April 2015 Guitar of the Month

[Nickosaurus]

One of my favorite builds on here. Well done!

[bargeloobs]

Ok I'll be first. JBA-4 in DT Nullabor Ochre. Stock apart from new strap buttons.

Real nice Fretty, a quality build all the way.

[bargeloobs]

Ok ill give it a go...

This is the first guitar ive built.

Paint: 2Pak Arctic White
Neck Finish: Black stain rubbed back, matte danish oil finish
Pickups: EMG 57/66 set
Pickup Rings: Ibanez Cosmo Black
Knobs/Jack Plate: Gotoh Cosmo Black
Tuners: Gotgh Locking Cosmo Black
Bridge/Tailpiece: Gotoh Cosmo Black
Nut: Graphtech Tusq Graphite
Other Bits: Custom made aluminium cavity cover / Truss Rod Cover

Damn Jayboy, for a first build this thing is unbelievable mate, extra points for the custom carve on the body, the arctic white works perfectly and that headstock, holy shit!!
Very well done man.

[bargeloobs]

Ok may as well throw my STA-1 into the mix. It's finished in Colortone blue dye over ebony Timbermate grain fill. The neck and headstock is Vintage Amber Colortone dye finished with Tru-Oil. The body is clear coated with Acrylic. The hardware is a gold upgrade kit from PBG, but otherwise stock. No electronics have been replaced at all.

cheers,
Gav.

I've been following this one fairly closely and in true Gav fashion, yet another stunning build from top to bottom. I've made a space in my guitar rack Gav so just post that off whenever you're ready;-)
Seriously good job man!!

[bargeloobs]

Here's another 'G' entry for the month - my ES-1G. All stock apart from truss rod cover, pots, gold vintage speed knobs, orange drop caps and input jack.

Finish - all Colortone w/Tru Oil

Man, talk about a lesson in perfection!! What more can you say about this, 10/10 bro.

[stan]

Andrew that ES is a pro quality build all the way - so very nice

[andrewdosborne]

Thank you all for your kind comments. Just squeezed this one in for this months GOTM as I decided to finish the back off a bit better. This one has been a good learning experience especially with the electrics. For the fret levelling this time round I gave it a going over with a radius block before using a long straight beam. Seems to play a lot better with this technique so will try again on my TLA-1....


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[keloooe]

@Andrew, that is the best I have seen on this forum so far! Now, when am I picking it up again?

All entries are really top notch, everyone should be proud of their efforts!

[andrewdosborne]

@Andrew, that is the best I have seen on this forum so far! Now, when am I picking it up again?

All entries are really top notch, everyone should be proud of their efforts!

Cheers keloooe. You are absolutely right in that all builds are worthy entries. Each and every one is a unique work and source of inspiration.

[wokkaboy]

sensational ES Andrew, really well finished. All entries this month are worthy winners, glad I'm not a judge !