February 2017 GOTM

[wokkaboy]

great pic Greg that really captures that superb grain pattern

[gavinturner]

OMG, the finishes on all these entries! Just amazing. Couldn't pick a winner at this stage.

cheers,
Gavin.

[stan]

Slayer that blue is amazing, not enough blue guitars, very cool

[stan]

DMartin, that is one of the coolest SGs I've seen here, love the racing stripe

[stan]

Greg, super nice first build, red quilt LP, lovely

[G-Axe]

Okay, so I don't think this is even in the same ballpark as the previous entries with their beautifully crafted finishes - it doesn't even have any clear coats on it, and up close there are a lot of flaws.

That said, it was built for the stage (and as such, looks great from a distance), it sounds great and I'm really proud with what I accomplished in a week. One day I will strip off the hardware and clear coat it so it lasts but for now I'm getting too much enjoyment out of playing my first custom built guitar!

So without further ado, I present the Spliceman Mk. 1 (half 'splorer, half Iceman - the first of many). It's a butchered EX-1 kit, with a custom vinyl decal over Duplicolor Empress Red spraypaint. Just about everything is stock - the hardware is chrome, shabbily sprayed with a translucent grey the only upgrade was to put in some Artist Bullbuckers (chinese JB/Jazz neck clones).

Here's some "glamour shots". Don't mind the scraggly lawn and unfinished pergola - just the work I should have been doing instead of building a guitar.

[G-Axe]

...a few more....

[G-Axe]

...and a couple more for good luck.



Last of all, a shot of it in action:

[Brendan]

Sweet - great to see an action shot!

[Dedman]

I thought they were stick on automotive stripes!. That's gotta be one of the best happy accidents ever!