No, that's not it. And I'm not taking anything away from the build, it looks like a fine enough guitar, at least judging from the fuzzy underlit photos... And I recognize that the choice of wood one makes is a part of the build.
I'm not reacting to the guitar, merely the seeming orgasm certain posters tend to have over the figure of the wood (and I don't know about you, but I tend to close my eyes when I've reached the point of no return...) And I definitely feel there are more interesting--creative, challenging, unique--builds this month. Just my opinion.
Thanks to all that have voted this month. I guess I'll defend myself a little bit here. First, the photo's are not fuzzy or under lit and if you actually looked past the quilted maple top on this guitar, you might see that the build isn't just your basic LP copy by any means. The neck joint, hidden 3 way cavity, 7/8" top with a deep carve. These three things alone took planning and a lot of work to accomplish. Have you ever hand carved quilted maple like this with a gouge? It's not very easy and tends to chunk and tear since the grain runs all over the place. I really don't care if you like it or not, but your comments about the guitar are simply not true.