November Guitar of the Month

[adam]

Ok, I've now got all the scores, so will announce the winner tonight.

[adam]

Alright, the scores are and we have the results.

Big thanks to our Judges, it gets tougher every month as the quality of builds just keeps getting better.

Also an extra big thanks to Dave Haens, from Belgium, our first International Panel Judge... I'm guessing English isn't Dave's first language, so he did a great job with his comments.

So, here's all the feedback in submission order:

1. Nick’s STA-1MR (Reverse Headstock) Nicely finished, nice blend of colours with a nice light feel. Would have liked a logo or something on the headstock to own it. Have to enjoy the reverse headstock (my fav guitarist does this to his strats) so points scored right away. Love how the turquoise reacts on the grain. Very nice build and great look Great work in fact really great work considering this is a first build. Excellent first build, that colour looks sensational and really works with the reverse headstock.

2. Mike’s JM-1 Nicely executed. Would have liked the outline of the rose sticker to be a little less visible, but nice choice of colours and nicely finished. Nicely done. White is always tough to get right. All round decent effort. I'm a fool for personalisation so loving this build for that. Very clean look on this one. Ditto (great work) another amazing first build. One of my favourite kits in the range and you've done a first class job. Would definitely pick this up in a store.

3. Shoey’s STA-1MR (Reverse Headstock) Well executed. Good blend of colours. Solid effort, but up against a range of sterling guitars this month. Keeps getting better this comp. A reverse tele and now the strat! Big points! Well put together! Blue does so much good on a guitar. Very high end finish. Really well finished hard to believe this is also a first build. Another amazing first build... puts my first to shame.

4. Bargeloob’s TL-1 Bladecatcher Freakishly good guitar – love the attention to detail and all the extras that have been stacked in here. Elegant and classic colour choice. I'm surprised Bargie has managed to hold onto this. What a derirable guitar in every sense. Awesome upgrades by a man setting the pace and threatening Andy's mantle as the King of the comp's! This is just WOW! Ok this is one classy rock-machine. Loving how the pearl binding goes with the black. This one could hang in special corner in a guitar shop. Fantastic great finish love the headstock very classy. I love everything about this guitar, you've knocked this one out of the Park Bargeloobs. You should be very proud of this guitar.

5. Wokka’s LP-1M. Good to see Wokka branching out. Has extracted every single grain out of the flame top. Black bling has really finished this guitar off nicely. Great colour choices, grain looks fantastic. You have set a high standard and consistency is sensational in entering nearly every GOTM. This is my kind of guitar. Love the smoked look of this build. Great finish really makes the grain pop. I think this is one of the best flame maple finishes I've seen, nice work Wokka.

6. Andrew’s IB-7 This is a NICE guitar – very good attention to detail, elegant and simple. Like it a lot. Andrew has done an awesome job with this and a great sound demo too! great paint job. This has everything a seven stringer could desire… This one got hard rock written all over it. Very cool dark guitar. Another work of art. This one is very special, the colours and level of gloss work so well I'm prepared to look past the fact it has 7 strings. First class work Andrew.

7. Matt’s SV-1 Swirl Not a massive swirl fan, but this works with the guitar. Nicely executed. Swirls are always interesting and this one looks particularly good. Well built with some fine touches, especially the dark to light shading as the paint job approaches the neck. Swirling is something i tried and gave up for i couldn't get it right. So wow on the swirling on this one. Cannot fault. The finish is deep and rich and glossy. Yum. Not personally a fan of the swirl, but this one looks great. Excellent job.

8. PabloPepper’s RC-4 Never been a blue guitar person. Until now. Pablo – that is making me itch to build an RC-4 NOW. Beautiful looking guitar, there's always that appeal in the Ricci's! Colour works well all the way through to the headstock. and blends immaculately throughout. Excellent effort! Yeah wow, this bass realy is a work of art. Love how the headstock-shape goes with the body. Really well finished looks fantastic. Another stunning looking Ricky bass, great job PP.

9. AJ’s TL-1 Nicely executed, stunning finish, but the colour blend doesn’t quite work for me (dark brown, light brown, black, chrome, brass). Always love the quality of AJ's finishes. This is no exeption. Can't go wrong with earth tones Very very beautifull guitar The shieldplate in wood...love it. Beautiful bonus points for personalised scratch plate and decals. A very nice looking Tele, AJ you're producing consistently brilliant guitars. You gotta be happy with this one too. And so, the second Runner Up goes to... Andrew's IB-7 The Runner Up goes to... PabloPepper for his blue RC-4 Bass And the Winner of Pit Bull Guitars November Guitar of the Month goes to: Bargeloob's Double Cut TL-1 "Bladecatcher".

Congratulations Bargeloob's, that is a mighty fine guitar.
I think this is your second win. We may have to start issuing handicaps if you keep this up. j/k.

[wokkaboy]

congratulations Barge, I thought your mods would have got you through, well done Pabs and Andrew for runner up awards. You have to do something really special to win these days, back to the drawing board !
Also well done judges are getting a tougher job each month

[Nickosaurus]

well deserved win. Congrats lads.

[pablopepper]

Woot! Congrats Barge, utterly brilliant guitar. Stoked to have got runner up in such a tough field. Great job everyone.

[ponch]

Thanks for the kind words and yeah! First ever runners up position. Happy days!

[ponch]

And to barge, congrats mate. As if there ever was going to be another axe taking home the top spot. I absolutely adore your work man, very very well done, nice tasteful mods and she sounds killer to boot. Congrats again, and also to pabs for your bass!

[AJ]

Congrats Barge, another quality build. Congrats to the runner-ups also excellent builds

[bargeloobs]

Been majorly busy getting things organized at our new house before we move in and I've unfortunately been neglecting the threads the last little while, so I jump on here for a quick nosy only to get the shock of my life!!!
I can genuinely say I'm in a bit of disbelief really and upon reading the judges comments more than a little choked up.
With such an awesome bunch of guitars this month, I reckon it could have been anyone's, honestly, every one of you blokes did such an awesome job!
Thanks judges, your job must have been a fricken hard one, and a massive shout out to Pabs and Andrew for making the podium, two guitars to absolutely die for.
So much inspiration and knowledge to be had in this community, it's mind blowing, cheers guys!!!

[wokkaboy]

I pretty well knew your axe would win Barge, its got the personal touches that the judges like, and a great sound demo helped. You better celebrate tonight mate !