The kit arrived today. One really excited kid in the house (and one really excited adult too)!

All looking good so far. There'll be a bit more sanding required on this kit compared to my first 2 builds. They were mahogany and ash and both felt amazing out of the box. The basswood SG is a bit coarser and some of the routing and drilling was a tad rough.

Nothing that can't be overcome though and apart from a few dings and machine marks it will hopefully be straightforward.

I'll give it a few day before we do a proper mock-build but the neck fits well as it is.

I didn't notice the contrast in the 2 pieces of the body until I uploaded the photo which has highlighted it. Not that noticeable in real-life.