February 2015 Guitar of the Month Competition

February 2015 Guitar of the Month Competition

Enter your finished guitar here to be judged for Pit Bull Guitars February 2015 Guitar of the Month.

Remember:

One guitar per member per month (if we have more than 8 entries)
It must be a Pit Bull Guitars kit (mods and upgrades acceptable)

We need 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)

Post your photos in this thread.

Competition for January closes 31 January 2015
Winner will be judged by the Pit Bull Guitars Judging Panel, including the joint-winners of the January GOTM, Tim and Wokka.

The wait is over, Gypsy lives.

Double Cut Junior with a set neck

Finshed in Carmine Gypsy Wudtone with Wudtone aged tint gloss
Scratch plate and labels deliberately left off to give it that minimalist look.
large CTS pots used in the electrics with large .023 uF cap, pushback shielded cloth wire used to jack, covered with shrink wrap to prevent those anoying shorts.

There have been several delays along the way in this build but in the end she is a sweet little guitar.

PK

Digging the minimalism mate. Great looking build.

nice build PK, it's been a while since your last entry ? Good work getting February rolling and you have got through all the issues of this build.
They really are a minimalist axe, especially without the pickguard but might as well show off the nice grain.
You need to post a close up photo PK.
I'll enjoy sitting back this month, not rushing to finish any builds and judge, hopefully it's an easier month to judge - yeah right !

Some better shots, I lack the black drop sheet of a Turner. ;)
Had to crop and reduce soem of these.



PK

The grain is very subtle and hard to get the pics to show it as you would see it with the naked eye. it has a very warm and subtle
ambiance

PK

nice one PK they are much better photos. Was this a custom order PK as I can't see a set neck DC junior in the PBG website ?
I think there's a good chance Gav's DC will be entered soon too !

Thanks Wokka. yes this is a special order.
Yeah I've seen Gav's DC's. they're very nice in butterscotch with a nice 'Pretty' shine.

Cheers PK

great work PK, nice to see her done

Really nice work, PK ... clean, simple, no frills and ready to kick-arse - everything a good rock guitar should be!

PK, great entry to kick-off the Feb GOTM. Love the minimalism of this guitar and I can see the grain nicely when I zoom into the second lot of photos. Good work! How does she sound?

I'm not even gonna utter the word "minimalist", doh!! I'm gonna go with "perfect" just perfect!

Great work PK. I really love this one. Nothing better than a tasty Jnr and yours is certainly that. I really like the look without the pickguard! Might have to give this a go. Sterling axe - would dearly love to hear her growl!

cheers,
Gav.

How is it Feb GOTM when it's only 10th of Jan?

This is the thread for the Feb GOTM, the winner will be chosen/announced around the first week in Feb.

Ah. I see how it works. Carry on.

somewhere in here you'll find a very rough soundcloud clip of this baby under the heading Gypsy lives. rough refers to my playing, not the sound of the guitar.

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...7827#post67827

https://soundcloud.com/paulwkelly-1/sound-check

PK

I'm impressed Paul that's a really nice clean cut guitar. What wood is used on this kit as I fancy making one out of good mahogany.

Hi JC
this is a standard PBG basswood kit. I do have two non PBG kits I am building made from Mahogany.
I am pretty sure it is the PBG hardware and the Set Neck that is making the difference on this build.
It is also finished in woodtone. While it's not the highest gloss it still sits well and feels nice to play.

the other amazing thing is the depth of tone variation this has is enormous


PK

Here is my entry.

Back from some time at the beach and found the truss rod cover in the post, which went straight on. Job done, build diary is here http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3299

Some extra angles.

Damn, that's nice. Yellow is an underrated colour IMHO. Great stuff. And fantastic to see the DC finished PK. Last month was fender month, looks like this month is gibbos turn.

love the ES Csim, you really nailed the yellow stain and the gloss finish looks excellent. Must be an axe you are very proud of. Wonder what other gems will be entered this month

csim, this is a fantastic ES - well done. Love the yellow colour with gold hardware, very smart. How does she play?

Hey Andrew, it's a great guitar to play.

Tone-wise it provides a rich, and clear clean tone and an overdriven sound that has never sounded harsh or out of control (tonerider!). I can also easily control a very tonal feedback sound if necessary. Have had jamming friends just stare at it for minutes on end (in a good way).

I don't have any problem with the neck profile, can happily play for hours, and there were no sharp frets need attention straight out of the box. I also like either the weight, or maybe its the weight distribution of this large hollow guitar, feels very light when standing playing for hours.

The colour is actually just multiple coats of shellac, with no other stain.

Cism, your 335 is a beauty, well done

That's one superb axe csim, absolutely top effort man!
I'd love to hear a little demo.

Nice one guys! Loving the gloss you got csim.
I'll try get one in as soon as I'm back in aus, but for now I'll have another jager in the Austrian Alps. Life sucks sometimes!

hi guys,

Here is my entry for February GOTM.

It's my Ash LPA-1, finished in Colortone dye and Tru-Oil and with the grain filled with walnut Timbermate. The headstock logo is an Andy special, and the wiring is Vintage LP, with a coil tap on each humbucker. The coil tap is enabled via a push-pull on each volume pot. The pickups are Entwistle HDNs, and I've also swapped out the stock caps for orange drops, and the output jack and switch for switchcraft.

I'm pretty happy with how she has turned out.

cheers,
Gav.

An absolute stunner Gav, where do you start with this instrument? The figure, that burst, the hardware choices, that burst!!
Did I mention that burst? Top effort mate:-)

a couple more photos..

cheers,
Gav.

Thanks @Bargey :)

What a corker! Top notch, Gav.

Thanks @Pabs :)

I've already made it clear this axe is a stunner, well done Gav you must be proud of this build

such a classy and classic LP Gav. Looks great

Another awesome 'G' month by the looks of it!

Hello all!
My name is Jacob and I am 14 years old. I have recently finished the minor touch ups and completed my first build! I am quite pleased with it, and thought that I should share it with you. It's a TL-1HA kit, I used a wudtone emerald isles green finish on the body, and carnauba wax on the neck.
Hope you all like it,
Jacob

P.s. I hope that I am posting this the right way.

One more picture of the back.

well done Jacob, and you got the correct thread this time. Might as well throw a 'F' type axe into the mix with 3 'G' types entered already. You must be very proud of this build. Look forward to the sound demo