hi mica
i'm leaning toward style 2, the functional grouping, with the pickup selector on the lower horn as they used to be on very old series basses. i'd strongly prefer for there to be no controls above the pinstripe
four comments
first, as you suggested, the new knobs from roger will be small cylinders instead of hats; the pickup selector will, of course, still be a teardrop. i've asked roger to scale all the knobs down in size by about 10% or so compared to the knobs on randy's cocobolo custom. perhaps they'll be small enough that a staggered configuration will be possible
second, we had discussed a side-LED on/off toggle. will it be possible to fit that in as well?
third, i love ron's idea of a small scallop above each knob. it's a detail that would bring a smile to my face for many years to come, so let's definitely do it!
finally, if the new smaller knobs don't make a different layout possible, could the master volume be placed down on the hip, centered below the bridge-Q and stereo/mono toggles?
thanks for this beautiful work
best regards
marc
