November GOTM!

[Brendan]

November Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in October)

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

Please remember:

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

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 (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!

[JohnL]

Started this build in March this year and finished early this month.
Would have been sooner except for a wrong choice of paint and bad weather for spray painting as I have no indoor workshop as yet.
This guitar is finished in Sea foam Green Nitrocellulose lacquer. I believe this is a Fender factory colour.
I have posted full diary details in the My build section.
As this is only my second build I am trying to see if I can achieve a factory look before I experiment with other finishes.
Hope the pictures are suitable.
JohnL

[Johnbamb]

Here is my Pitbull Explorer build.

This was my first finish with my new spray gun set up...No more rattle cans

Upgraded to locking tuners, Strap locks and blackout pickups.

[Bakersdozen]

Stunning finish, you've got to be happy with that

[Johnbamb]

Stunning finish, you've got to be happy with that

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I am very happy. It is tuning stable now, so it is coming on stage next gig. The Dream Police are calling.

[GerardL]

Looks great!

[Cody]

This is my second build from Pitbull, decided to go with a Les Paul style this time round.

Got it early in the year with great plans to work on it, but kept pushing it aside for other jobs.
Many hiccups along the way, mainly in getting veneers the right colour, being unhappy with said colour, and getting a little too excited with a sander, ruining the plans of a matching body and head. After months on waiting for more veneers to arrive, I just couldn't get the colours and patterns to match, so gave up and came up with a new plan, and made a custom truss cover with whatever scraps I could find.

Truss rod plate and back plates were 3D printed to match shape, with a veneer glued, stained and oiled, as well as a printed washer to go in the body to lower the switch, stood way too high without it.
Only changes made from the standard kit were the plastic plates printed for colour (or removed completley), and a set of DiMarzio pickups to give it a really nice sound.

Despite its few imperfections, I am very happy with the end result. Will be a keeper on the wall for a long time, and has quickly become my go-to choice for bashing out some tunes

[vh2580]

Nailed that colour and finish very nice looking guitar.

[Brendan]

Comp closed new one soon.

[djk7]

badass! prometalo with the blackouts