At least you can play it! Can I suggest some push-back cotton-covered cable for the wiring? PB have it in their shop. It's way nicer than the plastic stuff, and doesn't make a bubbly melty mess if you get a bit much heat into it. If you are using the stock pots now you could solder up a new set of electrics using better Bournes or other pots from PB and then transfer it across when you are ready
Also, the old-school poisonous lead based solder seems to work a whole let better than the tin based stuff too, and tinning the metal is a good idea
Definitely a few faults with the kit, particularly with the control cavity and the barrel jack, and dealing with the switch height. I had to make some mods to account for both of those, but I didn't realise this until deep into the project, after I'd already put a pretty finish down. It was solvable, but inelegant. If I'd taken the time to discover that when I got the kit, I would have considered sending it back.
Body finish:
- U Beaut water-based dye
- Home brew glass poly
Neck finish:
- Tru-oil
- Home brew statin poly
Headstock finish:
- SCA gloss black spray (over the top of 5 different attempts)
Body mods:
- Extended control cavity
- Custom cavity cover (SCA spray over 5mm maple, recessed 3mm to deal with the switch height)
I'm going to replace the angled mounting rings with some flat black metal ones, because the bridge pickup in particular is too close to the strings without looking a bit weird.
I'll probably also replace the Guyker bridge with a real Hipshot at some point, because the quality is a bit iffy (but not too much of an issue at the moment).
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