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Comment by Tim Pannabecker on May 13, 2019 at 2:59pm

Nice bucket mounting.  I have done two WB in builds.  I just used a black sharpie, like yours better.

unaddressed the sides are not acceptable.  You did it right, very nice

Comment by Bruce Young on May 13, 2019 at 9:14am

I like the surface mount pickup concept. What I didn’t particularly care for was the look of the naked pickup on the soundboard. The surround I milled out of leftover African mahogany from the soundboard of the last build. Just a “stepped” picture frame melted down a bit with sanding. It hides the unfinished look of the edges of the pickup. The wicked bucker sounds great, and I really like not cutting away the neck for a humbucker. 

Comment by Daniel Walter on May 13, 2019 at 8:41am

oh, wicked bucker? great surround.

Comment by Bruce Young on May 12, 2019 at 10:53am

Forgot to mention, the finished guitar weighs 45 ounces, and balances right at the pickup. I can literally lay it on the palm of my hand at that point, and it balances. No droopy neck syndrome here. Har!

Comment by Bruce Young on May 12, 2019 at 9:53am

Before someone else spots it, the bridge is temporarily borrowed from another guitar. Once I do a bit of measuring, I intend to make a walnut bridge with a steel pin saddle.