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Definitely very Spiffie G-Man! Those GT stripes on the headstock's just going to make your fingering action faster ?
Excellent work, especially on the stain, no bleeding. That is precision and patience
    Thanks man. The head stock stripes are real walnut, the body stripes are the stain. But up close it still looks pretty good. My plan is to make the top of the body as shiny as the headstock.

    I have noticed that even though the lacquer is the identical type and brand the basswood is reacting differently to the maple of the neck. The body is going yellow while the maple remains white. Even more interesting is that the faux walnut strips that I painted into the body are going a lighter shade of brown?! What sorcery is this!?

      *spolier alert*

      I bought a buffing pad.

        Looking good!
        I like the pinstripes on the body, and the gloss is bringing out some figuring in the basswood- looks awesome ?
          Thanks man, its turning out better that I could have hoped for.

          Well I finished wiring and stringing it up and oh man it sounds good. Have taken some crappy cellphone pics.

          Interesting to note that there aren't many killswitch howtos online, luckily it was just a simple matter of putting the switch between the jack and volume pot. Works well with 0 noise or hum when engaged.


          Heres a before and after of the pup clean up.

          I used this wiring diagram but ignored the tone pot
            Here's some pics, all done and dusted.

            Turned out really well, pity I don't have a decent camera because these pics definitely are not doing it any justice.

            Will upload some clips when I have time to play something.







              That looks magnificent!!

              Curious about those ferrules though ???

              Great job!
                Nice Job G-Man.
                Unfortunately even 6 strings are sometimes to much for me. Else I may have considered an offer ?
                  Eujean wrote: That looks magnificent!!

                  Curious about those ferrules though ???

                  Great job!
                  I know, it looks like they are staggered in a funny pattern, I asked about them on the first page of this thread as the other RG7321's that I see online are in a straight line.

                  The top A is a bass guitar string 62 so it's "hoop" doesn't fit in the ferrule.

                  Anyone know why they would stagger them like that? Easier to intonate?
                    I guess staggering the ferrules might help intonation ever so slightly by making the string angles similar across the bridge. I still think it will be marginal though..
                      Yes I agree, can't think of any practical reason though?

                      A quick Google search revealed 3 school of thought:

                      1: It helps with intonation

                      2: It helps with string tension

                      3: 1 and 2 are BS it just looks cool.

                      It seems like they only did it with the early RG7321s, they new ones have straight line ferrules.
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