Ebony framing veneers getting on the body now:

Ooh, that's gonna look so sharp, with the red of the Vermillion and the black of the Ebony!
 
Sorta seems like you've got... Pirate colors!!!
 
Arrrh, me matey!  Arrh.

Thanks, Bradley.  
 
I didn't get with Bob today about the bevel. Hopefully I'll get you an answer tomorrow.

Wow! Thanks again for the pictures- very very cool! Can't wait to see the top and pinstripes. I assume they're facing away from the camera in this shot..?

Indeed. I'll try and catch them when the clamps come off tomorrow.

Here's the body out of clamptown:

  And a closeup of the accents:

  The shpaing is just rough, and so don't mind the light burns or anything that looks uneven - it will smooth out completely in carving.

Oh yeah this looks great! Feels super-good to see this coming together...
 
Mica, quick question if you have a sec? I was just curious where the wood backplates will come from? Susan mentioned something about nearest neighbor when we were putting the order together. Does that mean they come from a piece of vermilion that was sliced off of what became the body and will be lined up in a way that will make the grain appear seamless?
 
Thanks again for all the pics-
-e

Yesh, it's the next slice of wood when the back isn't a separate laminate.

Hey Mica-  
Sorry to be bothering you so much on the FTC. I was just wondering whether you think it would be possible to add a Roland midi pickup to my guitar? I've seen one on a Tribute in the custom archive (A Fitting Tribute).  If it would be possible I'd like to know how much it would cost?
Thanks so much-
-Ezra

It's not possible with the reduced size peghead - the holes for mounting the tuners are too close to the edge to make it work.

While it's possible to add the GK2 kit pickup, I think the control layout will need to be adjusted. I'll email you with some pricing options on how this can be done.

Thanks Mica- I'll look for your email...

Does this also rule out the top and omega only bevel as seen in your post #4498?

We can do a similar bevel to post #4498.

Hey Mica-
I really like the way the bevel in post #4498 looks but I'm a little worried about how the bevel will impact the two little points that flank the peghead omega. By peeling back the laminates with the bevel cut do you think the points will be significantly weakened? I think it's inevitable that at some point the peghead will bump into something (a table, a chair, the bass player etc...) and I would really hate to snap one of those points off. My structural intuition tells me that the laminates definitely strengthen the points but to what degree? It would be great to get your feedback on this. Could we maybe take a look at and evaluate the peghead omega when it is cut?
Thanks-
-Ezra