Color/cosmetics were just coincidence, really. I initially was going to go w/o a pickguard, but had to, in the end, due to a minor goof/mis-measurement in the neck p/u route area. Shape is the bass side of my TCM Royal & the treble side of my TCM FLE. Neck joint area massaged a bit, tho.
Xlr8, got the binding from Stew Mac & LMI. But, new MSDSs musta come out lately, 'cos Stew Mac won't ship it overseas/via air anymore. LMI would, as of a month ago, but haven't checked lately. I think the LMI stuff is less expensive, but is also cheaper/poorer quality. AND, the thinner multiply is only available b/w, not ivoroid/black, to match the outter iv/blk/iv binding. Anywho, the binding was 2 'courses'- an inner course of .04" iv/blk (.02/.02) & the outter course is .09" iv/blk/iv (.02/.02/.05).
Dunno if I mentioned it, but the neck is BIG- 1 11/16" to 2 1/4" taper & 1.05" thick at the 1st fret, tapering up to 1.15" at the 12th fret. I like baseball bat necks, what can I say?