I wanted to sincerely thank all of you for your help troubleshooting my first Bottlehead build. I also wanted to post some pictures of the finished product.
Pay no attention to the gross interconnects - replacements are on their way. I got very lucky on the top plate. I love that mossy green color. I went with Minwax Jacobean stain and a couple coats of tung oil. It could probably use a couple more, but I wanted to listen to my new setup for a while!
Thanks again for the help and advice!