As stated previously, back from being laid up I got on with a few things.
The SGT has turned out nice, what I was looking for was the look of an old instrument, but not relic'd, distressed or hacked about. The beetroot juice staining was somewhat problematic with vegetable matter interfering with wire wool during application. In the end I got pretty near to what I wanted with Danish oil and beeswax.
The big surprise was when re-assembled, what a sweet player it is. The action is lowish, how I like it, as I pick and strum with fingers only and use many open chords and tunings. It may well become my go to guitar displacing the flying V that has always been my favourite.
The pick up balance is just about perfect with mellow, soft, warm tones from the P90 and soaring highs from the hot rail humbucker and these are just Chinese knockoffs! As it settles in I shall probably seek out some quality units but for now I am really happy with it.
I had some decals made up to finish it off, a simple 37 in a circle, my lucky number
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