I can't figure out how to respond to the message you sent about your preferred wiring for your player Strat. I guess I could get rid of the first pot as well. In my wiring scheme it only serves the neck single coil and I never roll the pot off. It stays max treble at all times. But for this build I already have a pickguard with three holes. I guess I could put one in there that does nothing. There's nothing about the placement of the pots that interferes with where I want to place my hand or fingers.
On an unrelated note --- I'm doing a metalflake lacquer finish just for poops and giggles. What a PIA ... never again.
On an unrelated note --- I'm doing a metalflake lacquer finish just for poops and giggles. What a PIA ... never again.