I went with a TL1-TH for my first build (in progress). In hindsight, something without the binding would have made things a bit simpler. Having to look after the binding, mask the binding, scrape the binding just added more time and complexity. The other thing that would have made my build simpler is a maple fretboard since then the whole neck and fretboard can be finished more simply. I got engineered rosewood but that has added more complexity. For my first build I would have been quite happy to do without those complications. Just getting to grips with the basics had enough challenges for me.