Wow. There are some great axes in there. And the carving of Marcus' is very impressive.
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Wow. There are some great axes in there. And the carving of Marcus' is very impressive.
Marcus that is impressive.
It's said that working with your hands or playing an instrument can be inspiring and uplifting(more than obvious with the enthusiastic creativity on this forum), the inclusion of traditional culture adds a dimension.
Awesome.
I built this for my 11yr old nephew. He is a mad AC/DC fan so it just had to be a SG-1 All stock PBG in Wudtone Carmine Gypsy.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...1yz3-image.jpg
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...58s2-image.jpg
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...53st-image.jpg
I hope the pictures come out the write way.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...656a-image.jpg
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...7702-image.jpg
Jase, nope they're upside down. Are you seeing them the right way? What software are you using for your photos? And also, what browser are you using?
Is anyone else seeing Jase's pics upside down?
And here I was thinking it was my over consumption of Wild Turkey that was the issue.....
The photos were taken and sent from my Ipad. It was explained well in "My Diary Build" for DCJnr. Not that I understood it but it was well explained. Techno Fear!!
Upside down Miss Jane..
Guitar looks great Jase.
Shame about the fake turf background :(
Low maintanance garden = more time dicking arounding with all things guitar and musical....
Photos taken with iDevices (iPad etc.) store the images in the orientation of the device when they were taken and then set the 'Orientation Tag' in the images' EXIF data to say how they should be displayed. For example, if you hold an iPad inverted when you take a photo, that's how the image is stored and its Orientation Tag is essentially set to say it is inverted. Now, when that image is viewed on a device that utilises the Orientation Tag, like iDevices, it inverts the image so it appears the 'right way up' (and as far as you know, it is the right way up).
Other platforms/browsers may not use the Orientation Tag when displaying an image, so it displays in the orientation is was taken, ie. upside down. This is often particularly evident in thumbnails in some browsers, but when you click on the image to expand it the Orientation Tag is usually then used and the image displays correctly.
There are basically two ways to avoid this issue:
1) Always hold your iDevice in its default upright orientation when taking a photo and orientate your target object appropriately, that way no rotation needs to be done.
2) Take the photos holding your device any way you want, but then always run the photos through some image processing/editing software to rotate and store them in the orientation you want, so that all platforms/browsers will see them the same way.
Great looking Angus SG Jase, well done, the photos show up the correct orientation when you click on them for the zoomed picture.
My I.T(wife)had a play with my ipad and she said it should be alrite next time I submit some photos. Thanks for the explanation for the photos and your kind comments.
Jase ... hey that's my guitar, dude!!! :D
I swear when I saw your pics I was looking at the SG that I'm just in the final stages of completely!!! until I saw the bolt-on neck ... other than that they literally could be sisters (I guess they are in a way!) even the colour although mine's in Flamenco there's almost no discernible difference ... having said that-
LOVELY JOB mate! ... that's as sweet as they come! :D ... there's a lot of stiff competition this month but you've got to be one of the front runners in my books!
It is a set neck. The cover is there for some engraving that he/his mum wanted.Also I didnt want to put the pick guard on BUT its not my axe so thats there as well.
Ok, competition closes midnight tonight. Here's the 7 entries we have so far...
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http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...ce10-ES-1G.jpg
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...arcus-ST-1.jpg
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...-1-600x450.jpg
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...-1-900x427.jpg
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...ase-sg-1-1.jpg
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...-3-674x450.jpg
Any other contenders?
Great selection of instruments once again! Good luck all.
Some awesome looking guitars, who would wanna be a judge of these? Well done to all who have entered!
Sensational collection of guitars this month, well done to all and best of luck to all entrants, I have 2 entries in mind I would be picking the winner out of
Wow, well done to all the entrants. Hard to pick a winner out of that lot.
Best of luck all.
rob
Fortunately, the judges have a foolproof system of picking the winner so it should be easy....except last month the stupid dart lodged in the back of another dart. This month we get to take the blindfolds off so hopefully it wont happen again! ;)Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from robin on September 30, 2013, 21:44
Wow, well done to all the entrants. Hard to pick a winner out of that lot.
Best of luck all.
rob
Thanks everyone for your appreciation really means allot and good luck to everyone has entered there is some awesome axes in this months comp :)
And the winner is...
Yes, I know, we say it every month, but this one was really tight. Out of the seven entries, four guitars scored top marks from 5 different judges. That is, only two judges agreed on which guitar should get top marks.
So, with special thanks to Andy and Dan, our two Special Guest Judges, here are the results for Pit Bull Guitars October Guitar of the Month...
In 3rd Place:
Jase's SG-1
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"HOT, HOT, HOT! This one really does for me, classic axe finished superbly with in ya face Carmine Gypsy...
Very well put together and expertly finished."
"This axe looks excellent Jase, I like it. Great colour choice for an SG...what else really! The quality of finish looks excellent. What an uncle, your nephew must be wrapped. Really well done."
In 2nd Place:
Highace10's ES-1G
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...ce10-ES-1G.jpg
"Real quality build Alex, the ES-1G is a difficult undertaking but you have nailed it. Finished to a very high standard and oozing total class, this really is a top build."
"Great attention to detail, as good or even better than the factory's could produce."
"Very nice.... I realy like the subtlness of this finish, it has the look of a guitar that has seen decades of gigs.
"Great touch with the upgrades too, I bet she sounds like a true classic."
And, in 1st Place...
Marcus's Carved ST-1.
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...arcus-ST-1.jpg
"Once again, beautiful carving but the thing that really took my eye was the Paua shell pup covers.
This is a really nice touch."
"Amazing craftsmanship at work here, it seems your only limit Marcus, is your imagination."
"I really like this one Marcus, the amount of work you have put into this is astonishing. Built to such a high standard, it looks spotless and definitely has that wow factor. Your excellent colour choice beautifully shows off the quality of the carving. Couldn't help but be drawn to this if it was hanging in a shop. Truly wonderful work."
"To be honest, carved wood is not my thing at all, but I can't help but be in awe of the skill required to pull this off (so successfully). You've got a real talent Marcus and its an honour to have you as part of our humble community. Keep 'em coming mate."
Congratulations Marcus, a well deserved and popular winner.
Whoo! congratulations Marcus! I knew that your ST-1 had to be a chance, and I hadn't even noticed the pup covers! Nice one.
Well done to all entrants. Any one of these guitars would have been a worthy winner.
Special well done to Marcus. Like some others here, carved guitars are not my thing, but that guitar is a piece of art mate. Fabulous.
The best compliment I can give to all the entrants is that if Pitbull Guitars was a Music Shop we would be selling the best and definitely the most unique guitars in the country.
Well done all.
cheers
rob
congratulations Marcus, well deserved winner of GOTM, I agree with the judges I would have given the same placings for 1st, 2nd and third.
Congratulations guys. Outstanding entries this month and worthy winners all. Marcus, your strat is one of a kind.
cheers,
Gavin.
Oh man, they all deserved a win!
Great work Marcus, well deserved in a tough line up.
You just have to do a pictorial on how you do a carved body - would love to see those skills in action
Great work Marcus. Beautiful workmanship. Congratulations.
And great work Highace (love the colour of the ES) and Jase (love the SG) and everyone else who entered (there were a number of nice and unique guitars this month).
Cheers
Darren
Well done to all the entries.
It is really hard to put a score to any of them when you have to look at them in detail. The more you look at each one you notice little little details and work that's gone in to them.
The one thing that stood out to me with all of the fine guitars, was how well they all looked put together. I guess that's what you get when it's for the person building it, or some one close.
Marcus, i don't know how long it takes you to carve those through body patterns. I guess it must take a while, well it would for myself if I ever was brave enough to attempt something like that. But for all we know you probably knock it out in an arvo over a six pack.
Congratulations, and it's good to see another ST-1 representing.
Congratulations Marcus, Highace, Jase and indeed to all entries. Another wonderful gathering of guitars.
It really is difficult to judge one entry over another when they are all so varied and of such a high standard.
With the amount of work and the detail you put into that ST Marcus, you are a worthy recipient.
As each of us do more builds, learning all the while from our last, our skill levels are constantly on the rise.
We become more adventurous and the build quality is dramatically on the increase...
...as shown each month in the GOTM line-up.
The guitars that ALL you guys on this forum are producing now are incredible. Well done to all.
Congratulations!
Wow, every month the bar is raised yet another notch or 12... Great work everyone!
Well done to Marcus well deserved. And a big well done to all the entries another knock out month of builds
Kia Ora Marcus, well done, ka rawe mate - from another Kiwi.
AWESOME !!!! Thanks pbg and all the judges for gracing me with first place I am honored, and thank you everyone for all your positive comments you's are too much makes my work all the more worth while :)
Congrats to all other entrants there were some nice axes in this comp very nice work,
Cheers boys
Hey Stan, yes I will put up some Picts of me carvings guitar in the future some time thanks for the heads up bro :)
Hey danmade, haha your comment cracked me up I wish I could nock them out in a night with a 6 pack that would be awesome haha they take about 1-3 weeks to finish depending on the detail :)
Kia ora roger livingstone,
Tena rawa atu koe e hoe :)