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A surprise late entry from my 4D partner Wayne entered his telecaster in hot auburn/carmine gypsy, we have already padlocked this with a 20mm diameter steel cable in case Adam is looking for a wall hanger ! haha
He's been working on this axe for months and done bits at a time. Too many other projects at 4D
good luck all contenders !
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...Tele-Front.jpg
Wow, that is gorgeous! You sure that cable is thick enough!
Love it. Well done Wayne :)
Your choice of colour is perfect and the application is spot on.
The only thing I don't like is the pick guard, but as you would know I am not a fan of them.
Anyways, It is a personal thing and I respect other folks who like em :)
Very clean, this finish is a great match for the pencil-tip inlay-ed neck - really nice.
With all these great Tele's being built, I heard Adam was putting in an order for some of these:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hurst-Jaw...item58a0228191
Good luck!
HAHAHA Brendan, i knew what it was just by reading the link, someone buy it before Adam gets it!!!
Very good, Brendan.... :)
Ok, I think I've got all the entries for June GOTM. Phil's going to be happy when he gets 15 Guitars to choose from...
oh wow Adam.... Now I am terrified of GOTM whenever-i-finish-my-lp!!!!!
15 guitars?? Poor sod....
Actually 14 guitars and 1 bass... ;)
I hope we didn't kill Phil off with all the entries!
No wonder he hasn't crowned anyone yet....
And the winner is...
Phil Manning was overwhelmed with the quality of the entries. When I contacted him in early May, I said he might need to look at 6 or 7 guitars and say a few words about each. He eventually got 14 guitars to consider, with 3 or 4 shots of each. As he says, "this has been a bit of a task". (He has been on tour all last week, so he's gone to great effort to judge our comp).
Anyway, he's looked carefully at every guitar and, according to my minimal instructions, he's looked at the choice of colour, the application of the finish, the fitting of the hardware and the overall "WOW Factor" of the finished guitar. I also asked him to think about which guitar he would he make a beeline for if he saw it in a guitar shop. Let's face it, that's what first draws us all to a particular guitar.
Ok, so his comments are:
"Gav's IB-1 is a stunner, but over the top pickup-wise for me and Gav's FV-1 is beautiful, but lacking what would have won it for me - a cover plate for the neck adjustment recess. The same goes for AJ's LP-1 which is also a stunner but lacking that tiny finishing cover plate."
"I know this will probably seem illogical to most contestants but the one I liked the most is Gordon's ST-1 in Saffron. Absolutely plain and traditional I know (but) I am a Strat player, so I may be a bit biased in that way. I just love the simplicity and the finish is lovely.
As I said, I'd have gone for Gav's FV-1 but for no (truss rod) cover plate.
I'd certainly be attracted to the Strat if I walked into a store but Gav's FV-1 certainly has the 'wow' factor."
Congratulations Gordon, this was a really tight competition and you've scored with a really subtle, tastefully finished ST-1. Well done mate!
Well dòne Gordon!! Damn! I knew I shoulda entered my strat! :)
Gav, Phil actually singled out two of your guitars, so I think you can rightly feel pretty chuffed with your entries. What were you thinking with the truss rod cover?? You would have won this one if you'd just screwed it on. I didn't even notice at first, but since Phil mentioned it, yeah, there's something missing there.
Thanks everyone for taking this comp in the spirit it's delivered. We could ask 14 different judges and they'd probably pick 14 different winners.
Ok, time for July GOTM...
Congratulations to all, especially Gordon - big month with some cracking guitars! Glad I didn't have to choose between them all...
Well done Gordon, that is a lovely lookin guitar, a well deserved winner.
Congrats to all contestants, all the guitars were winners in my opinion. With the standard of builds being so high I would hate to be a judge in the coming months.
rob
Congrats Gordon and nice one AJ! I'm glad it wasn't me trying to choose one, that's a hard job well-done by Phil.
Even taking into account that he would probably choose a Strat it was still no mean feat.
Stupid truss rod cover!!! Haha, if you revisit my comments when I entered the FV I raised the point of purposefully not fixing the truss rod cover. I am investigating getting special truss rod covers made for all my guitars and didn't want to weaken the wood at the headstock by drilling the kit one and then finding my special one didn't fit in the drilled holes! I should have stuck it on with double sided tape! :) :) :)Quote:
Quote from adam on June 7, 2013, 21:35
Gav, Phil actually singled out two of your guitars, so I think you can rightly feel pretty chuffed with your entries. What were you thinking with the truss rod cover?? You would have won this one if you'd just screwed it on. I didn't even notice at first, but since Phil mentioned it, yeah, there's something missing there.
Thanks everyone for taking this comp in the spirit it's delivered. We could ask 14 different judges and they'd probably pick 14 different winners.
Ok, time for July GOTM...
Well done Gordon!
I still pity Phil Manning the Herculean task he undertook. Big thanks, Mr M.
Yer well done Gordon. First time I saw your guitar was lastnight and Phil singled it out. Well done all other entries the standard has risen so quickly last few months. Back to the workshop for my July entry which will probably be a 4 string!
Congrats Gordon, well done.
Also big congrats to all the other entries, I'd be like a kid in a lolly shop if they were in a shop.
Congrats Gordon!!! That ST-1 is amazing!!!
Congrats!
Another congrats from me.
It is quite possible that I'm going mad, or the red wine has upset my vision, I can't find Gordon or the Saffron Strat here unless I'm mistaken (and I freely admit this does occasionally happen!). If its not I look forward to seeing it. 8-)
Cheers
G
Strat is on the PBG home page and also via Facebook.
http://pitbullguitars.com/?p=178
As a ST-1 builder, congrats from me on a lovely job.