November Guitar of the Month

[Gavin1393]

<private message to all judges> I hope you all remembered to set your email addresses to "Out of office" otherwise you will be called on to pick a winner out of this lot!! <end private message to all judges>

[Tim]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from adam on November 1, 2013, 18:14
I will post a compilation of the entries on our Facebook Page, so please help spread the word by sharing that post. Will be up soon..

Just looked at the facebook entries WOW hate to be judging this lot
anyways TIMS IB-5 is still in bits
TIMS YB-4 is done just saying
Good luck to everyone this month they are all awesum

[Scott J.]

Just a thought here (considering all the judges seem to be running scared this month! ) ...

... maybe next time in such a situation, the judging might be done by the entrants themselves? (of course, with no voting for your own entry) ... it'd be one way to get an unbiased general consensus! (I know that if I had to come runner-up to someone I'd be sure to want them to be the "best darned kid on the block"! 8-) )

Ok, I'll shut-up now!

[kanelangmaid]

Well judges, 24hrs or so until your hard decision will be made. A sleepless night perhaps?

Well competition. I am honored to be amongst some great quality builds. No doubt we will all be talking more tomorrow, after the announced winner.

[sfkhooper]

The suspense is killing me!

[Gavin1393]

Hey Adam,

DB, Bones and I have just arrived back from Bali. Sorry we could not vote, so who won?

Gav

[adam]

Folks, the results are finally in.

We haven't heard from our guest judge Marcus, last month's winner. So, if you're reading this Marcus, I hope you don't mind that we went ahead without your scores. We couldn't wait any longer.

Maybe he got scared off by the impossible task of picking a winner amongst these entries.

We say it every month, so it probably starts to sound a bit glib, but, believe me, when the Pit Bull Guitars team catch up, we do talk about the difficulty in picking one guitar that we have to label as the "best" for that month. It is actually a really difficult task.

Anyway, this month we had to go really hard on any minor imperfections to try and find a winner. Personally, I didn't find any flaws on any of the entries and I would have loved to taken any one of them home.

So, before we get to 3rd place, I should say there was a 3 way tie for 4th place and there was only 1/2 a point between 3rd and 4th. In fact, there was only about 4 points (on average) between 1st and last.

Ok, so in third place:

Glenn's TL-1A (Tania's Red Menace)


"There's something about the colour of this guitar that really draws me in, I can't look away. I think it's because I've just not ever seen anything like it. I would kill for this guitar".

"Another excellent example of what is possible with a PBG kit. The standard is high and this clearly excels"

In second place:

Jase's JR-1DC


"That Butterscotch looks good enough to eat. The black strings really enhance the colour, a very nicely balanced guitar."

"This guitar has that x-factor. So simple yet it screams "look at me". I really like this and would definitely pick it up for an intimate look!"

"I could not fault this one. I love the colour and it's been applied well and the guitar is well put together. There's something this guitar that just demands attention. I think it's the elegant simplicity. A winner in my books."


And the winner is...


Congratulations Andyport, the law of averages determined your ES-1GT in Vintage Cherry Red is November Guitar of the Month.



"No question that I want to be able to look at this masterpiece every time I log into PBG. Grain is finished beautifully. Colour Choice is sensational. I am envious that this guitar is not in my collection! 10/10, If I was giving bonus points for WOW factor - this one might even tempt the Telenapper...."

"PHWOOOOOR! That's a bit tasty..."

"This competition is really tough. Ultimately, it comes down to which guitar you would be drawn to and want to pick up and play. I could not help myself but be drawn to this beauty. It is just magnificent."

Congratulations Andyport.

[MetalMatt]

Well done Andy! What a beauty. From memory there was a shot of the back in your build diary that was just as exquisite as the front. Beautiful guitar!

[Bass Guy]

Great picks from the judges. The task was Herculean, and I am sure no-one will quibble with the outcomes.

God knows what the standard will be next month.....

[WeirdBits]

Congrats Andy, that's a beautiful guitar and a deserving winner, and well done to all the almost winners.