November Guitar of the Month Competition
November Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in October 2017)
Enter your finished guitar or bass here to be judged for the Pit Bull Guitars November 2017 Guitar of the Month.
Please remember:
For Guitars or Basses finished on (or before) the end of October 2017
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 November closes at the end of October 2017.
The sorts of things we judge on include:
· How well has 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!
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My little effort. The Downunderbird.
This is a Pit Bull Guitars TB4 kit. In the style of a Thunderbird bass guitar......not a copy. She is the DOWNUNDERBIRD.
Firstly let me say how good the kit is. THE BEST QUALITY KIT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM PBG....OUT OF THE BOX AWESOME.
I had so much fun making this. The advice on the forums is irreplaceable....Wazkelly, PabloPepper, WokkaBoy and the ultimate wizard of wiring Weirdbits I thank you so very much for your ideas, advice and support.
This is a major part of my sanity tools now and without you guys it would easily become a source of greater frustration and stress, and not the relief it is too me. Thank you all...Ads and DB too...you guys rock. :)
TB-4 kit.....
1. UBeaut water based stains of my concoction.
2. Tru-oil all over for about 20 coats.
3. Wipe-On poly over the top after 1 month curing time.
4. Stock Bridge. Straplocks top and bottom. A $4.00 Fender P Bass style thumb rest...makes it so much easier to play.
5. Black Tele style jack socket. Switchcraft socket.
6. Copper all over everything...cat struggles to walk now. 2 x Push Pull 500k (Alpha Brand) pots in both pickup volume position. Stock 500k B style Tone pot. Stock green ceramic .223 uf capacitor on tone pot. All vintage push back wiring everywhere.
7. Stock humbucker pickups...yep the Chinese numbers. Split using the wiring diagram from Weirdbits...thanks mate.
8. Graphite Nut. (First time I have attacked a nut with the files. This one came will basically a dent where the string goes...so had to do it all.)
9. Stock tuners.
10. Custom Truss Rod cover from PabloPepper.....love your work mate.
11. My hand carved take on the headstock shape....rasped and filed and sanded.
12. Black stain...Ubeaut on headstock face.
13. Attempted burst on body and neck....orange core colour and cedar around the edges. (The burst looks really lame in photos....way better without flash...dodgie lighting and in real life....I hate it in photos.)
EDIT:- I forgot the knobs. They are copies of the original BELL Knobs and fit the metric shafts of the pots I used. They feel great and look good.)
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My Thunder o Tele named Bluebird
Finally, I was allowed by my parent to build a bass. I've been nagging for it for a few years and now that I'm starting a study in Design, they thought it would be a great addition to my portfolio. So I started designing several basses, I still have ideas to build about 8 different basses. But this custom idea, combining a Thunderbird and Telecaster was "the one".
After a long wait ( it was only 8 weeks but I couldn't wait to start building!) the kit arrived in the Netherlands and we had a slight problem. A few things weren't there... we e-mailed Adam and the problem was solved in a wink of an eye, great service.
The build got a headstart with the sanding which really went well for a first time.
After a few layers of paint it already had the wow effect and, while I had my holiday, I got up early to finish it. In the meanwhile, I was designing a name-based "brand" logo for the headstock and I came up with the current design with its name Bluebird. Installing the hardware and soldering the electronics wasn't a big deal and at the end of the day I had my finished bass. I'm really happy with Bluebird, and it sounds amazing.
I am sorry for the not so top quality photographs, I had to crop them to upload: enjoy them as much as I do!
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