I built my first guitar a year and a half ago. Did stuff it up a bit, but learnt a lot as everyone says. Just got a Pit Bull guitar to build for a friend.
I upgraded nearly everything on the LP style, so it should look really nice when done.
I just past my 50th Birthday and got a compressor and Air Gun (finishing/detail) so looking forward to clear coating with that.
For added fun, I'm going to have a look at screen printing on the head-stock like the Gibson brand is applied, rather than a decal. I had a logo made up 10 years ago for a different reason, but it still works today.