Very 1920's spats inspired theme happening there which looks great.
Hard not to give in to the quest for perfection, as I was guilty of on more than a few occasions, but reality is the finish will take on marks, bumps & scrapes once you start using it for what was designed for. Otherwise we are merely creating pieces of art to either hang on a wall or live in a case and never get played.
Hope you spend lots of time playing and enjoying this Bass once finished. Explorers are such a fun and surprisingly comfortable shape to play.
Enjoy.
Cheers Waz

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