Well, I'm calling this one done!
After initially starting it 11 months ago, it has been the longest period of time I have taken to complete a build.
I'm pretty happy with how it's come out though.
It plays really well and sounds great. The Fender Gen 4 Noiseless pickups sound incredible. They're not cheap, but I'm glad I took the punt.
Here's a few other specs:
2-piece Alder body, Holden "Impulse Blue" metallic
Maple/Maple neck,12"R, satin polyurethane (feels great)
Alternative 5-way position switching:
pos 5 - Neck / pos 4 - Neck & Bridge / pos 3 Bridge / pos 2 - Middle & Bridge / pos 1 - Middle
Leo Fender's PTB tone circuit (Passive Treble Bass): Master Volume; Treble Cut; Bass Cut
The sparkle of the metallic didn't photograph as well as it looks IRL and the vibrato cover is also white pearloid like the pickguard, but it kind of washed out in the sun.
I successfully cut the nut so I don't need any string trees (so far). It's got some settling in to do still, but should be fine.
This will be my last new build for a while (no, seriously). Got some re-building/modding to do on some previous builds... and lots of playing!
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