Well, I just got done shaping, driing, and dry-installing my hardware on my neck. It's a Warmoth neck, but I got a paddle-headstock so I could shape it myself. I rough cut it with a jig-saw, and then finished up with 150 sandpaper wrapped around various objects (my finger, a Centrum can, an oatmeal can, and a piece of wood). I think it came out pretty good. Check it out...
Anyway, here's the scoop...
The neck came from Warmoth. It's a flame maple neck with angled headstock (and scarf joint), with a scalloped bloodwood fingerboard with white side dots. The body (made by Chris Woods) is a a bloodwood core sandwiched between figured maple. Here's a pic of that.... (I've posted this picture before).
My friend in Switzerland is doing the exact same guitar. (Kind of). We both bought bodies at the same time from this guy, Chris. His has the Vai handle and a bevel cut into the top, and mine is just a regular RG shape with some routing around the edges. My friend's neck is Paduak with a dark fingerboard, but I forget which wood it is. We're calling this collaborative effort our "intercontinental Guitar Project."
I will be using Stewmac's aeresol laquer on this thing. I have all the laquer and stuff, and I hope to spray the first coats this weekend. I HOPE to. I even have the stewmac finishing video, and I've watched it a few times. I think I'm ready. My friend used tung oil because stewmac won't ship aeresol cans to switzerland.
Anyway, I'm just a little excited because I finished shaping the headstock tonight. Just thought I'd post it here and see if anyone cares.
Later,
Jay.