The latest JAEbird incarnation:
A guy from Italy contacted me last week. He found me by googling 'FenderBird' because that's what he wants. He has a gig coming up Oct 1 and really wanted one for it. I told him I had one possible body I could build in that time. I sent him these pix of the dampened blank.
He said , "Great, paint it Fiesta Red." There's a little bit of a language problem but I finally got across the point that I wasn't going to cover up the grain on this magnificent piece of wood. So he said, "Okay, transparent orange." Why not?
Here's the quickie Photoshop rendering.
Deeper cutaway, 'WideStance' ThunderBuckers, Stacked pots, side jack, 'noscru' pickguard/pickup rings. Vintage tint fretboard, one piece maple neck with homebrew "Fiesta Red" Mohawk Ultra Penetrating Stain and Piano lacquer on everything else. Hipshots and a Detuner. He's a Hipshot endorser and gets those for free.
Have to ship it September 15th to get it through Italian customs in time for his gig. That means I gotta finish the stain/clear by Tuesday.