The wiring turned out to be a bit more of a challenge than I thought (wiring to a wrong pin on the push/pull switch did not help).
I opted for parallel/series switching but as the neck PU is only about 7k ohms, this equates to 1.75k ohms when in parallel - not enough to be practical. I will rewire this to a coil split in a few weeks.
The bridge PU is fantastic (13.14k ohms).
Finish is Crimson Guitars Stunning Stains - water based and Omi-Cron 2k clear.
Replaced the kit nut with a bone nut and the supplied bridge with a roller bridge.
In fact I think the only kit hardware I did use were the 2 tone pots
When it came to setup time I thought I was going to have a problem on the intonation. So I set it up on the bridge saddles and the string action etc. Went upstairs to my music room (attic) and plugged it in ............ Perfect with no adjustment needed. A credit really to the kit and Pit Bull.
The overall sound is great. Warm, bluesy with a bit of jazz bite. Just what I wanted.
I do not use the Bigsby style vibrato much but I think it adds to the overall look.
Truss rod cover is made from 7 layers of veneer and then sanded down.
Artwork on the back took ages but again, I enjoyed the challenge.
I settled on the name - "Eclipse". The nickname is The Purple One, after the Quality Street sweet.
Thanks everyone for your advice during the build - it was invaluable.
Here are the pics.
Cheers
Ricky
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