I'm surprised you haven't read anything about a recoat window. Without searching, best I remember is that after the 24 hour window, you wait (generally 72 hours, but read the product info), scuff sand, then recoat.
USACG, as far as I know, will make your neck or body any way you want it. The headstock nubbin is there because USACG is not a Fender-licensed manufacturer.
If you want to know specifics, call them. The HMFWRIC's name is Tommy.
What's that old saying again? Oh, yeah. Let the buyer beware. What's that other one? You get what you pay for. One more, my favorite. When you have to have something fast and cheap it usually ends up being neither.
Traditional to unusual to just plain weird. One of the best GOTMs I've seen.
I had to vote for Jehle's CBG, but Mick's canoe paddle and that Shovelcaster were right up there.
I just have this vision of a bunch of people making big money who can't write, can't sing, can't play, and now can't even tune a guitar.
Wait, we have that now. It's called rap.
Back in the early 80s I had a Barcus Berry transducer on my Alvarez classical. It stuck on the treble side of the bridge with a removable gumlike adhesive. It sounded pretty good straight into an amp, kinda like Willie Nelson's Trigger.
These days I'd probably use something from K&K or Pickup the World. For a preamp, Fishman and LR Baggs make good stuff.
One question: Does a wood's tendency to damp or resonate certain frequencies contribute to what I would call "perceived" sustain? In other words, is it possible that what people are looking for is the increased perception of sustain, even though two different woods might vibrate for the same amount of time? Is 'resonance' the word we should be using instead of 'sustain'? That's more than one question, isn't it?