You don't have any veneer to worry about, so you can go with a very wet stain if you decide to go sunburst to help get a better, softer blend. Unless you spray the burst on, or are very experienced at bursting with stain, it's a bit hit and miss as to how good and how consistent a blend you'll get. If you go single colour, then you know it will look good. Staining a burst has risks. Or you could stain the purple but spray the black.

Decisions, decisions!