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Brendan
01-07-2019, 08:19 PM
August Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in July)

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

Please remember:

For Guitars or Basses finished on (or before) the end of July.

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 closes at the end of July (Perth Western Australian time).

The sorts of things we judge on include:
· How well have 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!

Rossc0
02-07-2019, 07:38 AM
First Cab of the Rank this Month, was actually ready Sunday, but didn't have time to upload. So here we go.

HT Strat
Grover Locking Tuners
Bone Nut
Upgraded Bridge to support String Through - Really happy how that turned out as no drill press, all hand and eye.
Benson Custom Kenny Wayne Sheppard pickups
Nitro Sunburst Finish Body, Tru Oil Neck
CTS ports and Orange Drop Cap

Thanks to Sonic for the Erina Creek Guitars logo.

Ready for final assembly.
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Front
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Rossc0
02-07-2019, 07:40 AM
Back - Interesting neck grain I think, Hadn't seen before.

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Headstock

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Spawn25
10-07-2019, 07:31 PM
Hello all, here is my JK-1. It took me a while to complete, but finally got there.

I sealed and primed the body and head in black primer, so I could use fewer coats of black base coat. Then did a Red Marble effect and faded black around the edges and clear coated it. Sanded it back and airbrushed the Spawn character on it. The airbrush took me a total of 20+hours to complete. Once I finished the airbrush, I laid down 3 coats of DNA Custom Clear coat. It was a great clear to use and came up with a nice flat finish on it.

The flat finish from the DNA clear wasn't enough for me though! So I sanded it back with wet/dry 800, 1500 and 2000 and polished the guitar with 3D polish. I took extra time with polishing the guitar so I could get a top mirror finish. The great thing with thew 3D polish is that it can get rid of some deep scratches if you keep working at it.

The pick-ups are the stock pick-ups in the kit, but to jazz it up I found some plastic pick-up covers and painted them to match the body.
After wiring up the guitar, the covers haven't affected the sound! Thank God!

It did come with chrome hardware, but I wanted to add the Red Neon DR strings to the guitar and felt the chrome was too much. Glad I changed it to Black. it all ties in well!

Super happy with the end result on this one. Hope you all like what I have done and can't wait to see what others have to show.

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LADAVE
19-07-2019, 03:25 PM
Hi

Beautiful finish - I can see the work you put in

Where did you get the DR Neons from? Would look good on my TL1 project.

Regards

David

Kac
20-07-2019, 03:50 PM
Hi All, took me 2 months, but I have finally finished my fabric top telecaster. The paint job is not perfect, but I know is time to finish it, I can't let my OCD control me. ( I could easily spend another 2 weeks sanding and redo the clear coat.) Anyway still very proud of myself as this is my first build, and was happy is when I play this tele for the first time.

Modification are as follow:
1. String through body.
2. Bone nut.
3. Belly cut.
4. Wilkinson Bridge.
5. Fender noiseless neck pickup.
6. ToneRider Hot Classics bridge pickup.

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Yo_Wattup
20-07-2019, 09:45 PM
Fabulous work Kac! Love that printed tele

blinddrew
20-07-2019, 11:43 PM
That's a lovely job!

Rossc0
21-07-2019, 06:58 AM
Well there goes my chance again this month :-) Fantastic Job.

stansby40
21-07-2019, 04:16 PM
Took a few months to finish the SG. I think I picked a hard project for my first one. However apart from a few pitfalls things went OK.

The finish was exactly the colour I was after. Feast and watson mahogany stain followed by clear poly coats. A classic dark mahogany colour similar to a SG custom I had many years ago.

Upgrades were:

Bone Nut
Tonerider AC2 pickups
Gotoh Tunomatic bridge and tail piece
Grover locking machine heads

Everything set up, frets levelled and polished and I think it sounds great.

Heres the pics.

blinddrew
22-07-2019, 12:42 AM
Lovely deep finish you've got with the poly there. :)

stuartp
24-07-2019, 10:54 AM
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hi guys have finished the esb4 bass. Kinda retro finish - upgraded pots 3 way switch and jack input but kept original pick ups and sounds great. Very happy with product regards

FrankenWashie
24-07-2019, 11:17 AM
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hi guys have finished the esb4 bass. Kinda retro finish - upgraded pots 3 way switch and jack input but kept original pick ups and sounds great. Very happy with product regards

Looks schmick mate! you might want to lob a few more photos up:
-Headstock front and back
-Back of body
- Close up of finish
- Rear of neck
- Close up of Fretboard etc

it helps the judges immensely if you do that.

stansby40
25-07-2019, 06:18 AM
Here are some more photos of the SG build.

Rossc0
25-07-2019, 09:47 AM
That finish looks glorious. Congrats

Spawn25
28-07-2019, 07:14 AM
Hi

Beautiful finish - I can see the work you put in

Where did you get the DR Neons from? Would look good on my TL1 project.

Regards

David

G’day David. I bought the DR Neons through eBay. It took a week for it to get delivered and it was around $15 delivered.

Chook
30-07-2019, 09:27 PM
I picked up a 6 string lefty bass (IB-6S) for my first ever kit and my first bass. I was very happy with the spalted maple veneer but wanted it top be a little darker and pop well so after sanding I fumed the body and neck in an low concentration ammonia tent for a week then finished it with linseed oil. I love how it turned out, it's exactly what i was hoping for. Next time ill have to try a kit that I'll want to colour a little.

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It took a little over a month to finish thanks to the fuming process and how smooth I wanted everything to be from sanding but it was well worth the wait. Thanks for having options for lefties.

Brendan
05-08-2019, 10:57 PM
Comp closed - new one soon!

TZK321
09-08-2019, 09:25 AM
II fumed the body and neck in an low concentration ammonia tent for a week then finished it with linseed oil. .
Wow! that looks amazing. I'd never heard of ammonia fuming before. I think I might try this myself. What concentration of ammonia did you use and how long did you fume it?

TZK321
09-08-2019, 09:27 AM
Never mind. I was so excited that I didn't see you'd already posted this information.

Brendan
11-08-2019, 11:08 PM
So to the comments -

Rossc0's STA-1HT
Stunning burst on a faultless build, you gotta be happy with this build.
this burst is amazing! You have gone all in on it with guns blazing and that nitro seemed to really pay off, you certainly didn’t settle for the cheap finish option. Love how you opted for an open pore finish rather than a mirror finish, this to me really suits your intended look to this strat. Great option to TruOil the neck, it has really popped that unique gran pattern throughout the whole neck and headstock. Subtle, but very well suited decals that seem to be buried perfectly in TO. I dig the cheeky Custom Shopish nod on the rear of the headstock. Some really worthy upgrades, given the effort you put into the finish, to help this baby sing true - locking tuners, bone nut, pups, wiring and bridge. Man, you must have a very steady hand a good eye to get those string thru holes lined up so well – that is no mean feat even for those with fancy tools to assist – you gotta be happy with that. I’d certainly head for this guitar in a shop as it looks like it wants to be picked up, played and maybe fire up some SRV. Sound demo of those pups too please.
A great classic look, the ash looks great - a nice balance between the gloss finish and letting the grain texture show.
Really nice burst. Great job.

Spawn25's JK-1
Wow! What an amazing finish; unique and perfectly executed.
certainly a labour of love gone into the finish of this one! Very well thought out preparation and execution on how you were going to finish it, which certainly paid off in the end result. Totally a one-of-a kind guitar you have here. Good job on editing the pup covers to suit what you needed to achieve. Personally I think the all black hardware has kind of washed into the finish a little and looks a little too stealthy for me. Would have preferred the look of the chrome hardware to give a little more pop and blend in the tuners from head to tail. Cool idea on the red strings to bring out that beautiful red marble effect.
lots of work here, and nice to see one of the more unique models for a change, lots of details to look at.
Takes me back to my misspent youth. Finish looks great.

Kac's TL-1
Some really inspired builds this month, and this one is sensational.
wow just wow on the overall finish and look of this guitar. I love the selection and placement of the cloth used here and you have basically immortalised it in glass. A solid job of making the edge of the fabric border neat and tidy rather than hide it with a binding – I think it gives off more of an endless feel to the fabric swimming off into the horizon. Great job in editing the pickup routes and belly carve with the tools you had to achieve your goal. A hard job to get the basswood to stain evenly, but I think the back looks pretty good and ties in well with the front in terms of finish and colour selection. String through holes have been executed well and you can tell you spent some time practicing those too. Great upgrades on this guitar should yield a really decent sounding player, you could always consider upgrading the tuners down the track depending on how they hold up. I’d love a sound demo of that pickup combination too, should you feel brave enough. Well done Kac!
Nice job - a fabric top can be quite difficult to do right - and this one is done right. the pattern looks great and nice gloss build up on the finish. This looks classy.
Amazing work on the front, but there appears to be a few blemishes on the back.

Stansby40's AGM-1
Very well executed, timeless classic build. I want one in my collection.
what a superb first build. Great prep, you got into shaping the headstock, setting the neck and applying the timbermate early on. Having to re-sand after the first stain attempt was probably a godsend and it looks like it reminded you to go back and do the edge bevels – which are nice and subtle. Could have been easier on you if the neck wasn’t already set, but that’s a good lesson to learn and not un-manageable. I like how you gave a nod to the G open book headstock shape but really crafted it into your own version. Would have liked a little more meat on the top of the headstock, but you were probably running out of room with your desired shape. Nice and smooth and shiny poly finish for your first go. Little blemishes here and there that are all down to the learning experience – which I’m sure only you will notice. Totally worthy upgrades on this build that will certainly pay off in terms of final setup and sound. Overall killer look, nice and deep classic colour that you were going for has been achieved. Should also sound killer with those pups.
A classic SG look with some nice upgrades, it certainly looks the goods, nice job
Classic look, done really well.

StuartP's ESB-4
Looks like a great build with a pro-level finish, just need to see more angles.
from the limited view of this bass it looks like a well finished kit. Love the natural headstock and the body appears to have some shine to it. Can’t tell if you decided to do a solid finish over the flame veneer, but the blonde colour suits the whole look and ties in the neck and headstock. It’s a shame there aren’t more photos as we would have really liked to have had a closer look.
These always look classy, and you've done a great job here achieving a cool retro look. A nice balance between mods and stock options, love it
Looks really good, would have loved to see the other pictures.

Chook's - IB6-SL
Absolutely exquisite, faultless build. Nice work Chook.
wow, this is a super sexy natural beauty that would make me walk straight over to it in the guitar shop. The finish looks super smooth with just a georgeous matte sheen on that just calls me to want to pick it up and play it. Love what the combination of the fuming process and linseed oil has done to both the basswood and the spalted maple veneer. Very unique and would have loved for you to share that with us via a build diary. Would have liked to see some sort of small decal or customisation to let us know it’s truly your creation and something to pop the natural naked finish on this. The kit hardware looks good, how does it sound?
These are a classy bass, and you've achieved a nice look, well done
The finish really brings out the best out of that amazing top.

Brendan
11-08-2019, 11:10 PM
And the runner up - well done to Chook and his immaculately finished IB6-SL!

https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31744&d=1564492124

And the winner - who can go past Kac's TL-1!

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stansby40
12-08-2019, 06:28 AM
Congrats to the winners, very well done.

Rossc0
12-08-2019, 06:29 AM
Well done both of you. You do really have to pull something special out the hat these days to come out on top.

FrankenWashie
12-08-2019, 06:48 AM
Tough field this month, hearty congratulations to all entrants for some stunning work. Special congratulations to the winners, Igor is clapping all three hands.

Bakersdozen
12-08-2019, 05:07 PM
Top work to all entries [emoji3]

DarkMark
13-08-2019, 02:03 PM
What a good field this month. I have to say that Fabric top Tele has become my favourite guitar I’ve seen on this site.

Kac
14-08-2019, 01:03 PM
Thanks everyone, I am glad the judge see my effort on how to handle the edge of the fabric. I am sure we will see more fabric top in the future using this method rather than hiding it with binding or spray paint.

I am really itchy of building another fabric top, but I am running out of space at home and really need to get back to play more music.

BTW, feel free to pm me if you need help with your fabric top :)


What a good field this month. I have to say that Fabric top Tele has become my favourite guitar I’ve seen on this site.

What a honour to hear that.

blinddrew
15-08-2019, 04:22 AM
Congratulations to the winners and to all the other builders. The quality we see here month on month is incredible. :)

Fretworn
15-08-2019, 07:14 PM
Congratulations