Maybe I should call it Eliza?

The new 'fat' guitar is being groomed. She's slowly learning how to tame her wild spirit and how to behave in polite society.

Jack Ellis from Jack's Instrument Services drilled the body and fitted Callaham ferrules for through stringing like a proper hardtail strat or Telecaster.

The body has the thinnest coat of black nitro so that the grain still shows, and a cream pearloid pickguard is waiting to be fitted with pickups, switch and pots.

delilah in construction

Actually, I think I like Delilah better.