Hello folks

I am new to the site and bring greetings from the UK.

Welcome along Geoff.

Welcome Geoff!

cheers,
Gav.

Welcome Geoff. Great name, glad your parents knew how to spell it correctly.

Hi Geoff, welcome to the forum and good to see another international member.
What kit have you got in mind to build ?

Hi guys,

Thank you for the welcome.
I have the ES3 kit.
I am finding it complicated to start threads hence the delay in my response.
My kit is a basswood body so I am in some dilemma regarding the best way to finish it, I am told Wudtone won't be as effective on basswood which leads me along the lines of a tinted lacquer, any thoughts from other builders would be greatly appreciated.

This is my first build.
I've been playing over 20-years and own a range of guitars and decided to have a go at a custom model, I've always liked archtop and acoustics which is why I settled on the ES-3 for my first project.

Hi Geoff, wudtone will stain fine on basswood, I'm not sure if Dingotone can be shipped to UK, if so I recommend using that to stain

Welcome and howdy!

Hi Wokkaboy

Dingotone doesn't ship to the UK so it only leaves the Wudtone as an option.
Do you know if I can I lacquer over it afterwards?
Alternatively could I use a proprietory wood stain from a DIY store?