Thanks Andy.
I went over it with 600 and it's much better now. The stain came off a bit, but I gave it another coat, very thin this time, and it looks a lot better. After doing the basswood body, I think I got carried with the stain on the neck. Because maple is so dense, if you don't go very light on it, the coat will just sit on top of the wood and become lumpy.
Christian