan
03-12-2016, 07:23 PM
Nicely done Stan - kicked off the month with a hottie!

stan
03-12-2016, 07:37 PM
Thanks Dave - always a very tough comp, can't wait to see what else comes up this month
Cheers Weirdy - seems to work well, thanks, I like it more that I thought I would
Thanks Simon, it's what my sister ordered - originally wanted purple paint - glad I convinced her that this would look better
Tony - too kind, thanks
Brendan, cheers mate, always hot contenders here now, if some of the other builds going make it here , it will be another killer month

Thigg88
04-12-2016, 08:02 AM
Very nice Stan. Great looking guitar. Bet it sounds even better

Fuzzbeard
04-12-2016, 06:25 PM
Great looking guitar Stan! Your sister is very lucky.

Dedman
04-12-2016, 07:42 PM
Awesome Stan, you nailed what I have planned for my V kit. great minds and all that :D

stan
06-12-2016, 05:59 AM
thanks Thigg and Fuzz, sounds great through my Fender twin. I was surprised I had no wiring issues first time through.
Cheers Dedman - will be great to see what you can do with colour - you have darkness nailed mate

FrankenWashie
06-12-2016, 06:42 AM
Awesome Stan, you nailed what I have planned for my V kit. great minds and all that :D


You're just teasing now aren't you Deddy?

FrankenWashie
06-12-2016, 06:45 AM
Nicely done Stan - kicked off the month with a hottie!

Yeah I'll say. Who's brave enough to take on Stan's purple stunner?

Edit.
Ahem. I shall rephrase that rather unfortunate uttering.

Who has a guitar build, of such surpassing excellence, that it will compete with Stan's stunningly executed purple coloured LP Style kit?

Ghaynas
06-12-2016, 06:45 AM
There are a lot of details that makes this guitar a great guitar, the finish, the pickups, the hardware, the details at the headstock. If I could vote, I would do it for her XD.

Fretworn
06-12-2016, 09:24 AM
Great colour Stan

depictedminds
07-12-2016, 03:34 PM
Ok i post a lot, might as well kick it off and show that just sometimes I get a guitar built.
Flamed Les Paul style, Feast Watson dark teak on the back and sides, purple artists water based ink on the top and front of headstock.
Acrylic clear top coats and on the neck - no colour on the neck.
Bournes pots, oil in paper caps, Babicz full contact bridge and tailpiece, Switchcraft jack and toggle, Truss rod cover and switch disc from Hell Guitars, Gotoh tuners.
Seymour Duncan JB/Jazz combo pickups sh4/sh2.
Schaller strap locks yet to go on.


Stan...
I'll make a compromise with you...

I'll have that guitar.... and you find a way to be ok with that... :)

Deal?

Jokes aside, that's gorgeous. Im even thinking of doing something pretty much exactly the same. The colour is just Yum... and the finish gloss also yum.

Plus I like the headstock.

And the FCH black... Looks Beefy!

And the back - really nice..


... and so on and so on.

stan
07-12-2016, 04:05 PM
Stan...
I'll make a compromise with you...

I'll have that guitar.... and you find a way to be ok with that... :)

Deal? .....


Sorry mate , my sister has it now - was built for her. Besides she is a crack shot with a Glock , if you think you can get it from her, by all means...

Seriously guys thanks for the kind words. There are serveral awesome builds in the making on this forum, and if any of them post here in time , they are all worthy contenders, I'm just glad to have it done and in the comp.

depictedminds
07-12-2016, 04:33 PM
Sorry mate , my sister has it now - was built for her. Besides she is a crack shot with a Glock , if you think you can get it from her, by all means...

Seriously guys thanks for the kind words. There are serveral awesome builds in the making on this forum, and if any of them post here in time , they are all worthy contenders, I'm just glad to have it done and in the comp.

I'll borrow it... for like...a really long time.....

Lol 😀

But like you said... The general quality, creativity and overall great stuff that comes out of the community is awesome. Heck, I'm yet to start my second PB Guitar, but MAN am I looking forward to it - each time I see a build diary, I see new ideas, or guitars (like yours) that I think "Yep - I want one of those"... I entered December's GOTM, and just watched em all come riding in... And with pretty much every one of them changes my opinion of the kind of guitar (some I might not have wanted until I see the creativity of the ones on here).

You're 100% - every single one of these are all awesome - I'd have em all if I could :D So I'll stick with the kits and make em myself.
I told my wife they are basically 3D jigsaw puzzles. She's just happy I'm not annoying her :D

Andyxlh
11-12-2016, 04:11 AM
Ok I'll throw my hat in the ring! This is the 'binned guitar' as it spent most of the night in the bin after a disastrous paint job led to what I thought was an incurable case of lumpy solid finish! It took me over 4 hours to get the finish off with a razor blade but I'm now glad I did.
RC4A kit. The pickup mounts and control cavity are laser cut from cast acrylic. Pickups are humbuckers. Wired as a 4004 withsingle tone and volume (I get confused with too many knobs!)
Front is Feast Watson Jarrah and the back the same in Black. About 8 coats of Cabothane Clear poly gloss and hand polished.
I do have a second set of the pickup surrounds cut in 3mm ply if anyone wants them, let me know
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Andyxlh
11-12-2016, 04:15 AM
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Simon Barden
11-12-2016, 05:44 AM
Great recovery from the bin and a very sweet looking bass as a result.

Andyxlh
11-12-2016, 05:49 AM
And a few more now the sun is out!
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Ghaynas
11-12-2016, 10:12 AM
Very interesting Andyxlh, it's a great bass with an awesome design, it was worth the 4 hours sanding, the final result it's pretty good, very innovative.

This month is going to be very enjoyable, by the way, the two candidatures are playing very hard.

FrankenWashie
11-12-2016, 10:59 AM
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Totally barracking for you this month Andy, thats a fantastic save and a stunning result. NO offence to Stan's sisters LP, but you ought to have called this Bass Lazarus. Great job mate!

Chuck
12-12-2016, 07:20 AM
Off the back of Stan’s LP build I figured too much purple is barely enough so here’s my JB-4M kit!

The build diary is here (http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=6418), but these are the basics:

Stock JB-4M kit, with the shape modified to a more offset/Bass VI style. Finished with MTN94 RV-173 Ultraviolet rattle cans and clear coated with White Knight Crystal Clear Acrylic. Fitted with Jaguar style switch plate that acts as an on/off switch for each of the three jazz pickups (I bought two sets of cheap Jazz pickups with white covers off ebay), with each pickup having a dedicated stacked concentric pot controlling volume and tone. Custom cut pickguard, replica P-bass ashtray bridge cover over a knock-off Badass style bridge. Neck finished with Naughty Oil, and fretboard with Dingotone Wax. The thing I’m most pleased about is that it delivers on my original vision: to get a variety of tonal mixes between the pickups, although it’ll take me a while to dial in/get to know the best settings!

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dave.king1
12-12-2016, 08:16 AM
Stunning work Chuck

WeirdBits
12-12-2016, 08:46 AM
Yep, really nice build Chuck. That ashtray suits it nicely.

Chuck
12-12-2016, 08:52 AM
Thanks guys - and thank you in particular WeirdBits for your help on the wiring advice!!

wokkaboy
12-12-2016, 08:59 AM
wow 3 awesome entries so far this month !

@ Stan stunning LP mate.
@ Andy love the Riccy come up a treat
@ Chuck love the mods and the finish to the Jazz bass, another slick looking build

stan
12-12-2016, 10:21 AM
Andy that is an epic bass, such a great save. To think this was going in the bin - it's killer and love the little touches that have made it yours. Great build, well done

stan
12-12-2016, 10:24 AM
Chuck, great colour choice. Some great mods there, a bit of a wiring Odessy, but all the better for it. It looks amazing , you should be proud

stan
12-12-2016, 10:25 AM
wow 3 awesome entries so far this month !

@ Stan stunning LP mate.
@ Andy love the Riccy come up a treat
@ Chuck love the mods and the finish to the Jazz bass, another slick looking build

Thanks Wokks, some great entries and still plenty of time left - another tough month to be a judge, with basses leading the numbers - DB will be happy

JB RETRO
12-12-2016, 01:35 PM
Looks beautiful, that top finish. Love the purple

G-Axe
12-12-2016, 05:55 PM
I like to think that if Prince were still with us, and didn't hate the internet, he'd take one look at this month's contenders and be all:
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Dan
13-12-2016, 05:41 AM
Not that there's much point having seen the other entries, but I'll throw it in anyway.


Ok here it is, my Gibbon SG. It's by no means perfect but was mostly enjoyable to build and plays decently enough.

Pretty much everything is stock except for the truss rod cover and some tweaks to the electronics. The pickups are the kit pickups modified for 4 wires. The bridge volume splits the coils and the neck volume puts the neck pickup out of phase.

I used landscapes wool dyes for colour, added some linseed oil then made up some wipe on poly to finish. The varnish I had was a satin finish so it's not super glossy. The neck has been sanded back a touch to give a fast finish.

The decals were laser printed onto some decal paper using a design I came up with blatantly ripped off from a well known logo.

stan
13-12-2016, 06:37 AM
Dan, really nice SG, love the green. Extra awesomeness for the rear headstock logo - love it

Chuck
13-12-2016, 07:21 AM
That logo may well be logo of the year for me! Great work Dan on the whole build.

wokkaboy
13-12-2016, 08:13 AM
sweet SG build Dan, don't be so hard on yourself, love the colour and logo's. Was it hard to add 2 wires to the PBG pickups to be able to split them/out of phase ?

pablopepper
13-12-2016, 08:48 AM
Oh man, so many good things happening this month.

FrankenWashie
13-12-2016, 08:53 AM
So glad i'm aiming for February...now.

Ghaynas
13-12-2016, 11:52 AM
This month is going to be very interesting, by the way the 4 participants have presented great 4 instruments. It's going to be a hard decisión.

Andyxlh
13-12-2016, 05:05 PM
Wow I love the shape of that jazz. Amazing work. Is all the body paint acrylic? Very nice pickup config too. How do you hold the strap onto it?
Might have a go at one of these next, shamelessly stealing your idea ... :)

Chuck
13-12-2016, 05:26 PM
Wow I love the shape of that jazz. Amazing work. Is all the body paint acrylic? Very nice pickup config too. How do you hold the strap onto it?
Might have a go at one of these next, shamelessly stealing your idea ... :)

First off, thanks for reminding me to put strap buttons on it... I'd completely forgotten!!

Yep, just rattle can acrylic from MTN Australia, and don't hesitate to ask any questions if you do your own - it'd be great to see your take on it!

Andyxlh
13-12-2016, 06:07 PM
I have enjoyed your diary for this one. I'm not familiar with mtn Australia, where does that come from?. I have shied away from acrylic finishes as I was worried about their hardness. I have painted a couple of cars with acrylic and found the finish to be easily damaged. That's why I have been using polyurethane. But I might be out of date with my info. Poly takes forever to cure and is more difficult to buff, but seems hard wearing.

Dan
14-12-2016, 09:17 AM
sweet SG build Dan, don't be so hard on yourself, love the colour and logo's. Was it hard to add 2 wires to the PBG pickups to be able to split them/out of phase ?

It was a bit fiddly at times, but probably the worst bit was trying to get the covers off - I couldn't get enough heat in to desolder them so I ended up cutting through the solder with a stanley knife after I found a video that showed it somewhere.

Chuck
14-12-2016, 11:49 AM
I have enjoyed your diary for this one. I'm not familiar with mtn Australia, where does that come from?. I have shied away from acrylic finishes as I was worried about their hardness. I have painted a couple of cars with acrylic and found the finish to be easily damaged. That's why I have been using polyurethane. But I might be out of date with my info. Poly takes forever to cure and is more difficult to buff, but seems hard wearing.

Hey Andy,
You can get the paint from https://www.mtnaustralia.com.au/collections/94 - there's great range of colours. It probably doesn't give the toughest coat but I'm also probably a little impatient with the curing process! In the end I'm certainly happy with the results though.

Andyxlh
17-12-2016, 12:45 PM
Hey Andy,
You can get the paint from https://www.mtnaustralia.com.au/collections/94 - there's great range of colours. It probably doesn't give the toughest coat but I'm also probably a little impatient with the curing process! In the end I'm certainly happy with the results though.
Hey I'd be happy with that much shine as well 😀 I think I might try this on my next one...

depictedminds
18-12-2016, 07:32 AM
Not that there's much point having seen the other entries, but I'll throw it in anyway.


Ok here it is, my Gibbon SG. It's by no means perfect but was mostly enjoyable to build and plays decently enough.

Pretty much everything is stock except for the truss rod cover and some tweaks to the electronics. The pickups are the kit pickups modified for 4 wires. The bridge volume splits the coils and the neck volume puts the neck pickup out of phase.

I used landscapes wool dyes for colour, added some linseed oil then made up some wipe on poly to finish. The varnish I had was a satin finish so it's not super glossy. The neck has been sanded back a touch to give a fast finish.

The decals were laser printed onto some decal paper using a design I came up with blatantly ripped off from a well known logo.


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FredA
30-12-2016, 01:14 PM
Hey guys,

And here's my entry for this month. Almost on the last day of the month!

This is my ST-1JR StarWars / R2D2 guitar.

Almost everything is stock, except for:
* pickups, these are the sample pickups Adam brought back from China which he very nicely offered me to try. I'll try and do a sound demo after NYE, but they actually sound pretty good now that the guitar is almost fully set up
* steel R2D2 inserts that I cut from a steel popcorn bucket
* flashing LEDs and controllers that I took from a 'foam flashing saber'

Build diary is here: Build diary (http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=6300)
Video of the 'flashing lights': https://vimeo.com/197363785

So not your typical beautiful guitar, but the new owner is pretty happy with it!

Here are the photos:
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FredA
30-12-2016, 01:16 PM
And finally photos of the headstock:
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Unfortunately it is not a nice sunny day here (though very hot), so the pics are not very nice... but I had to take them today to make the cut for this month! :-)

Thanks!

stan
30-12-2016, 01:21 PM
Damn Fred, that is an awesome build, shame you entered this month haha, great job it looks amazing

SJDavis75
30-12-2016, 06:45 PM
This is my second Pitbull build. A mockingbird style guitar in metallic deep purple with airbrushed flames.

Brendan
01-01-2017, 10:13 PM
Entries have closed - I'll let you know who the winner is soon, once the judges have had their say!

CubCall
02-01-2017, 05:36 AM
Very nice, looks very classy

SJDavis75
03-01-2017, 09:16 AM
Can I enter it in the feb comp?

wokkaboy
03-01-2017, 09:30 AM
Hi SJDavis, you made the cutoff for January GOTM so all good !

Brendan
03-01-2017, 09:52 AM
SJDavis - as Wokka has said - you're in the Jan comp - but you're able to enter as many comps as you want - only deal is only one guitar/bass per month.

depictedminds
04-01-2017, 08:08 PM
And finally photos of the headstock:
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Unfortunately it is not a nice sunny day here (though very hot), so the pics are not very nice... but I had to take them today to make the cut for this month! :-)

Thanks!

Fred, Your build is just awesome. if I was the new owner of it, I'd be happy as well.

Love it.

Brendan
06-01-2017, 09:42 PM
So to the comments - in submission order:
Stan’s LP
A stunning build Stan, love the colour and hardware chosen, you have a lucky sister. It was worth the wait to see the finished axe.
Classy, elegant and beautiful. Great colour choice, hardware and finish. I love the little things - the treble / rhythm switchplate, truss rod cover, all those things that come together beautifully.
Stan has shown that patience truly is a virtue. Stunning colour, high end upgrades, flawless fit and finish. Setting the benchmark for this year’s competition very early.
This ticks all the boxes. A bold choice of colour that really works! The black hardware, headstock artwork and upgrades perfectly accentuate the stunning, glossy finish. Prince would have picked this one up in a store.
Everything about this build screams quality from the upgraded hardware to the finish itself. Well done.

Andy’s RCA-4
A stylish, understated build with some nice mods. I can’t fault the build, but I’m just not convinced the black hardware works with this finish. I would like to see it with gold or even chrome hardware, it needs more contrast.
You would never know that this was almost a failed project. Love the custom pickup and control panel surrounds. The natural wood and black hardware work really well.
Sleek and stylish. The simplified controls, custom pickguard and truss cover together with the black hardware make this bass very appealing to me. Glad to see it fished out of the bin.
A classy Ricky build Andy, your choice of colour and hardware have worked really well. Hope it sounds as good as it looks.
Simple and understated. Love the classic colours and finish.

Chuck’s JB-4M
A faultless build and finish, with another bold colour choice. The modded body shape really works, I love it!
Super cool mods and an excellent choice of colour. Great work.
Chuck you continue to wow the judges with your finish, colour choice and cool mods, this bass must have many different sounds. Top work
Another Chuck mash up. Love your taste in colour and style – excellent job with the shaping too.
Love how this has been modded to make it original. Three pickup bass is a nice choice and the wiring is a great solution.

Dan’s SG-1F
Top work Dan this is a stylish SG and well executed. I like the green and black combo for this shape.
Love the colour, well put together, extra points for the coolest decals out. That’s one funky gibbon!
Another understated “workhorse” type build that you gotta be happy with. Fantastic use of the flame maple veneer on this model. The black border really works.
Nice to see a green guitar in this month’s line up. The hard black edge was done very well.
Great outcome - love the logo and the colour choice. Satin finish is nice and looks sleek.

FredA’s ST-1JR
Spot on to the theme. What’s not to love here, Star Wars and guitars. Perfect.
Classic tribute build. Love all of the custom bits and the attention to detail with the old universe aging.
What a great build, I loved watching this one come together. The final result is truly inspiring.
Heaps of character here! Love the theme and the colour choice matches well. The overall outcome is impressive and creative. Great job guys!
Love the theme Fred you have nailed what you have set out to do. Must be popular among the Star Wars fans! The burn/relic marks make it look used!

SJDavis75’s MB-1
Yep! This one works! Reminds me of Gav Turner’s MB-1 for Eben. You’ve really brought the very best out of what is essentially a very basic, no-frills kit. Classic shape and a winning build.
This looks like it'd fit in perfectly with glam rock 80's style and has been nicely finished.
An extremely eye catching finish that has been done well. I’m sure you’ll stand out on stage with this axe.
Very cool flames paint theme you have done a great job getting the MB look. Next time try to get some clearer daylight pics.
More purple, with sparkles! Nice looking guitar, airbrushing is a great personal touch.

Brendan
06-01-2017, 09:47 PM
And to the runner up....

I feel this needs an epic movie theme in the background, but it's FredA's ST-1JR
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16037&d=1483078475
This Star Wars R2D2 inspired build is inspirational in its ambition and delivery Fred - you've done a great job! Congratulations.

Brendan
06-01-2017, 09:58 PM
And now the winner (have a guess - it's purple)!

Its a dead heat - 5 independent judges and scores for all guitars and these have come out with the same outcome!
Congratulations to Stan and Chuck for their purple axes!

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16210&d=1483714378
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15695&d=1481501931

Stan, overall the finish and level of detail was amazing. The judges were thrilled by the outcome. Well done!
Chuck, we were all impressed by the customisation of the JB - adding another pickup, changing the body shape and funky wiring - all winners and a great outcome. Congratulations!

Simon Barden
06-01-2017, 10:08 PM
And here is Stan's guitar:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/louisruby/Guitar/Mel%20LP/E1527680-3335-4EB6-93F1-B5E1AD182D03.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/louisruby/media/Guitar/Mel%20LP/E1527680-3335-4EB6-93F1-B5E1AD182D03.jpg.html)

Well done everyone, and an even bigger well done to Fred, Stan and Chuck. A very good month for submissions and a tough one for the judges..

wokkaboy
06-01-2017, 10:14 PM
Well done Stan and Chuck. I couldn't split the scores all submissions were top quality great job all entrants.
As Simon says please include a pic on Stans LP Bman

WeirdBits
06-01-2017, 10:20 PM
Congrats Stan and Chuck, excellent builds and worthy winners. Well done Fred and all the other entrants.

Chuck
07-01-2017, 02:59 AM
Wow! Honoured to get the nod - thanks judges for the vote of confidence! Congrats to Stan for your amazing build of purple goodness, and props to Fred for such an innovative build, let alone the other great builds for the month.

Fretworn
07-01-2017, 03:09 AM
Congratulations to you all.

Andy40
07-01-2017, 03:12 AM
High five Stan and Chuck! and Fred of course. Well done to everyone though:D

JB RETRO
07-01-2017, 03:35 AM
Purple Reign! Awesome builds Stan and Chuck. Well done everyone else

Zandit75
07-01-2017, 03:51 AM
Well done everyone!! Purple seems to be the big winner here!

stan
07-01-2017, 04:35 AM
What an honour, thanks everyone.
Awesome to share the spotlight with you Chuck, a pro build mate.
Fred that ST was inspirational, top work, who doesn't love a theme guitar this good
Well done to the rest, would have been interesting to see the scores, it would have been very close all round.
Special mention to Andy , a few guitars here got the toss and you made an epic save, great work

FredA
07-01-2017, 04:42 AM
Awesome job Stan and Chuck!
It was a purple month!

Cheers to all for the nice comments on the StarWars guitar!

Simon Barden
07-01-2017, 04:58 AM
Cheers to all for the nice comments on the StarWars guitar!

You should change your forum name for the next one. Not FredA, but it would be the return of the FredI.

stan
07-01-2017, 05:30 AM
And here is Stan's guitar:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/louisruby/Guitar/Mel%20LP/E1527680-3335-4EB6-93F1-B5E1AD182D03.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/louisruby/media/Guitar/Mel%20LP/E1527680-3335-4EB6-93F1-B5E1AD182D03.jpg.html)

Well done everyone, and an even bigger well done to Fred, Stan and Chuck. A very good month for submissions and a tough one for the judges..
thanks Simon

andrewdosborne
07-01-2017, 09:09 AM
Congrats Stan and Chuck awesome builds well deserved win and great efforts once again from other entrants

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wokkaboy
07-01-2017, 09:42 AM
hey Ponch the kids motorbike avatar has gone ! Hope Ponch makes a return soon ! 49 posts to overlord buddy !

Brendan
07-01-2017, 10:18 AM
Sorry Stan if your guitar didn't show up on the post - not sure why - it was in the original. Great job to all.

Dan
07-01-2017, 10:21 AM
Congrats Stan and Chuck, great builds.

Purple was the other colour I was considering for mine - maybe I should have gone with that. ;)

andrewdosborne
07-01-2017, 10:35 AM
hey Ponch the kids motorbike avatar has gone ! Hope Ponch makes a return soon ! 49 posts to overlord buddy !
Haha yes Ive put it in the council clean up pile lol! Currently planning a JB-4M (my ash one is way too heavy & for sit down use only) and building a new carpenters workbench!

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stan
07-01-2017, 12:06 PM
Sorry Stan if your guitar didn't show up on the post - not sure why - it was in the original. Great job to all.

All good mate, part of the mystery of the interwebs

stan
07-01-2017, 12:08 PM
Congrats Stan and Chuck, great builds.

Purple was the other colour I was considering for mine - maybe I should have gone with that. ;)

No way mate, that green looked great - plus you have the best rear headstock logo I've seen - should have been on the front!

wazkelly
07-01-2017, 06:38 PM
Wow, another great month jam packed full of nice axes. Congrats to winners and all entrants.

Dedman
07-01-2017, 07:42 PM
the build quality every month just gets better and better, well done all entrants and super well done to the winners

depictedminds
07-01-2017, 08:26 PM
So now that Stan's LP has won sexiest guitar on the planet award, I might have to give it a go and do one of similar colour.... I wasn't intending on having so many LP's but - as a great man once said.... "You can't have too many LP's"...

... I said that. To my wife. She still disagrees.

dave.king1
07-01-2017, 09:27 PM
So now that Stan's LP has won sexiest guitar on the planet award, I might have to give it a go and do one of similar colour.... I wasn't intending on having so many LP's but - as a great man once said.... "You can't have too many LP's"...

... I said that. To my wife. She still disagrees.

After that have a crack at a Black Beauty, really nice looking guitars and sound great through a BF Twin but oh so heavy

Andyxlh
09-01-2017, 02:20 PM
Congrats to Stan and Chuck..... Very worthy winners. Lots of nice guitars to steal ideas from!
I have loved being part of the comp, thank you for all the kind words about the RC4. My mate said something memorable about it the other day... 'Nice guitar, but wait until your wife sees the hole in the coffee table'.

Chuck
12-01-2017, 05:49 AM
Cheers Andy - your RC4 is a certainly a cracker!

nitroburner1000
03-02-2017, 07:20 PM
Congrats guys, the bar just keeps getting higher

Simon Barden
04-02-2017, 12:34 AM
Congrats guys, the bar just keeps getting higher

Much higher and you won't be able to order a drink!

SJDavis75
04-02-2017, 03:22 AM
Well Done Stan and Chuck!! The builds I see here are really awesome and inspire me to keep on testing the limits of what can be achieved. Also it makes building your own guitar so much more enjoyable when there is a great forum like this!!!!! Keep up the good work Lads & Lasses!!!

Brendan
21-01-2018, 12:55 PM
Just preppin' for GOTY guys - watch this space!

Sonic Mountain
21-01-2018, 01:50 PM
Woah, I like that one a lot.

Brendan
21-01-2018, 02:27 PM
Woah, I like that one a lot.

Sorry Sonic - this was the winner from Jan 2017 - needed somewhere to put it and put it in the wrong Jan. ;).

Sonic Mountain
21-01-2018, 02:38 PM
All good, I was just 'mirin. This is before my time on the forum. Looking forward to this comp for that reason.

Brendan
21-01-2018, 03:47 PM
All good, I was just 'mirin. This is before my time on the forum. Looking forward to this comp for that reason.

Good news is that its now live! http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=8304