2nd Build SHB-4

Maybe you should ask the audience what to do. Do a poll perhaps?

I vote sanding it down and refinishing it again. But not with water based poly. Anyone else?

I've had one final go at fixing it and will now leave it hanging for a month before touching it with anything.

Right, I'm calling it done for now:
https://i.imgur.com/kAq2QRW.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/cbGkZhv.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/TKBKYG8.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/Pi1brFI.jpeg

But here's the 'honesty' shot:
https://i.imgur.com/pRxEn81.jpeg

I'm sure I could probably sand and polish a bit more, but frankly I'm scared of polishing through the finish completely and ballsing it up again.

And a quick audio demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ4UUuq4buM
There's some noise coming from somewhere, tomorrow I'll have a look to see if it's the amp or the guitar.

Some perseverance has gone into this build. I was actually in agreement with Stuart D in starting over...I just didn’t want to say it. That water based poly sure has a different feel about it, not necessarily unpleasant. All’s well that ends well. Good looking colour contrast. How does it sound? Look forward to seeing/hearing it in action.

Will do a better demo once I've figured out where the noise is coming from.

Congratulations on crossing the finish line! (puns intended :p)

However, it's good you used the phrase "done for now". I've done very little new building of late, but have "re-visited" at least two previous builds just recently. It just happens...

I've got another thing built, it's a kit guitar with an amplifier built in, but I never did the finishing on it. So when I redo that I'll redo the top finish on this at the same time I reckon and get it nice and flat.

A bit of distance from any build is usually a good thing, but more so if it has been a problematic one.

How do I know this??? Been there, done that!

Love the colour scheme. Looks great.