March 2016 Guitar of the Month

[adam]

Here's an entry from amgnrafd.

"My second every build.
Went for a nitrocellulose finish.
Sprayed white, taped up EVH style, then sprayed black coat.
Still haven't got a trust rod cover (see pics) as haven't found a style I like yet.
Below are images from front, back and headstock.

Thanks for the great hobby!"

[adam]

Ok, the results are in.

Thanks to our star-studded judging panel, including FredA, last month's GOTM Winner.

Here's the Judge's comments in submission order:

Dajavoodoo's TL-1TB

What a beast! Blue / green so deep you could swim in it and some hot upgrades! Overall looks the business and some amazing enhancements with the leather.

Tele thinline, one of my favourite guitars, some really cool upgrades, especially that Graphtech bridge. You have done really well with the headctock too. A bit of work needed on the binding as there does seem to be a lot of residue left over. One of the ways you can save a lot of time is to get the binding shiny smooth before painting. Also seem to be missing the switch cap but then that may have been intentional?

Sweet looking build Simon you have added some nice upgrades and the leather pickguard and sides are a nice touch. The burst and finish has been well done, this is a great looking axe. I have to knock off half a mark for no top hat switch tip and picture quality. It's a small detail but that's all it takes these days the level is so high

Loving this build mate. The dragon burst, the bigsby, the aggressive headstock – just gorgeous! An absolutely killer build that I would love to have a jam on.

Amazing blue green colour and very nice hardware upgrades. Love the big tremolo.


Amgnrafd's LP

Stunning choice of colours and outcome - certainly is very individual and a great outcome! Love how the back of the headstock continues the theme! Truss rod cover will finish it off, but I agree that it will need the right one. What would finish it off for me is a logo - some love 'em - some don't, but to me it screams MINE!

Unmistakable influence of EVH, would have preferred an ebony / dyed fretboard to complete this -it's not too late! Very nicely put together, pity about the missing truss rod, and I know that feeling of looking for the right one!

Interesting concept doing the EVH paint scheme on a LP shape. Paint job looks pretty clean. Not much information on the build, looks like gold hardware but can't really see much detail in the smallish images. Would love to know more about the build like how it plays and sounds and if there were any other upgrades. In the past someone has lost a GOTM comp due to no truss rod cover !

I’ve never seen an EVH style LP but I’m really digging it! Loving the combination of black/white/gold – classic.

Nice work with the stripes. Look very clean and well defined.


Singulum's ST-1M

Lovely red Strat - classic and stunning. Great effort and a worthy contender!

Looks great, that headstock is terrific. Well put together. A guitar to be proud of. Loved your build diary, but it always left me feeling hungry....

love the colour and shine on this build. For a first build you have really nailed the look and headstock shape looks great. On a closer look the bridge saddles are all angled to the treble side so a bit more care in the setup of this axe and it should play and sound better.

I’ve loved this build from start to finish. Red shellac painstakingly applied, red/white/gold combination, and a killer decal on the headstock.

Great build diary (good read at lunch time too with all the food photos!) and great looking finish! If anything it could have looked a bit more custom as it looks like it’s been bought in a shop (which is also a compliment).


Eric's ESB-4SC

Pool room bass (sorry Eric - but highest accolade from an Aussie). This is not a bass - it's a work of art. The whole thing comes together and man - that would be on display if it was at my place! My only fear would be playing it and damaging the surface - how bomb proof is it?


An interesting build, not sure how safe it would be to play, particularly on the back (heavy) and on the fingers, as they smash into the beautiful artwork that is on this guitar.
Not my cuppa-t, but being someone that appreciates art, I'd have given it a closer look and as an art piece it is certainly special. I really like how you have 'encase' the controls and switches and made them part of the artistic creation. Well done.


first reaction was how did you do all that sculpting, it looks different but unique the look you got. Would hate to know how many hours went into this build. Like some other builds very little information provided about the technique and materials used. Sculpted axes are not really my thing but I really dig what you have done on this build. Great work

What a cool finish! The texture looks awesome and I’d love to see your process. Bit of a marmite build but love the gnarly root systems. (Eric, let me know if you need this comment translated from Aussie to US - Adam)

Wow… that’s so very different! Amazing guitar finish! Not sure I would want to play this though, I’d be scared this thing could try and eat me like in a Harry Potter movie!


Wazkelly's EX-5

Hot orange - hot bass - the bass makes me think of the sun in the middle of summer. Very effective outcome!

A nicely finished and well blended colour scheme completes this bass guitar. You have carefully thought through the upgrades and probably 'almost' restored DB's sanity with the headstock.

love the vibrant colours Waz, a really cool 5 string EX bass you have built. I assume the headstock stain colour matches the body, some angles in the daylight pics the headstock looks much more yellow than the orange-ish body. I can see in the indoor pic the headstock colour looks the same as the colour. Rocking bass for sure great effort.

First up – the headstock logo is amazing. Some classy touches like the rosewood logo and upgraded electronics. It was a long process but the results speak for themselves – well done.

That’s very very orange! Interesting mix of a mean looking bass that could belong in a metal group and a quite mellow orange colour.


And the Winner is...

Honourable mention to Eric's ESB-4, I think I speak for most when I say this blew us away with the skilful execution, but, ultimately, it was not to everybody's taste. This was reflected in the scoring, which showed the broadest range of scores I've seen in this competition. Eric's ESB-4 came in 3rd position.

1st and 2nd place went down to a Strat and Tele battle.

Singulum's ST-1M was the Runner Up.

So, the Winner of Pit Bull Guitars March 2016 Guitar of the Month Competition, but just 0.2 of one point, is...

Dajavoodoo's TL-1TB




Congratulations Dajavoodoo! Especially well done for proving that the adage "Blue and Green should never been seen", is complete rubbish.

[MichaelLouie]

Well here is my very first build , this thing rocks @@

[Caesar]

This is absolutely brilliant, congrats Simon.
Thinking of the same style guitar after I finish the one I'm working on..

[vh2580]

WOW, that is a stunner. Love the roo leather on the side a cool touch and the top looks awesome.

[stan]

that is a great build Simon, very nice . the railhammers must add some oomph

[Singulum]

Greetings everyone. This is the story

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3648

and here is my build.

[Singulum]

[DrNomis_44]

She looks great Singulum, let this be an inspiration for me to do a great job when I start working on my STA-1M kit.

[Fretworn]

Great to see it finally finished Ercument. A great red ST! Pity it didn't come with more pictures of your cooking.