I like that there's some dark grain around the knot. I think it will be fine, I just don't want the grain around the knot to absorb color/stain and the knot end up glaring. I didn't mean to make that big of a deal about it, but thought if there was a creative way to blend it in more I would try it.

BYO Guitar said all the packages they sent that day are being labeled as 'delivered' so it sounds like a scanning mistake. Hopefully the guitar will be here today or Monday.