December 2015 Guitar of the MOnth Competition

[Jbird]

Andy that came put very nice man!!!

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[Andy40]

Thanks, those photos are a bit small and dark, I'll try to upload a bigger and lighter ones now so you can see the detail.

[Brendan]

Drumroll - and the scores are in!

In order of submissions:

Arzi's MMB-4
"Stunning bass - nice choice of mods and an overall great look."

"Love how you customised this build Arzi and the colour really compliments the binding. Another great build!"

"Excellent colour selection and faultless finish, the binding is just the icing on the cake. The MMB-4 is such an iconic shape and this build does it justice. I don’t know ANYBODY who wouldn’t want this in their GAS collection."

"The only negative I can see is that its a little jagged/untidiness on the boundary line between the front face finish, the purl band and the back face finish. However, I can only imagine how hard that would have been to get it perfect.
You have to respect the builder for the degree of difficulty attempted here. The finish and the custom parts etc. Braver man than I (extra points for D of D)"

Janet's RC-1
"Nice colour choice, I think there are viewable sanding marks on the face around the bridge. it looks like she did not sand it down to a fine enough grade or sand long enough. The clear coat also looks a bit dry and did not flow Like ARZI's."

"Well built guitar and nice homage to Lennon. The truss rod cover is a nice touch you must be proud of this build well done Janet".

"Another faultless finish, but I’m just not convinced with the colour selection. Very picky, I know, but the RC-1 is such a busy guitar; there’s a lot going on with the top of the body. I think a single colour burst finish just makes it too busy. That said, this is an exceptional build and, apart from the subjective finish comments, I can’t fault it. "

"Great looking RC-1. Nice choice of colours and application."

nDR01d's TL-1
"Well, what a worthy guitar to tribute… the Boss’s Tele. I love the body and the neck and… well, you said it would be divisive… not so much that headstock. It’s an interesting design, but I think it’s just too big and bulky for the small Tele body. You’ve made something original that means a lot to you, and done a very good job with the build by the way, but personally, I wouldn’t be rushing to take it home."

"Another cool tribute axe to the boss and an original headstock shape. Missing a logo to say you built it NDRo1d. Well put together build though."

"I can not get excited about this model. Its not the builder's fault but the head looks out of preparation (Bruce's guitar head looks nicer). I also cant see the detail in the finish as the images are not very good so I remain neutral."

"Nice Tele! Great attention to detail with the sticker - gives it a real personal touch. I can see the swan resemblance in the headstock - not my cup of tea - then again - not my Tele either and it's great that you've done something different. Those pickups must make it sing!"

infxualbydesign's YB-4
"Sweet looking bass dude! Nicely done. Really stunning. Love the aged timber look of it and I think the logo is a nice touch - really complements the guitar. It all comes together nicely for me."

"Dig the colour selection and the application of the finish, but I had to look hard for some extra points or some points to take off. I thought the headstock was a little rough and distracted from the great body finish. Otherwise a solid build and this would be a great gigging bass. Nice work!"

"Great looking guitar. The stain work, The Great colour and finish. This is the type of guitar that would catch my eye walking into a store.
The detail on the back of the neck is not as good as the body. it looks a bit patchy in quite a few places. I know this neck (looks like the same item as the IB5) and its tricky in that it can look quite smooth and trick you into thinking that you don't need to sand it as much as the body but in fact its just as rough and I had to spend more time on it than the body in the end."

"Love the dark rustic look to this build and I like how your headstock logo fits between the A and D strings. Nicely put together YB-4."

Andy40's ST-1
"Nice upgrades to this build Andy, and the finish looks good. Love the dark blue and pearloid guard is a cool combo and the headstock logo looks great."

"That blue with the pearloid pickguard goes great together. Really nicely done."

"Nothing really stands out. Body needed more sanding (I think) colour is pretty standard. Application of paint a bit Orange peel especially on the back face."

"At first glance, just another blue Strat, but, upon closer inspection, the choice of blue, the quality of finish, the addition of a white pearloid guard and some of the other fine details; like the Howlin’ Wolf headstock, really make this one jump out at you. Excellent build!"


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A hard month to judge - some very good entries here, but as with Highlanders - "There can be only one" - winner that is and this month congratulations go to:

Arzi's MMB-4

Congratulations Arzi - you obvoiusly poured a lot of love into this bass and it really shows.
Thanks to all the judges, especially those who stepped in at the last minute to give some more scores and comments.

BTW - be sure to get your entries in for next month's GOTM - great way to start off the new year!

[vh2580]

Congrats Arzi, fantastic build and a deserving winner. Also kudos to the other entrants there are some nice axes in the mix

[wokkaboy]

Congratulations Arzi. Well deserved win. All the other entries were of a high standard.

[Arzi]

Wow...

Thanks guys - I would have never thought that my build would achieve this recognition...As I've seen the level of work posted here...

Speechless at the moment... Thanks...

[Andy40]

Congratulations Arzi. I almost considered not going in the comp after ur entry...I'm not a bass man but that is one cool bass. Well done.

I'm glad I did enter, I got some really good pointers from the guys!

[Swanny]

Well done to all, and congratulations, Arzi!

[andrewdosborne]

Congrats Arzi and well done to all other entrants.

[nDR01d]

Well done Arzi. There was some good competition this month (present company excluded - of course ). Congrats.