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I don't think it is common practice. I am not going to finish finish it. I am just dying the top dark to pop the grain. The shellac is just to keep the dye off the sides. I am going to sand it back once I get done. LP is way easier to sand before the neck is set. I kinda left everyone...

After

I am going to stain the top dark and sand it back. Normally I do not do this as it lessens the 3D effect of good figured maple. However with the transparent black burst I need to emphasise the grain a so it shows through the burst better. Before staining the top we shoot a coat of shellac on...

Time to start working on getting it together.

Checking the neck angle and scale. The neck angle is normal for a LP. The scale is 24.75" and spot on.

That is the plan. I personally hate pickup rings and had no plan on using them. I did want to show that standard pickup rings fit fine. It is pretty common to have to sand the bottom of pickup rings to fit. If I was going to fix them I would slap a piece of 120 grit sandpaper on the face...

Tuner spacing

Plenty of room even with the vintage long legs. Remember the mortise measurements? Well the tenon is a hair under. Perfect.

The set got a little hot in the wax and deformed the neck bobbin so I am going to put covers on them

They fit very well in the pickup routes.

The pickups for this build will be a set of US hardware Diablo Humbuckers. I am using US made poles, slugs, baseplates, and vintage correct butyrate bobbins. Of course these have a Diablo wind and A8 mags to make them mean.

And a regular LP Jack plate fits perfect as well.

A Neutrik locking jack would fit with a little modification.

A Metal Electrosocket Tele cup from ALLPARTS fits right in the hole for the input jack.

The curve on the top is really nice.

Also looked at the regular plastic pickup rings as well. The back one fit better but the front still had gaps. I do not think it is the carve causing the poor fit but the inconsistent pickup rings.

Black Metal Curved pickup rings from ALLPARTS. The fit is not ideal. If I was going to use them I would have to put a piece of sandpaper on the top and sand them to match.

Stew Mac .25 file fits the slot perfect

The slanted Bone Nut from ALLPARTS needs a little trim to fit the slot. I think the LP nut would fit perfect. This is a generic martin style I had lying around. In the picture you will see it is larger than the 1/4" file from Stew Mac. Probably just cut my own from stock.