Ok, here goes:
SJE: there is not a thing wrong with this guitar, but it didn't really do much for me either. very clean, very nice looking piece, but I'm not a fan of extra strings or natural finishes, so it left me a little cold
The invader: like others, once I saw the inlay and the killswitch, I thought this guitar was going to be mindblowing. And while it's absolutely fantastic, and shows incredible workmanship, it just ended up being less than the sum of its prospective parts, and ended up slightly underwhelming.
oblaty: love the finish, but there's something about the thickness of the body that I find slightly inelegant to look at. But very clean, professional work and a great finish.
avenger mk3: I like some of the details: headstock design and neck join design in particular, but the overall design lacks cohesiveness to me. Excellent execution, though.
texas tele: got my vote for three reasons. 1) i don't like teles, so the fact i like this tele speaks volumes. 2) last months thinline missed my vote by a gnat's todger, so I'm making up for that. 3) great build thread.
OM-18: the reason that we should have separate acoustic (and bass?) GOTMs. Looks *amazing*, but no acoustic will ever, to me, look as good as a lecky.
gecko: incredible work, but I think I'm suffering from explorer ennui. that and I didn't really like the finish or the abalone topped knobs.
killemall: ditto on the explorer ennui, plus I don't really dig natural finishes or wood cavity covers. really, really clean work, but not flicking my switch for whatever reason
comicaster: really just missed the mark for me. there's nothing wrong with it, but I'd just like to see you translate some of that incredible energy - which you currently put towards *quantity* - and use it for quality. Spend three months building something from scratch, that's your own design and that you pour some of yourself into.
The quality in the last couple months has been incredible. applause all round.