February Guitar of the Month

[wokkaboy]

headstock and back photos

[4D Guitars]

Wayne here from 4D Guitars, this is my entry ST-1A ash.
Body has been very lightly stained with carmine gypsy mixed with the clear, neck and headstock have had clear coats.
All parts are stock and camphor veneer has been glued to the headstock
front and close up pics

[4D Guitars]

back and headstock pics

[lawry]

Some very classy machines in this month.
@Gav - looks amazing man. You've gotta put out a clip of this in action.
@Wayne - very smooth looking and classy axe.
@ Wokka - do you want my shipping address for delivery? I've always had a soft spot for thinlines.

[Brendan]

Wokks & Wayne - both are hot guitars - Wayne gotta love the ash!

[gavinturner]

@Wokka, @Wayne - awesome builds guys. Just beautiful. Partcularly love Wayne's ash strat. That's a nice piece of wood and the final colour is just amazing.

cheers,
Gav.

[stan]

wow 4D is pumping out some nice work, well done guys

[Andyport]

Fantastic entries everyone.
That baritone is superb Gav, wouldn't expect anything less from you.
Wayne, your ST is a beauty, that ash body is simply gorgeous.
Well done to you all, another terrific lineup.

[WeirdBits]

I wasn't going to enter, but I figured I may as well show it off… it may not be a beauty like some of the others, but it is special to me.

TL-1A "G-special" (build diary)

The Alder body was originally plagued by worm holes that went full thickness, but rather than take up Adam's offer for a refund I decided to persevere with the build as a learning experience/experiment. The guitar is named in tribute to my father who passed away in the first months of the build. He had his own way of doing things, usually against advice and good judgement, and we would typically refer to the result, good or bad, as a 'G special'. Well, much of this build has been against good advice and better judgement and, as it's the only guitar he got to see me building, it's only fitting it be named in his honour. The "G-special".


Body finish: Wudtone Black Magic Woman and Goldenrod custom 'burst, Gold highlights, extra gloss non-ageing.
Neck finish: Wudtone Aged Vintage Yellow.

Upgrades/Modifications:

• Wilkinson compensated bridge
• Gotoh tuners and string-thu ferrules
• GFS Lil' Puncher XL pickups (Cool Vintage version)
• 500KA push/pull Alpha pots
• Grigsby 4 pole 5 way superswitch
• Paper in Oil cap (0.047uF)
• Over-sized strap buttons
• Roller string-trees
• Electrosocket mount with a Switchcraft jack
• Recessed neck plate
• Copper shielding
• Custom pickguard and bone nut
• Black Mother of Pearl fretboard dots and headstock inlay
• String-thru body with recessed ferrules
• Custom wiring

Push/pull pots allow series/parallel coil switching for each pickup, and the 5 way superswitch provides the following options:
Bridge, Bridge & Neck (parallel out of phase), Bridge & Neck (parallel in phase), Bridge & Neck (series in phase), Neck.

[DanMade]

Top stuff, Wayne, Wokka and Scott. I'd love to get my grubby mits on any one of those fine examples of a classic.

There must be a record number of entries this month. It's going to be another tough one for the judges.