That body shape is great and it's my favorite bass style of yours!
Heh, the best part about this build is that you're working out auto paint formulations before doing my NR II. Yes, it's selfish! 
Got the clearcoat yesterday. Will probably shoot an inverness body in the next week or so to make sure I know what I'm doing.
I like the color too. Is that a one your standard necks? I'm struck by how nice the rosewood looks on it.
Yep, direct from Allparts, the stripes are subtle. I think it will look even better once it's cleaned and lemon oiled.
Customer wants a tort headstock plate to match the guard. Problem is, tort doesn't come that thin. Here's my solution. I took a picture of the tort blank with my trusty Lumix LX-5. Put in some Photoshop time and came up with this jpeg. Took it to my local copy shop along with a white vinyl 8.5 x 11 sticker sheet. Color laser print cost 39 cents.
Then I cut out a plate from .02 lexan, stuck on the vinyl, trimmed to size and clearcoated with lacquer. It's a very close match to the actual tort. Plus now I can do white on black plates for my other basses. I still love those cheap tricks!
Also shipped #0058 to North Hollywood while I was at the copy shop.
