May Guitar of the Month

[Brendan]

"May Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in April)

Enter your finished guitar or bass here to be judged for the Pit Bull Guitars May Guitar of the Month.

Please remember:

For Guitars or Basses finished on (or before) the end of April.

One guitar/bass per member per month.
It must be a Pit Bull Guitars kit (mods and upgrades acceptable).
Guitar or Bass must be finished and playable.

We need at least 4 photos:
· full guitar shot from the front;
· close up of the body finish;
· shot of the back of the guitar; and
· close up of the headstock (please, no brand name logos)


Please post your photos in this thread. If you are having issues posting photos on the forum, please email them to brendan (at) pitbullguitars (dot) com

Please note: This competition is open to amateur guitar builders only. If you are making and selling guitars for profit, you are ineligible. Also while there are some stunning guitars around - you never know what the judges are looking for, so we encourage anyone who's built a Pitbull during the month to enter!

Competition for the month closes at the end of April (Perth Western Australian time).

The sorts of things we judge on include:
· How well have the body and neck been prepared
· Is the choice of finish for the style of guitar appropriate
· How well has the finish been applied
· How well has all the hardware, pickups, etc, been installed
· Does it have the 'Wow Factor'· Which guitar would you make a beeline for in a guitar shop. That is, which one would you most like to take home.

BTW - remember that the winner is invited to be a guest judge the following month!"

[gonz]

Tl finished in march
body and neck made in epoxy resin coloured an PU varnish
banana platte custom made in a brass plate
micro plate was made in a carbon sheet

[drusso72801]

This is my first bass build. It's an AGB-30 kit. It took me approximately 2.5 months to build. The R2D2 graphic is hand painted onto the guitar. Solid white paint with polyurethane finish. The pickups are custom designed silver foil mini-humbuckers made by Josh Gravelin. Upgraded hipshot bridge and tuning machines, upgraded CTS pots, added a three-way switch, and the volume and tone knobs actually go to 11. Plays beautifully. I couldn't be happier with how it came out. I hope you all like it!

[Mike.L]

This was my first build, took a few months because of the paint work.
Body was high fill primed and blocked flat, then painted with a black base, a silver marble effect was painted to the face, two coats of blood red candy, then more black was airbrushed to create the fade, finally a lot of clear coat, again blocked back then buffed.
Neck was stained with golden teak stain and finished off with tru oil.
This guitar will go down as the start of my addiction lol

[DarkMark]

Let me be the first to say we’ve found the rebel bass.

[Sonic Mountain]

Wow, some very nice builds to kick off the month. Digging the R2 graphic. Finish on the Tele is next level.

[trv]

Let me be the first to say we’ve found the rebel bass.

This comment should win GOTM

[trv]

Seriously though, the guitars/bass posted are all amazing. Wish there were build diaries for all of them!

[drusso72801]

Let me be the first to say we’ve found the rebel bass.

I love this. My guitar will forever be called "the rebel bass." I so wish I had though of that. I would have painted it somewhere on the guitar.

[deepeejay]

Here is my HB4 Build, (in the correct month). I'm really please with how it looks, but even more pleased with how it plays and sounds. Took me about 10 months with lots of help from my friend Brian. My build diary has lots more photos. The tuning pegs are on an angle to allow it to fit into the case.