So all the parts are in. Unfortunately it's still Winter here in the New Jersey so it's too cold to do the paint work on the body. Now should I drill out all the pickguard holes before I paint the body or after? My guess is to do them first so I don't risk ruining the paint job.
Last edited by LancePhilip1; 26-02-2016 at 06:23 AM.
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Hi Lance, sure drill your pickguard holes but worth fitting the neck and both E strings to make sure the bridge and string alignment is all good.
It's usually the last part of the assembly I do but on the safe side no problems doing it now.
Can you do any work on the neck, maybe a fret level
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