Apologies for the delay, it has been a CRAZY week.

The Judges have spoken and we have the results for our Pit Bull Guitars May 2016 Guitar of the Month.

Due to the number of entries, we split the 16 entries in half and asked each Judge to comment on 8 entries; half the Judges commented on odd numbered entries and the other half commented on the even entries.

All the Judges scored all of the entries.

Also, as there is a lot to go through, so this announcement will take 2 or 3 separate posts.

And here are the comments in submission order:


Mulldoe’s LP-1SS.

It is obvious time and effort has gone into this black beauty. Fantastic gloss.

A fairly well finished guitar but the stain is too dark and hides too much of that lovely spalted grain. No headstock logo to say you built it and it would have been much more personalised if you shaped the headstock.

I am a Gibson fan. I love the spalted top. The finish is done really well, but perhaps a lighter finish would have shown it off a bit more.. comes down to taste I guess. Overall great build. Lack of headstock shaping loses points for me though..


Mark H’s TL-1Q.

Never thought I’d see a green esquire but I am loving this. The faded out green matches so well with the rosewood board and white pickguard. Vintage modern vibes suit this kit.

Love the quilting on this! Looks like you've got a great guitar here. Personally would have loved to see some personalisation like a logo / symbol or something like that - that said - great all round guitar!

Overall a really nice job. Only detail that needs a bit of work is the pick guard. I would take it off and even up the space around the bridge. Quite an easy job with a file and sandpaper.


Fretworn’s STA-12.

Fabulous finish the grain pops. The setup looks great a personalised 12 string. Unique… great work.

Well done Fretty, you have brought out that ash grain nicely and the colour suits the 12 string. I would have preferred to see a pickguard cut to suit the mods to the controls. Overall a nice build.

I’ve never seen a Strat style 12-string before. Very unique. I like the natural-ish finish, without heavy gloss. Wiring plan is very interesting as well. A blank pickguard with the right holes for the components would have gained a little better score, but didnt lose a lot. With all the acreage on the headstock, maybe a bit larger logo? I hate to nitpick, but with all these sweet axes, you kinda have to.. nice build.


Lipponen’s TL-1TB.

Rustic looking build here. Looks like it was cut out of an old barn. The finish is a bit patchy but I think that adds to the worn look. Gotta love a bigsby tele.

I like the earthy quality of the finish. You have allowed the timber to "speak" and I like that.
Just a few purely cosmetic things to consider though, clean up the binding! This being the main area that lets the overall build down slightly. No biggie though as you can still fix that one. Also the dreaded glue spot on the back.. these can be a challenge but not impossible to overcome.

Great, classic effect - overall stunning guitar! Very striking.


PappaKen’s ESB-4SC.

You have definitely made this yours. A really nice finish with personal touches on the headstock and body. Well done PappaKen.

First time I've seen this model built. Nice colour choice and the finish appears to be well done. You need to submit larger images so we can see more detail. Logos are a cool touch.

Nice build overall. Again, I like the natural finish. I can’t tell if it’s the picture, or the binding could’ve used some clean up. Sounds like the electronics have been upgraded too. The wood TRC is a beautiful touch!


ClintVincent’s TL-1Q.

This green tele oozes high quality. Lovely quilt top, contrasting colours and high quality finish makes this hard to fault. Well done.
Holy Moley thats noice!

Holy Moley... Really digging the acid green finish, especially as you have not overdone the polishing and left it satin. This really lets the figure of the quilt to leap out. Upgrade choices are good, why not go totally crazy and drop a Babicz bridge on?... You will get a lot more out of the Bareknuckles.

Two green quilted Tele's! Great! Love the look and some red hot upgrades! Love the understated headstock logo!


DMorrison’s TL-1TB.

I really like the finish, nice headstock, very good.

Great colour combination and a well finished axe. This is a sexy looking build.

Wonderboy... I like this a lot. The blue is just awesome. The binding looks clean, the yellowish tint of the sides and back just sets the blue off. I love the headstock shaping… reminds me of a macaw! The logo is perfect. Very nicely done!


Andy40’s LP-1SS.
Always have loved the spalted LP-1SS kits and this one looks great in a deep red. I find the headstock inlay a bit too much personally but the finish was executed extremely well. Loving the gold touches on the hardware.

Sweet spalted goodness! Love the outcome and the upgrades! Hope it plays as well as it looks!

Holy Moley! I had go change my trousers.... Andy, that is amazing..
Can never go wrong using red on a spalt, they were made for each other.
I am almost ready to forgive you for using Tru Oil over Dingotone but half a point off 😜

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