The main reason for custom is my Norwegian headbanging friend wants black on black on black with gold frets. So I ordered a custom neck with ebony fretboard with no frets.

It will be my first time fretting (pun intended) so I bought a second in case there are issues. Hopefully I come out the other end with 2 guitars...

I'm a little concerned (just a little, hardly my first build) that the XB1 isn't a common choice and the instructions may required extra interpretation. For example, there's a 3-way switch and one volume. The locations of the holes are interesting and as there are no built version pics on the web site, it may be fun configuring it. I may even need to drill a second hole -- I'm not sure I can contain all of the options available for the Fishman pickups in a single push-pull volume control.

And while I have a knob, I have yet of find the actual volume pot in either of the kits. Not a big deal as I'll need a different one for at least one of the kits (they aren't both getting Fishmans).

More as I dig in.

Millard