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Moving along, Ive wired in the kit pickups. We'll see how they do. There arent many options for replacing the minibucker, but the bridge pickup is a different story. I could go for a FS-1 like Gav did... not sure if Ill dig it, I generally dont like Strat tones. Might have to spring for some kind of railbucker.
I can recommend the Armstrong rails. Bitey. :)
I see them on WDMusic. Not against trying them!
Neck is starting to get nicely smooth now. Getting that glassy feel. Almost have the headstock coated properly too.
Glad it's all moving along nicely for you.
In line with Waz and Simons earlier comments, Im now slowly coating the sides of the neck. With fretboard face taped.
LOL- I was doing the final clear coat on the neck last week and suddenly a hole (about 1cm wide) opened up in the paint down to the primer! Must have been an air bubble trapped in the layers of color paint. But I fixed that with a few minutes spritzing and sanding.
Either that or some grease from a fingerprint on the primer surface stopped the colour coat sticking to it. But it's now sorted, so all's good.
I admit it startled me since the finish was looking good, but the issue could have been way worse.
Neck buffed, tuning keys installed.
Body is ready for final clearcoat and buff. Once that's done, Ill shield the cavity and itll be ready.
Pickguard is 90% wired and sitting in a box (Have to install bridge and its ground to finish wiring).