done, I guess

I decided I was done with clear coats. I didn't even buff the last one out. I was kind of tired of the process and more excited about being done with the project for now. There are still brush stroke lines in the finish, but I'm hoping they'll wear out. The quality of finish is still pretty good, fairly shiny, and the lines aren't noticeable except up close.

It plays surprisingly well. I screwed up the neck pickup and will need to buy more (different) magnet wire in order to correct it...I'll wait a bit before doing that. The only real issue with it is that it's much quieter than the bridge pickup. Given how well the guitar plays, I might buy a nice set of pickups for it. I did have to shim the neck so the strings wouldn't buzz. I may have to cut the neck pocket a bit deeper, but I'm going to hold off for a little while. The narrow neck isn't that big of a deal breaker for me, actually. I find it to be at least as easy to play, if not easier, than my pink strat. I may also need to cut a new nut for the neck (the one I rough cut may actually be too low) but I'm going to let it acclimate to actually being an instrument before I mess with it.