April Guitar of the Month

[Andyport]

This looks superb Lawry, what a great job you've done...congrats!
That headstock does it for me...the truss rod cover, the decal....just fantastic.
Real quality build.
"The Stratopester" is gonna have to be pretty darn good to beat this.
Great job Lawry.

Cheers
Andy

[keloooe]

I totally agree with Andy's comments there, a brilliant bass, looks the part with the decal and truss rod cover!

This will be fun Lozza, now to find out who else is entering this month...

[WeirdBits]

Fantastic looking bass Lawry, beautifully finished.

Is it ready for its big debut on the weekend? How's your left hand and arm, a bit of pump after wrestling with the wide neck all week?

[gavinturner]

Lawry, your bass is just beautiful. You've done a fantastic job on it, and your attention to detail really shows. Pest, and who ever else enters this month, is going to have to pull out something pretty special to beat your effort. Top work dude.

cheers,
Gav.

[lawry]

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I'm really happy with how it turned out, plays and sounds. And I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the interest.

@Scott. I'm a bit anxious about the gig tomorrow. Normally I play a five string fretless but this high C keeps on catching me out. My fingers expect it to be a G. In the last week I have managed to get about 10 hours of practice on it so I'm definitely going to use it tomorrow. Not much point building the beast and then sticking it in the cupboard, what? As for my left hand...it's not aching as much as it was last weekend, but I can feel it working. I'll let you know how it goes.

[wokkaboy]

Totally stunning build Lozza, just shows what can be built with such a good kit. This will be a hard entry to beat !
Best of luck with the gig, sure you will play fine. I agree these 6 strings are a real workout on the hands

[dingobass]

Stunning, beautiful, exquisite, enchanting... I just ran out of superlatives

[vh2580]

Its hard to say how good that looks without using expletives.
Awesome job Lawry.

[gavinturner]

GOTM judges,
I humbly submit my ES-2T florentine for your consideration. It has been finished in ColorTone cherry dye and tru-oil. All hardware has been upgraded including:

Wilkinson Gold EZI-lock Tuners
DIY custom truss-rod cover
DIY bone nut
GFS Dream 180 Humbuckers
Gold pickup surrounds
Gold ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge
Gold 335-style trapeze tailpiece
Gold strap studs.
CTS pots
Orange Drop caps
Cloth covered vintage wire
Switchcraft 3-way and output jack
Gold oval jack plate

I have wired it using a Vintage 50s wiring scheme with the independent volume mod.









cheers,
Gavin.

[gavinturner]

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