I’m at the point where final polishing starts, and parts start to go on.  Now is the most convenient time to check things out and give myself one more opportunity for surgery.

The neck required some tweaking because of the finish. I had to sand off some of it at the heel so it fit the pocket good. Also a couple of the tuner holes needed opening up (also because of the clear coat).

Everything else fit good, and it gave me the opportunity to see the overall look.

Yeah, that’s a cool fucking guitar.

Now it’s time to polish. The headstock and neck should be pretty easy, but the fretboard will be a PITA.

While texting with my friend, I came up with a way to describe the “vibe” I am going for.

It’s like a barn, an upscale barn, but the barn has a dark side. The kind of barn where the cows wear a monacle and speak with a British accent. But also the kind of barn where the cow is going to hit on your wife before the night is over and you should worry about her taking him up on it. The kind of barn where things that don’t make sense, make sense. The kind of barn where the guitar player in the band plays a Telecaster with a humbucker in the bridge.

I think if I said that, you could pick this guitar out of a lineup.

2 hours later…. I needed to do a couple things.

The hole for the neck pickup wire was a bit weird. The wire kept interfering with the plate for the pickup. I had to lower the opening for the wire so it could stay under the pickup.

This neck has a truss rod adjustment wheel in the heel area. When I put the wheel on, it wouldn’t fit. I had to open the area up a bit and took the opportunity to paint everything black.