April 2015 Guitar of the Month

[Gavin1393]

Well deserved win Gav, consistency always pays off! Expect a call from the great man with a subtle hint for the recipe of that blue....demand naming rights!

[Shoota]

Congratulations. I love to see old scratched up guitars that look like they have a thousand stories to tell. On the other hand there are the ones that would bring me to tears if it ever got the slightest scratch. This is one of the latter.

[keloooe]

I prefer to have beaten up guitars, my Strat is getting a little beat up and it brings character and personality into the guitar!

[wokkaboy]

congratulations Gav, I knew you would win another GOTM, only a matter of time. Big congratulations to all the other entrants were all brilliant builds.
Also well done to all the judges on another tough month to judge

[Fretworn]

Congrats Gav - your guitar even dragged the Gavmeister out of his hiding place!

[robin]

Well done to all entrants, with a special well done to Gav. Such a lovely deep blue Gav, very envious.

rob

[ihasmario]

What did you finish your guitar in gav? If it's tru oil, did you have any problems with the blue going green?

[gavinturner]

Hey Chris,

I used Colortone dye with Ebony Timbermate to fill the grain. For clear coats I used White Knight gloss acrylic. Personally I havent tried blue with Tru-Oil. It does have an amber tint, so it may change the colour, but I can't confirm that. Thing is, I've seen that http://fredyen.com used Tru-Oil over his blue dye and that didn't seem to discolour, although it was a pretty dark finish

Hope this helps a little.

cheers,
Gav.

[bargeloobs]

Great job Gav, a worthy winner amongst an outstanding field, poor poor judges.

[gavinturner]

Thanks Bargey .

cheers,
Gav.