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I'm a huge fan of a neck position humbucker wired in parallel. I gotta have the bridge pickup in series.

Well that sucks. :(

Sand a little more (on the neck).

It could be buffed to a silky-smooth finish, but you'd have to disassemble it for that.

Why? There's nothing in it that can harm paint.

Windshield washer fluid and microfiber cloth. No wax.

Update: Although the changes I made were an improvement, I still wasn't completely satisfied. Still wanted more mids, less highs, and less lows, so I replaced C12 with a .022uf cap (original is 0.1uf), changed R14 again from the 3.3k to a 4.7k ohm, and changed R16 from the 6.6k ohm to a 3.3k...

You don't need any.

Gorgeous.

I think the measurements should be re'checked.

0.42mm is less than half a millimeter.

It's not from humidity. It's just the tolerance of the routing. Does your neck have a finish? If so, that can be the difference. I had the same issue with my gold Strat and unfinished roasted maple neck. It was an easy fix. Just some light sanding with 320.

All you have to do is lightly sand the sides of the neck (where is goes into the pocket) with some 320 grit. It'll drop right in. Just go in increments so you don't take too much off.

I don't trust your "tuner". I've never seen a difference of a whole step (or even a half-step) between Open notes and 12th fret notes.

It was professionally painted (I don't paint), both the guitar and the car. Same exact color.