Fender3x - tried your advice to just string it up. Buzz almost entirely gone! I am going to fish the pots and hardware and see where this takes me. Sounded awesome on my Blues Jr despite some serious string buzz I still need to resolve. Gonna get it dressed up and set up!
Easily my sloppiest solder job (on a very short resume). It started clean and got progressively worse as my toddler needed my attention