Ninja00151
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I first got the neck and gawked at how perfect it was. I measured the nut width and the first fret/12th fret neck depth with a digital caliper, and the neck measured exactly true to spec... to the thousandths. The Stainless Steel Frets are perfectly seated and zero rock with a fret rocker up to the 12th fret. The frets that do rock are so close that I can't see the movement. An interesting note is that the center of balance is right at the 7th fret on this neck.The real kicker was that the stamped neck number (custom orders) just happened to have all three of my lucky numbers...
I really wanted a DARK rosewood fretboard, so I did a little research before the neck came, and read that linseed oil darkens with time. Im a fan of the all natural route, and "boiled" linseed oil contains metal catalysts. So I bought some (edible) organic flaxseed oil (flaxseed is the same thing as linseed) and treated the fretboard with it. The fretboard is the closest thing to ebony black now that I could realistically hope for.
Then the body came... holy crap. I first unboxed it and instantly noticed how lightweight it felt. I went over to my food scale and weighed it... just under 3 pounds...and that's with a hardtail route!!! Winner winner chicken dinner! While I was admiring the beautiful chunk of wood and sighting in the body, I then realized that they cut it as a one piece body. That's when it really sunk in how lucky I really got.
So I tempted fate and checked the only possible way that this upcoming build could get better or instantly put a damper on my excitement, and tested the fitment with the neck joint/heel. Yup, perfect friction fit/interferance fit! It just can't get any better!! :turtle: :turtle: :turtle:
I really wanted a DARK rosewood fretboard, so I did a little research before the neck came, and read that linseed oil darkens with time. Im a fan of the all natural route, and "boiled" linseed oil contains metal catalysts. So I bought some (edible) organic flaxseed oil (flaxseed is the same thing as linseed) and treated the fretboard with it. The fretboard is the closest thing to ebony black now that I could realistically hope for.
Then the body came... holy crap. I first unboxed it and instantly noticed how lightweight it felt. I went over to my food scale and weighed it... just under 3 pounds...and that's with a hardtail route!!! Winner winner chicken dinner! While I was admiring the beautiful chunk of wood and sighting in the body, I then realized that they cut it as a one piece body. That's when it really sunk in how lucky I really got.
So I tempted fate and checked the only possible way that this upcoming build could get better or instantly put a damper on my excitement, and tested the fitment with the neck joint/heel. Yup, perfect friction fit/interferance fit! It just can't get any better!! :turtle: :turtle: :turtle: