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How would you mount the pickups without pickup rings? I suppose I could have mounted the pickups in the top before I glued it on, but that makes replacement a bit tricky.
I'm yet to do a build from scratch though so could be talking out my arse. Yours are definitely inspiring.
Hi John, Looking good... nice headstock there on the left Love the Zebrano, I should use more of that on my natural builds. You have quite a dark piece on that build, I like that. I was messing around with a scrap of Zebrano since I last used some and it looks great with a Mahogany stain - similar to how yours looks now
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On page one of this thread you can see the zebrano before oil and wax. Originally it was light coloured, but it darkened very quickly with applications of Tru Oil, much more so than other woods like korina. I didn't use any stain, just 3 coats each of Tru Oil and Briwax. The end result is lovely and warm.
Oh yeah, it does darken down. Zebrano can also vary in colour, etc from piece to piece. Here's the finished top I used - not as dark as your top (I also used Tru-Oil on this)...