Hi Carson, I've been tracking your build today as I'm about to start the same project. Haven't started my build diary yet! But I'll chime in here: The angles on multiscale guitar frets do vary a bit by brand--as defined by where the first perfectly straight (vertical) fret is.

That said, I think you can make that TUSQ nut work, especially if you are willing to file the nut a bit. Those notches are good for keeping the spacing equivalent, but I've found they need some filing no matter what.

I put a black tusq on a previous project and I love it for pinch harmonics. Regardless, I look forward to seeing what you do and I love that cool weathered purple.

-TS