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All routing & rounding done, and mounting hole for controls. As much as I try to avoid it, I had to use some putty in a couple spots. Tomorrow will be drilling cable routes and bridge ground route.

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Got all the cable routes drilled today, and test fit the neck and the Wilkinson trem. Everything fit like it should.

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Sprayed the white base coat; will spray Lime Pearl later today.

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Neck tinted amber. Still undecided about color(s) if any, on headstock. Leaning towards black with amber carved area, or all amber with black carved area. It'll probably require beer & a coin toss to decide...

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I decided to go with black in the carved area, leaving the rest amber. I think it brings out the 'swoopy' shape nicely.

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Agreed! Looking good!

Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
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I cut the pickguard today. I have both black and nickel screws- what say you guys?

Man, that Lime Pearl is really starting to glow under the clear coats.

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Black screws. It's looking great! I like the retro futuristic design, but still has a cutout to sit on your leg for seated playing.

I'm with you on this Surf_Skater; it doesn't distract from the guitar pick shape, which is what this design intended. It's the same reason I'm using a single layer black pick guard, instead of a B/W/B version; I want the eye to focus on the shape, not the small details. However, others feel differently....

Thanks for the input.

I definitely agree on the solid black guard. I also like the black on the headstock carve. Although if I can stick my internet opinion here, I would have painted the headstock face to match the body.
Is the Wilkinson from GFS?

No, the Wilkinson came from a company in Canada, Solo Guitars. This one has the cooler all-metal trem arm, without the old school plastic tip.

Here's a preview of what it will look like finished:

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Awesome looking guitar!

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The Spiratones - Instro/Surf from the rain-soaked north-northwest of England

Body, pickguard & neck mocked up while drying before sanding & polishing.

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Neck wet sanded & polished:

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Wet sanded today, my least fun part of a build. 400, 800, 1200, 1500 and 2000. But it's like paint prep on a car; if the prep's not right, the car won't look good. You can see the shine developing:

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Body polished today, assembly soon.

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Mostly done, but I ran out of steam and it's beer:thirty. Just need to hook up pickups to the switch, string with Fender 9-46 Bullets, then test and setup.

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Looking good. I really like the color scheme and the headstock design. Cool logo as well.

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