It's come out great - a little darker than I was hoping, but not too dark. I am wondering if I should have used silver as the metallic base instead of gold...
Final coat of lacquer is on the new cab. I'm leaving it to cure for a month before buffing it up. We'll see how the finish holds up to the abuses of the stage!
This guitar is a monster. I combined a couple of wiring ideas along with an idea of mine for latching push buttons - like a mini version of what you have on a stompbox resulting in the setup demonstrated.