Finish wise I'm pretty sure I'm going to try out shou sugi ban. I don't really have any other kits lined up which I could do that finish on so looks like this is the one. I've already bought a butane torch / burner.
Now the remaining questions are whether to do just a natural colour or stain; whether to finish with gloss or satin; and whether to also burn the neck.
At the moment I'm thinking probably natural but I do like the look of the red stain with the black. Guess I could do a burst with the red. I'm also leaning towards a satin finish. Will depend on how it looks when I burn it. I like darker necks so might burn that too.
Then I'll top it off with a black pickguard.
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