March and April Guitar of the Month (for Guitars and Basses finished in Feb and March

[Bakersdozen]

This is turning out to be a bumper edition GOTM judges are going to have a lot on their plates this time round.

[DarkMark]

Respect to Fretworn and shr1mpy for combining with a larger group.

[step1507]

Here are some more photos

[JohnH]

A tough month for the judges!

[Brendan]

And an entry from Ian (marshi):


Latest build, its a custom order based on the GS-2. I modified the kit to include: Floyd Rose tremolo, reverse Ibanez headstock and rosewood fretboard. I then modified the stock tremolo to include an Allparts brass block. Other modifications include a Gotoh locking nut and Floyd Rose fine tuners. The guitar was finished with the Dingotone finishes, Bushfire Sunrise on the body and clear on the neck. I also added a timber back electronics cover to match the body, as best as I could. Plays great and has a lovely blues tone from the neck pickup but shreads from the bridge. I modifed the wiring to include a volume control for each pickup and the 3 way switch, no tone. Great fun building this guitar even more fun to play. Thanks everyone PitBull Guitars.

[Simonism]

Hi folks,

First post ... Simon here (moniker: "Simonism").

I've just finished a thinline quilted maple neck ST guitar. Thanks PitBull!

This was my second PitBull build and it was even easier than the first. The first was a jazz style bass guitar and then I just had to have a six string to go with it.

The AST-1QB "Thinline" kit was fantastic.

I've popped in a few pictures because it came out so well. Is the March comp still open or does this roll into April?

Anyway, I've got to tell you that I took to heart the advice about being careful sanding the thin maple veneer and I so did ABSOLUTELY no sanding on the guitar or neck at all (other than the fret ends, which needed a little filing and sanding so as not to rip my fingers to shreds, and where I sawcut the headstock shape). I'm a wimp but I'll say that again because it speaks volumes for the quality of the finish on this kit. No sanding of wood whatsoever other than headstock and fret ends.

There was no glue to remove. The untouched kit looked great. Maybe I'm not all that fussy?

The finish was quick and easy - I used red, yellow and a little black Rit dye, dissolved in water, to get some colour on the body. All mixed in one pot - starting off yellow only, applying, adding some red, applying, adding some black, applying, etc. More colour and more black towards the outer edges, to make it darker and to blend with the black edge strip (whatever-you-call-it). I used a little less of the same pot colours on the neck. Then six or seven coats of Tru-Oil, all on one warm Melbourne day. No steel wool, no rubbing, no fuss. Oh, and did I say no sanding.

I quite like the outcome.

I bought two upgrades - Grover locking tuners (which I fitted after briefly trying the stock ones, and they're great and absolutely worth it) and Tonerider Vintage pickups (yet to be fitted because I wanted to try the stock ones first, and stock is not bad at all to my old ear. I play through a Fender Frontman 15R that I found on someones nature strip and easily replaced the intermittent input jack, pumping into a pair of Tannoy 15" Gold Monitor speakers - woohoo.

Thanks once again to PitBull for your great offerings. I've had a huge amount of fun for not a huge amount of money!

cheers
Simon (Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula
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[G-Axe]

That's beautiful, Simon. Love the subtle burst!

[Brendan]

OK comp closed. New one to start soon!

B

[Brendan]

I've popped in a few pictures because it came out so well. Is the March comp still open or does this roll into April?

Yep - you made it into the April comp (same as the other guitars in this thread).

The month is based on when it is judged and announced...

[wazkelly]

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