And that was the last post on the other forum. So now we're real time.
A few random comments - the finish was inspired by dog fur. It's not supposed to be a fade/burst type thing, the colors are supposed to be strands/lines. I think it'd work better with a real gun and better finishes. No, I KNOW it'd work better with a real gun. I'm not sure why I keep using spray cans, in the end it doesn't save any time. I spend more time trying to fix things when using spray cans.
Using this bridge means I should have angled the neck pocket. I suspected there woul dbe issues there so no big surprise. Instead I put a wedge under th eneck, but it's too thick. It would work but it will work better if I drop the neck a touch but keep it angled. That and finishing th enut are all it needs to be finished... I think. At one point I thought I might have to drop the bridge to get the strings close enough to the bridge pickup, but I don't think that's going to be an issue.
The thing is, I hate making nuts. I get worse at it each time I try! Seriously. I have at least 4 guitars that need the nuts to be finished. One of them is a 12 string. you'd think by now I'd have it figured out but nope, I keep screwing them up.
Anyway, here are a couple pics of how it sits now.
It's only got one string to get an idea of the neck angle/string height/pickup height.
When it's truly finished I'll have to get a shot of it next to Ollie. The finish makes more sense if you're familiar with tri-color dogs...
Yeah, the spray can finish limitiations got the best of me on the back. I finally just painted it black. That's dirt/dust ont eh back by the way, not a thin finish. At least I think it is! I didn't notice anything in person.