The body . . . part 3 of ...

Well the finish of the body is finished, here is a picture with the neck ... which fits quite snugly BTW, I may need to do a little work with some 400 grit sandpaper if it's not quite straight as it will NOT move as it is now ... fortunately a quick check with a straight edge seems to indicate that it is ... ... ... or at least very very close to

And here is a picture of just the body with the first attempt at a pick guard ... at least the part covering the pickup cavities will be wood ... and quite possibly the whole top part ... the bottom most likely will be black/red/black 3 ply.

Next the bridge post holes need to be drilled out (they need to be 5mm deeper and just a hair wider to accommodate the inserts) and the neck mounting screws need to be shortened ... ... ... I bought some clear optiplex from Lowes to get a better read on the eventual form of the pick guard once that's cut to (more or less) shape I can start assembling the electronics ...