Made some covers. 💛

I tested it and had a problem with the kill switch button, it was working but inconsistently. After an inspection I realised that I had melted the switch with the soldering iron and one of the terminals had come out. I ended up swapping the switch for another, but a black metal one, it still look slick. 🖤💛

I also installed the strap buttons and locks. I took advice from @mattbeels and drilled the hole on the bottom end of the guitar (for the strap button) a little higher from the centre line. This is so the guitar will balance a bit better when on its strap and you are stood up playing.

Cheers Matt, I hope you are doing good. 🤘😜🎸 

@boo  All looking good boo.

Oh and one last thing to add (I’ll do it tomorrow), I thought I would install some of these bright yellow strings for my customer. It will add to his vision of a matt black guitar (nitro) with black chrome hardware with little highlights of yellow. I think I’ve managed it, I just need to box it up and ship it to him. 🖤🎸💛

I’ll show a couple more pictures tomorrow when I’ve installed these cool strings. 

Posted by: @robin

All looking good boo

@robin Thanks, I’ve grown rather attached to this guitar, I couldn’t stop playing it yesterday after I did the setup. 

@boo That looks awesome boo. And cool strings. I got a set of electrics for my nephew and for my son's bass for xmas... then also needed to get a set of acoustics for the wife. Looks neat when under a black light. 🙂

Looks awesome @Boo !

Posted by: @bpower

Looks neat when under a black light. 🙂

@bpower Nice, they look cool. I’ll have to try that now. 👍

That's a wee Bee...uty🐝 @boo. Love it. 

🙂🎶🎸🙏

Posted by: @koendb

Looks awesome

@koendb Thanks man, it’s always nice to see complements, I appreciate it. 👍

Posted by: @russ

That's a wee Bee...uty🐝

@russ Thanks Russ, it is a bit bumble bee 🐝 I love it too. 

My customer took receipt of his new guitar today, he is happy with it. The Black Stealth is now a reality. 💛🖤🐝🎸Complete with case candy. 

And the strings are really cool under a black light. 🤘😆🤘🐝

@boo Beautiful guitar. And that is the right kind of case candy!

😀

@boo That looks awesome. 🙂

Posted by: @swepri

Beautiful guitar. And that is the right kind of case candy!

@swepri Thanks, the case candy definitely adds to the appeal, it’s essential. 👍

Posted by: @bpower

That looks awesome.

@bpower Thanks man. I love it too and I’m glad my customer does too. Today is a happy day. 🐝

@clinton Hey Clinton, can I ask you about building a baritone version of this guitar, someone has expressed an interest. 

If I remember rightly, you made a baritone and a bass version. 

This guy wants a 27” baritone. My question is, did you make a longer neck heal to give it more strength? Is there anything else I should do differently? Maybe @markbailey could weigh in too. 

Thanks very much in advance. 👍

@boo Hi never made a baritone before. I made a 32 inch scale lenght bass bandsman and used a 23 11/16 inch truss rod that just made it spot on for a 24 fret with a standard neck heel for the fretboard. For a a Baritone an 18 inch truss rod will work if the adjustment access is at the heel of the neck. Otherwise Bitterroot truss rods make a 20 1/8 inch specifically for 27inch scale lenght baritone guitars.