Thanks for everyone who has shown interest - I have opted for blue, I've ordered some leather dye in 'Sapphire' which I'm excited about.

This morning i've shaped the headstock - a bit disappointed to realise the tuner holes on the stock Pitbull neck aren't offset the way they should be on a Rickenbacker, but quite happy with the way the shape has turned out.

But..... I have purchased the upgraded bone nut. I took off the black plastic one that comes with, I know find the bone nut is MUCH smaller than the plastic one (pics attached). It's both lower, and narrower (not shorter across the neck, but 'thinner' if you know what I mean).

I assume the answer is to build some sort of shim to mount it on, but before I start whittling away I wondered if anyone out there had any tips on the easiest way to address this. Thanks in advance......