it's really a matter of preference on whether to clear coat over the decal. Fender never did on the vintage stuff. Then, in around 1980, I think, they started embeding their decals under the clear coat.do you have to add more clearcoat over the decal too? what grit paper do you use....thats quite an art doing the finishing swag... damn nice customshop...i like that comment "no junk under the pickguard" ..true.
hot rod that machine ..
the amber finish matches the body amber really well, nice job.
definitely like the darker rosewood, I sold a MIM anniversary neck and wish I had that back...at the time I was obsessed with the us logo or something probably flipped it for something.. it was a slick dark rosewood beautiful thing.
the clearcoat and polishing that up is not easy imo. i try about every 8yrs and it never goes well..lol
off topic but it looks like your at work, the background a warehouse?....so does your boss let you play guitar and do fret work on the clock? if so...where can I apply? ha
I use allparts for necks. They are licensed fender replacement and have the correct headstock. They are the best deal for a quality neck with the correct headstock. I haven't had issues with necks and bodies matching and sounding good together. If the neck pocket isn't routed crookedly, and the neck heel matches the neck pocket route... everything else is tweakable.Jimi, do you find that certain bodies and necks don't mesh well together? Like you could have a high quality body and neck yet they don't sound right together? Kind of like explained in this video where certain things just don't match: YouTube
What companies do you use for the body and neck? Do they have to modify headstocks to avoid Fender trademark infringement, and if so, do they look odd?