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[EsquireEsque]

Dry fitting with the tuners, the bridge, the strap buttons and the soon to be replaced) control panel....



I might trim back where the top strap button is.....

[fender3x]

Looking great. This is shaping up nicely.

I might trim back where the top strap button is.....

You might consider seeing how it balances before trimming. The bit of extra extension on the upper bout may help balance the neck. I think it looks cool...almost like it's a bit offset...but not really offset. Draws the eye in a good way.

[EsquireEsque]

Thanks... that "offset but not" was the "look" I was trying to get.... it is very marginally offset as I wanted to make it just a bit more "comfortable" than my Tele. which now I've got the neck on I'm happy to say seems to be the case (it's also lighter overall, and about 5 to 6 mm thinner).

I did think to check it for weight balance while standing with a strap - and there is no "neck dive" with the tuners put in and the bridge/pickup in place.

I'm thinking of taking off the "point" on the upper bout... maybe up to 5 mmm at most. Keeping the "offset but not" look but maybe a bit more "rounded". I probably should have put the strap button just a little closer to the neck (I wasn't thinking of neck dive when I put it in).

This is what i'm thinking of trimming off:

I'm not certain - and would appreciate any opinion ......

It does have a neck plate in place - and eventually I might replace this with 4 bushings (or "ferrules") so I can round it there (so reaching the upper frets is a bit more comfortable). It wouldn't weigh much but I wonder if it's removal would also lessen any tendency for "neck dive".


I'm also thinking of changing the headstock to a more hybrid tele/batwing look:


.... and then emphasise it with a strip of red (maybe even just 3 or so mm - an outline more than anything else) along the underside of the headstock shape between the two shaded areas - any ideas as to how I might do that?

[fender3x]

TD and WB have some pretty interesting aesthetic ideas. I don't know that I can contribute much in that area.

...it's also lighter overall, and about 5 to 6 mm thinner....

...It does have a neck plate in place - and eventually I might replace this with 4 bushings (or "ferrules") so I can round it there (so reaching the upper frets is a bit more comfortable). It wouldn't weigh much but I wonder if it's removal would also lessen any tendency for "neck dive"...

Great ideas, but it occurs to me that you might want to be careful about screw length. If the body is 6mm thinner and you lose another 3mm or more by using ferrules rather than a neck plate...

I don't think the weight will make any difference with regard to neck dive since the neck attachment point is so close to the guitar's fulcrum.

It might be simpler to use a contoured neck plate unless you've already drilled...

[EsquireEsque]

TD and WB have some pretty interesting aesthetic ideas. I don't know that I can contribute much in that area.



Great ideas, but it occurs to me that you might want to be careful about screw length. If the body is 6mm thinner and you lose another 3mm or more by using ferrules rather than a neck plate...

I don't think the weight will make any difference with regard to neck dive since the neck attachment point is so close to the guitar's fulcrum.

It might be simpler to use a contoured neck plate unless you've already drilled...

Unfortunately - yes, I'd already drilled.

I didn't realise the square plate would be uncomfortable - so I didn't even think of the contoured neck plate.

I've already started on another "Douglas Fir post" ... a contour neck plate will be one of the things I'll be aware of this time.....