I'd like to vote this month, but I can't - I mean come on guys, where's the paint? Not a single 50s Cadillac colour, not one glittery fairground ride of a guitar? Sheesh.
Apologies to BLB, I'm not ignoring your excellent art - it's quite a piece of work - but I'm pretty sure I can still see wood on the front there.
@GOM: Next month it's 'no grain showing' month, right? I'll make it worth your while.
I'm joking of course.
Incredible line-up (again) this month and not a bad one among them, but not a difficult vote for me either and, what the heck - even though it seems to have become the norm not to reveal or hint at ones vote before the outcome - I'll even explain why; it's not as if anybody's going to be influenced by my opinions. Of course, personal taste comes into this as well, but...
With no disrespect to the other entries, four make my shortlist.
Two of them are more or less straightforward 'classics' and make the shortlist by virtue of their simple perfection in terms of part selection, finish and faultless assembly. One of these two has earned my vote previously. Both are just great looking guitars and both have had their progress well-documented on the forum.
One is an 'out of nowhere special' - again, great parts selection, a super-clean looking build and, this time, a bit of a variation from the norm. If there'd been 'just out of the box' and/or 'a work in progress' threads, my decision might well have been more difficult. This is the reason for me blethering on - other members have raised this before, but it certainly makes a difference to me if I'm 'in' on the planning stages, thought processes and build of an instrument before it appears in GOTM.
So, after all that, my vote goes to a guitar that ticks all the previously mentioned boxes and also adds in a measure of originality and unique design too. An absolutely superb project from start to finish.
TL;DR? Don't blame you. I'll go back into aestivation now.
ccasion14: my vote go for most artist one
