Hi Strontium, I was still applying top coats to my EX-1 after gluing in the set neck and because of all the weird angles it proved to be a right proper pain to hang and flip whilst trying to get even coats on the thing. It was hard enough when in two pieces but even harder once put together. Mainly did this as I wanted the finish to blend better around the heel joint and also on the sides of the neck pocket too.

Just a heads up, be careful with scale length and whether you will have room for the neck PUP surround. I was so obsessed with getting the scale length right that I didn't realise there was no room left for the neck PUP surround hence why I ended up 'Top Loading' them. Follow the link in my signature and you can see this in the shots once fully assembled.