April GOTM

April Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in March)

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

Please remember:

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

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 March (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!

EDIT: Looks like I will have to wait until April! Duh! Congrats to the winner!
Here is Impatience, my first ever guitar build. I wanted to create a guitar similar to the beautiful "Merle Haggard Tuff Dog Tele". I hit a few challenges along the way, but nothing that couldn't be overcome. I had wonderful support from this amazing community. Thank you all! I can't put this guitar down. I like it better than my MIM Strat.

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Looking like a quite month so feel free to flick me into next month if entries are too low.
Customised GR-1SF. No hardware, f holes and neck pocket hole only, dot fretboard markers.
Modified headstock with rosewood veneer, Sorry judges, no decal.
Bone nut.
Rosewood neck heel cap and truss rod cover.
Mahogany stain, gloss polyurethane (steel wool used on back of neck).
Nylon string, pickup glued under floating rosewood/gold roller bridge.

Back of guitar.

Headstock. Rosewood veneer.

Close up of finish. Japan brown and satin poly on tailpiece.

Man that's pretty...

That is a fine thing! :)

Utterly stunning work. I stand and applaud.

Yeah as the others have said, this is really cool. The sheer amount of mods is impressive enough, but the finishing and overall 'Tastfulness' of it really bring it home. I wouldn't want to be up against it in the comp.