So.....its arrived.....positively shitting kittens with anticipation.....

So first things first......managed to get the packaging open without destroying anything.....result.

Took some pictures with neck clamped on and a few bits in place.... Will need to rescale the pictures on the computer before I can post them...

First impressions....

Nice grain .... Hoping to go with a light coloured stain and satin finish....

Glad I opted for the groves tuner upgrade.....

Kicking myself I didn't order the bone fret nut.....the plastic one looks cheap....

Tone riders doh......later date I think....

Pick guard will require so minor adjustments to fit.....

Wiggle room on the neck....

Frets will need levelling and profiling....took a straight edge to the neck and has either a curve or frets need a lot of work

No pre drilled holes for the bridge so may look at a wilkinson unit....



First Question.....re Mock build....should I be drilling any holes at this stage or simply....make sure everything is there and fits together ish.....

Time to go to dan murphys and get a decent bottle of bourbon for the build....blantons reserve sounds nice.....

See ya all around the forum