Welcome Chris.
I have the 605. It has two humbuckers as opposed to a J and a P pickup. It's got a great neck so I am confident that you will be comfortable with yours.
I love it!
The screws look far better than if you'd stopped the old drill holes with dowel. They make the unfaded band of woodstain look intentional somehow.
Can't wait to hear how she plays.
How long do you think you will need to leave them for this time? From this it's easy to see how well respected and established luthiers get behind on their deliveries.
I was biting my tongue. That turntable looks incredible. I always wanted one with a granite plinth with a glass platter. They must cost thousands now. I daren't look.
I am in mind of the lost Dr Who episodes that were recovered from someone's loft after years of being thought of as irrevocably lost....
They weren't masters if I recall correctly. They got broadcast anyway.
I think it was the veneer on ply in the top right that confused me. Thanks. That's helped me understand it a lot better. You are doing your hatches in veneered ply if I've understood correctly.