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A gem of a guitar! @OP: I've only tried the 59 and the Clapton. I want to try the Standard Thin and the Wolfgang in the future. I love the Clapton profile actually. Fits my playing style very well. The 59 hurt my hand over time.

Cool stuff and I love that Dinkycaster pickguard. Yeah metal springs are way better. I hate how rubber gets old and brittle over time.

Man, this is another reason I love superstrats to be honest. You can say strats, teles, mustangs, JMs etc. are Fender. LPs, SGs, explorers, Vs are Gibson. Warlocks, mockingbirds etc are BC Rich, and so on. Superstrats we're invented by Eddie Van Halen, they don't have a home brand. Even though...

😄 yep, that's the way veteran pros do it.

I really like the nomad headstock for an 80s superstrat too. It would match well with a strat body since it's a little rounder than the arcade etc. The slapshot would look cool on a strat too of course and if you like a Jack Butler style (Crossroads), the arcade is the only answer.

I found a primer that is exactly like you describe, I was very impressed. It's called Eco primer or something like that, totally non-toxic and helped cover some minor imperfections too. Cool stuff. Amazing guitar you're building there, looking forward to the end result! Paul Gilbert, one of the...

Hot as hell! Amazing colors and the full gloss looks epic! Congratulations!

That's a high performance axe right there! Classy stuff.

Love the look, reminds me of the Gibson Voodoo series but with a beautiful flame top.

Yep, I ordered it with the 2-3/16" strat neck pocket. 👍 They have an option to choose between the two. I also checked it when it arrived with my Warmoth necks and the fit is perfect. Kudos to Fender by the way for this. If you try anything like that with a Kramer or any other brand, you're most...

Also something I learned while finishing the body. For a flip-flop/chameleon finish you need a black base coat. Some recommend matte black, others gloss black for maximum shine. When I ordered the spray can, I had no idea and tested it on white surface. It was nothing like it should be, very...

Another method I use sometimes is to push the ferrules (or bridge bushings etc) using a clamp, but you need one with long arms for that, so it can reach further onto the body.

Hmmm, yeah I think one alternative payment method would help in situations like this.

Bad news! Well, kind of... I tried to place my order and it was declined. Same card I had ordered my previous neck. And since the card is a prepaid one with the amount limited to just over the needed amount, it didn't hurt to keep trying. So I tried from different browsers etc. but still...

Great job with the headstock corner! I had quite a few uh-ohs on my last build. Two of them fixed with dowels. One more and I'd put "McDowel" on the headstock.