well, i finally got this back together. - although i still need to remake the backplate
i did the finish myself so its far from perfect, and you will notice it still has the dimarzio p-ups. thats because i still have not sourced any of the originals - but this sounds so good i dont really mind at all
it ended up solid black as the cracks had a bit too much discolouration to be able to hide - they went back together perfectly, but were still too noticeable to have on display and i decided black would be pretty cool anyway
