Reviving this thread for the fun of it
I'm hoping to build a SHB-4 soon myself, but had seriously been wondering about routing and installing binding to get that colour split, but did some searching and found your build and I love the chamfer you put on yours!
The whole thread had me on the edge of my seat through highs and lows of the build, and I hope it all worked for you in the end..
Are you happy with the quality of the pickups? My plan would be to put an active preamp in it but wondering if the pickups themselves would also need a birthday present? And if so would I be so bold as to ask the measurements of the pickups?
Cheers!