Ok I have received and installed my new pickguard. I had to do some modifications around the neck and the pickup was a little too tight so I had to remove some material there as well as sand off the rear side of the neck pickup cavity but got it to work. I have adjusted the neck a little like John recommended and it helped a tad. I think it will be ok. I will be moving on to lacquer next week hopefully. I took a couple more pictures with it dampened to see how it may look with clear on. I am also gonna do a complete fret job, level, crown dress and polish. I think they angle the frets too much from the factory. You loose precious playing area when you cut them so flat.
Thanks for the help and comments so far I am loving my first build and got email that my two bass kits that I customized are shipping so gonna be a busy summer.
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