October 2015 Guitar of the Month

[BenWA]

that tele oh my days...

[Gavin1393]

that tele oh my days...

Looks like I'm going to have to beef up my security systems...

[adam]

So, just the 3 entries this month? I'll get the judges on task tonight and hopefully have a result within a few days.

[wokkaboy]

Ads I think Moose scared everyone off with his Starcaster entry

[adam]

And the results are in...

Judges comments in submission order:

Island_Moose's FS-1G

"For a first build this is a beautiful guitar. The finish and attention to detail is second to none. your patience to put 73 coats on shows your dedication to nailing the finish. Well done Moose this is a guitar I'd make a bee line to in a shop."

"Beautiful. 73 coats such patience and pride of workmanship. Headstock looks great."

"Wow Moose, I absolutely love your build, simple, elegant, the 73 coats really did pay off! I'd walk away with that axe! I tried to find the smallest imperfection, but I couldn't really find anything that would lose even half a point! Awesome work scaring the others off!"

"I have no feedback other than it is just stunning."

Gavmeister's TL-1TH

"Good to see Gav entering a guitar after being a judge for so long. Very nice looking tele with some nice mods and touches. You sure the bridge is intonated Gav ? Looks like the heavy E string is closer to the nut than the A string. I understand your choice of pups but think gold pups would have finished off the look. I had to take off small marks for a couple of photos being out of focus on one corner. If you put a real mother of pearl logo on the headstock you would have scored more points."

"Looks great, nice colour well built, but no truss rod cover."

"It has been a while since I last saw images of this Gav and it's a ripper of an axe! Nice bling hardware, really suits the finish! Sadly, I will take off some points for the chrome pickups, even though I know you tried to source some gold ones. Also taking a bit off for not intonating the bridge and lastly you forgot the truss rod cover!"

"Gav you have a great eye for colour combinations and this Thinline is an awesome example. Great colour, great finish quality, string through is a nice touch too. Just a solid, high quality build."

Bullatagate's LP-1

"Not a bad effort for a first build I like the colour, but I think you could have done a much better job if you took your time. The stain on the back of the body isn't consistent and looks like there are still glue marks visible. You really need to post pictures of the finished build, not half finished photo's. The judges favour having your own logo on the headstock to show you built it and you are proud of it. Also 2 of the photos are out of focus. If you build another kit take your time and I'm sure you can really build a quality guitar."

"Well what do you say, the bits that are built look ok but how can you give a score to an unfinished guitar."

"The colour on the body is really cool, but it seems way too rushed and it looks to be a half-done job. The pictures do look mostly unfinished, would be awesome to see the final axe in more detail. If you had taken a little more time to finish it, I'm sure your bandmates would give you more than "a few" metres of space! I can't wait to see what your next build will be!"

"Your name certainly reflects your building style - straight in and getting it done. I dig the gig guitar vibes and that pink will put a spotlight on stage for sure. Cool to see you getting your kid involved with the build too."


And the Winner is

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...9&d=1442107783

Island_Moose's FS-1G

Congratulations and well done! I think this one blew everyone (myself included) away.

[wokkaboy]

congratulations Moose, think you may have scored possibly the highest average score from the judges.
Bad luck Gav you gave Moose a run for his money but lost some small marks

[Island_Moose]

I want to thank the judges...my parents...the good Lord...and the humble maple tree.

Thanks everyone, I really can't overstate the quality of the timber used in my kit, and the overall grace of that model in particular. The construction was therapeutic for me, so perhaps the insane level of detail was, in fact, me not wanting it to be over...

Then there was a sale and I bought a new one!!! Roll on good times!!!!

Thanks again everyone.

[keloooe]

Congrats John, I'd say it is my favourite forum build ever on my time here, and especially for a first build! So if that is the new standard.... I have no idea what is in store for the future...

[andrewdosborne]

Well done Moose, well deserved win with an awesome build! All that effort paid off. Gav - top notch Tele would love to get my mits on it and give it a twang! Bullatagate - my daughter is a big fan of the colour you achieved. She has moved some texters into my workshop.....

[Arzi]

Well done Moose! Amazing work and I think we all can agree on the therapeutic part - at least most of the time...