March and April Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in Feb and March
March Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in February)
Enter your finished guitar or bass here to be judged for the Pit Bull Guitars March Guitar of the Month.
Please remember:
For Guitars or Basses finished on (or before) the end of February.
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 February (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!
March and April Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in Feb and March
Due to only having two entries for the March we've decided to roll over the comp to April. Apologies to the entries at this stage - but we figured that this was the best way forward.
Brendan
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Thinline ST quilted - we're just in it for the fun!
Hi folks,
First post ... Simon here (moniker: "Simonism").
I've just finished a thinline quilted maple neck ST guitar. Thanks PitBull!
This was my second PitBull build and it was even easier than the first. The first was a jazz style bass guitar and then I just had to have a six string to go with it.
The AST-1QB "Thinline" kit was fantastic.
I've popped in a few pictures because it came out so well. Is the March comp still open or does this roll into April?
Anyway, I've got to tell you that I took to heart the advice about being careful sanding the thin maple veneer and I so did ABSOLUTELY no sanding on the guitar or neck at all (other than the fret ends, which needed a little filing and sanding so as not to rip my fingers to shreds, and where I sawcut the headstock shape). I'm a wimp but I'll say that again because it speaks volumes for the quality of the finish on this kit. No sanding of wood whatsoever other than headstock and fret ends.
There was no glue to remove. The untouched kit looked great. Maybe I'm not all that fussy?
The finish was quick and easy - I used red, yellow and a little black Rit dye, dissolved in water, to get some colour on the body. All mixed in one pot - starting off yellow only, applying, adding some red, applying, adding some black, applying, etc. More colour and more black towards the outer edges, to make it darker and to blend with the black edge strip (whatever-you-call-it). I used a little less of the same pot colours on the neck. Then six or seven coats of Tru-Oil, all on one warm Melbourne day. No steel wool, no rubbing, no fuss. Oh, and did I say no sanding.
I quite like the outcome.
I bought two upgrades - Grover locking tuners (which I fitted after briefly trying the stock ones, and they're great and absolutely worth it) and Tonerider Vintage pickups (yet to be fitted because I wanted to try the stock ones first, and stock is not bad at all to my old ear. I play through a Fender Frontman 15R that I found on someones nature strip and easily replaced the intermittent input jack, pumping into a pair of Tannoy 15" Gold Monitor speakers - woohoo.
Thanks once again to PitBull for your great offerings. I've had a huge amount of fun for not a huge amount of money!
cheers
Simon (Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula
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