nice one Andrew, I think this entry is right up there with a damn good chance of winning.
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nice one Andrew, I think this entry is right up there with a damn good chance of winning.
Another stunning entry, well done Andrew this is definitely your best work yet, love it!
Here's an entry from Matt "Maddog" Delaney via email, just received.
Looks like an SV-1 in a swirl finish, but I don't know much more than that. Maybe he has a build diary or he will see this and tell us a bit more about it.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...f8-MDSV101.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...ub-MDSV102.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...57-MDSV104.jpg
And here's the headstock pic
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...g3-MDSV103.jpg
Thanks guys. That swirl is amazing. Well done man.
Here's my entry, buttoned up just in time.
Rc-4 - blue ink stain and semi gloss tru oil finish
Extras:
-Fender AM deluxe humbucker
-Gretsch filtertron
-Kahler 7440 bridge
-custom pickguard and truss rod cover
-Bourns pots
-Sprague caps
-Switchcraft jack
-Schaller straplocks
-generic aftermarket leaf switch, knob indicators and tuners
http://i.imgur.com/5hbnuT8h.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5yjstFoh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/guT2ZXWh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ayMvkCVh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/baAE8eRh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/MN0f3Cyh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/st0y2i8h.jpg
awesome work Matt and Pablo. Yes Ads the swirl is an SV-1. Be nice to hear from Matt a little about the build.
Pablo all the dramas you had you have persevered and the result is brilliant.
Seems to be a trend these days to enter last 2 days of the month.
Judges will have another extremely tough month to judge !
Aw man, now I want an RC-4.
Nice work guys, man that swirl is the best ive seen
Ya made it Pabs!! Yet another stunning build man, I love your work dude it's inspiring and this Riccy is no exception.
awesome swirl effects
Craig, that Ricci is elegant and cool, great mods, awesome bass, well done
Thought I'd finally enter the TL-1 I build a while ago, since I finally got around to doing a decal for the headstock and refinished the home made pick guard. The details are in my TL-1 build of where I experimented in winding my own pups, and the 4 way switch mod along with roller string keepers.
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wow nice one AJ, this was unexpected, I barely remember this build. So is that basswood and not alder ? nice figure in the grain and love the personal touches. How do the home made pups sound ? The bridge plate looks non stock and string through. Nice work on the timber pickguard, what timber is that ?
Also the maple neck must be an option. Looks great mate !
thanks Wokka, it was a standard TL-1 kit, it had the maple neck and bass wood body. The bridge is a Wilkinson compensated with through body string. The pick guard was made from 2mm 5ply aircraft grade (have some left over from my rc days.) To me the pups sound great, but I still cant play for the life of me..tis one of those "gonna do things" for me to take it down to Bill at the music shop to get him to give it a try-out for the sound, it will happen lol.. eventuallyQuote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on October 30, 2014, 15:14
wow nice one AJ, this was unexpected, I barely remember this build. So is that basswood and not alder ? nice figure in the grain and love the personal touches. How do the home made pups sound ? The bridge plate looks non stock and string through. Nice work on the timber pickguard, what timber is that ?
Also the maple neck must be an option. Looks great mate !
yeah ok nice one AJ, that grain is really nice for basswood. You must be very happy with the result. What was the stain colour/type and clear coat ?
Damn AJ that thing's spec-f#@king-tacular! This build must have been around before I even started browsing this forum because it certainly doesn't ring a bell.
This has just become one epic GOTM....poor judges.
I make it 9 entries, wow they came in thick and fast last 2 or so days !
I'd say DB and Gavmiester are booking their flights to Maldives to avoid judging this month !
that looks unreal man!
here is a demo of my ib7 up this month. cheers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c_ZDSzpLnA
AJ - super cool Tele with that AJ finish I love... nice work mate, good to see it done.
Andrew, super cool vid, great sounding axe - it has some grunt ,man. Nice, love the red
nice video Andrew got a sweet sound, I haven't heard much Deftones might have to listen to some vids on youtube.
What software/hardware do you need to overdub the guitar over the music track ?
I just use cubase mate. Have a stereo track with an imported audio file of the song you want to play to. (File, import, audio) then a mono track with my guitar. Arm the guitar track, and record like normal. Export the file and bring it into the vid software and line up the audio to the vid.
"Around the Fur", "White Pony" then everything else...Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on October 30, 2014, 19:14
nice video Andrew got a sweet sound, I haven't heard much Deftones might have to listen to some vids on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOzs1FehYOA
Thanks guys, currently binging on Deftones. Haven't listened to them in years.
Andrew, killing it dude. That thing sounds even better than it looks.
Yeah man. I listened to a ton of White Pony after that vid haha. Such a great album.
Yeah man, I May or May not have the deftones discography on shuffle at work today haha.
Best of luck to all the entrants, another stupidly big month
Thanks for your patience folks, we're just waiting on one last judge to submit their scores then we can announce the winner tonight (unless I go to bed before he submits his scores).
Ahhhhhh the suspense!
Ok, I've now got all the scores, so will announce the winner tonight.
Alright, the scores are and we have the results.
Big thanks to our Judges, it gets tougher every month as the quality of builds just keeps getting better.
Also an extra big thanks to Dave Haens, from Belgium, our first International Panel Judge... I'm guessing English isn't Dave's first language, so he did a great job with his comments.
So, here's all the feedback in submission order:
Congratulations Bargeloob's, that is a mighty fine guitar.
1. Nick’s STA-1MR (Reverse Headstock)
Nicely finished, nice blend of colours with a nice light feel. Would have liked a logo or something on the headstock to own it.
Have to enjoy the reverse headstock (my fav guitarist does this to his strats) so points scored right away.
Love how the turquoise reacts on the grain. Very nice build and great look
Great work in fact really great work considering this is a first build.
Excellent first build, that colour looks sensational and really works with the reverse headstock.
2. Mike’s JM-1
Nicely executed. Would have liked the outline of the rose sticker to be a little less visible, but nice choice of colours and nicely finished.
Nicely done. White is always tough to get right. All round decent effort.
I'm a fool for personalisation so loving this build for that. Very clean look on this one.
Ditto (great work) another amazing first build.
One of my favourite kits in the range and you've done a first class job. Would definitely pick this up in a store.3. Shoey’s STA-1MR (Reverse Headstock)
Well executed. Good blend of colours. Solid effort, but up against a range of sterling guitars this month.
Keeps getting better this comp. A reverse tele and now the strat! Big points! Well put together!
Blue does so much good on a guitar. Very high end finish.
Really well finished hard to believe this is also a first build.
Another amazing first build... puts my first to shame.
4. Bargeloob’s TL-1 Bladecatcher
Freakishly good guitar – love the attention to detail and all the extras that have been stacked in here. Elegant and classic colour choice.
I'm surprised Bargie has managed to hold onto this. What a derirable guitar in every sense.
Awesome upgrades by a man setting the pace and threatening Andy's mantle as the King of the comp's! This is just WOW!
Ok this is one classy rock-machine. Loving how the pearl binding goes with the black. This one could hang in special corner in a guitar shop.
Fantastic great finish love the headstock very classy.
I love everything about this guitar, you've knocked this one out of the Park Bargeloobs. You should be very proud of this guitar.
5. Wokka’s LP-1M.
Good to see Wokka branching out. Has extracted every single grain out of the flame top. Black bling has really finished this guitar off nicely.
Great colour choices, grain looks fantastic. You have set a high standard and consistency is sensational in entering nearly every GOTM.
This is my kind of guitar. Love the smoked look of this build.
Great finish really makes the grain pop.
I think this is one of the best flame maple finishes I've seen, nice work Wokka.
6. Andrew’s IB-7
This is a NICE guitar – very good attention to detail, elegant and simple. Like it a lot.
Andrew has done an awesome job with this and a great sound demo too! great paint job. This has everything a seven stringer could desire…
This one got hard rock written all over it. Very cool dark guitar.
Another work of art.
This one is very special, the colours and level of gloss work so well I'm prepared to look past the fact it has 7 strings. First class work Andrew.7. Matt’s SV-1 Swirl
Not a massive swirl fan, but this works with the guitar. Nicely executed.
Swirls are always interesting and this one looks particularly good. Well built with some fine touches, especially the dark to light shading as the paint job approaches the neck.
Swirling is something i tried and gave up for i couldn't get it right. So wow on the swirling on this one.
Cannot fault. The finish is deep and rich and glossy. Yum.
Not personally a fan of the swirl, but this one looks great. Excellent job.8. PabloPepper’s RC-4
Never been a blue guitar person. Until now. Pablo – that is making me itch to build an RC-4 NOW.
Beautiful looking guitar, there's always that appeal in the Ricci's! Colour works well all the way through to the headstock. and blends immaculately throughout. Excellent effort!
Yeah wow, this bass realy is a work of art. Love how the headstock-shape goes with the body.
Really well finished looks fantastic.
Another stunning looking Ricky bass, great job PP.9. AJ’s TL-1
Nicely executed, stunning finish, but the colour blend doesn’t quite work for me (dark brown, light brown, black, chrome, brass).
Always love the quality of AJ's finishes. This is no exeption.
Can't go wrong with earth tones
Very very beautifull guitar
The shieldplate in wood...love it.
Beautiful bonus points for personalised scratch plate and decals.
A very nice looking Tele, AJ you're producing consistently brilliant guitars. You gotta be happy with this one too.
And so, the second Runner Up goes to...
Andrew's IB-7
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The Runner Up goes to...
PabloPepper for his blue RC-4 Bass
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And the Winner of Pit Bull Guitars November Guitar of the Month goes to:
Bargeloob's Double Cut TL-1 "Bladecatcher".
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I think this is your second win. We may have to start issuing handicaps if you keep this up. j/k.
congratulations Barge, I thought your mods would have got you through, well done Pabs and Andrew for runner up awards. You have to do something really special to win these days, back to the drawing board !
Also well done judges are getting a tougher job each month
well deserved win. Congrats lads.
Woot! Congrats Barge, utterly brilliant guitar. Stoked to have got runner up in such a tough field. Great job everyone.
Thanks for the kind words and yeah! First ever runners up position. Happy days!
And to barge, congrats mate. As if there ever was going to be another axe taking home the top spot. I absolutely adore your work man, very very well done, nice tasteful mods and she sounds killer to boot. Congrats again, and also to pabs for your bass!
Congrats Barge, another quality build. Congrats to the runner-ups also excellent builds :)
Been majorly busy getting things organized at our new house before we move in and I've unfortunately been neglecting the threads the last little while, so I jump on here for a quick nosy only to get the shock of my life!!!
I can genuinely say I'm in a bit of disbelief really and upon reading the judges comments more than a little choked up.
With such an awesome bunch of guitars this month, I reckon it could have been anyone's, honestly, every one of you blokes did such an awesome job!
Thanks judges, your job must have been a fricken hard one, and a massive shout out to Pabs and Andrew for making the podium, two guitars to absolutely die for.
So much inspiration and knowledge to be had in this community, it's mind blowing, cheers guys!!!
I pretty well knew your axe would win Barge, its got the personal touches that the judges like, and a great sound demo helped. You better celebrate tonight mate !