Quote Originally Posted by McCreed View Post
Black arrow = Neck

White arrow = Bridge

It works differently than a strat 5-way, and in simple terms, because of the way the switch is jumpered (your green line) it makes the lugs work relative to the pickup location. Hope that makes sense...


In regard to your earlier post (sorry, I thought I commented before) I believe the only way you would successfully get nitro over BLO, would be to apply enough shellac over it to seal it. Just be aware that shellac will have some amber tint to it as well, so you'll want to consider how that will work with a tinted nitro over it.

I have very limited experience using BLO as I have seen too many problems with it when used by others and have no interest in it. I like satin poly for my necks, and have just stayed with it (I moved away from lacquer FWTW).
Really grateful - thank you, McCreed.

In essence, "Follow the wiring diagram, Johnny"

I would love to understand wiring more and would be grateful for any resources to review, in order to get a better understanding (my understanding of circuits was a rudimentary couple of classes in Year 11 Physics).

Thank you for your thoughts on the BLO, anyway, McCreed. It ended up being an odd path - I finally gave up in frustration and paid a local luthier to spray the neck with some amber (but that of itself was a nightmare, as the oil was difficult to sand back and involved lots of turps and hard work). Interestingly, I still ended up with an obvious "two-tone" effect between the maple fretboard and the maple neck (which is basically where I was heading anyway with the BLO, tinted with oil paint). So, it looks like I was unlikely to get the one colour that I wanted. Oh well, lessons learned.

And this is something which I might look out for in future - I understand the different construction b/w maple neck/maple fretboard vs solid maple neck (ie to accommodate the truss road) but I prefer the solid/one-piece maple with the truss rod routing and inlay on the back, I think.

Thankfully the next guitar I do will have a rosewood fretboard, so the issue will be moot.

Thanks again.