is this the right position for the neck and bridge pickups with the taller one at the neck? Seems to be the best spot for string height I think.
Rings should be other way around, with the tallest at the bridge, and the tallest edge of each ring toward the bridge also. Think of it as everything sloping toward the nut.Originally Posted by Rossco381
The body colour looks nice and even. I've no experience with DT, but I would think it will darken up with subsequent coats. Also when you clear coat it, it should have a similar tone to what it looks like when the stain is still wet.
Maple is a very tightly pored timber (why it makes great necks). Absorption can be uneven. There are a few ways to try and address it.
You can use a pre-stain conditioner (seems harder to find in AUS), you can use thin coats of shellac as a pre-stain conditioner (of sorts),
and sometimes lightly sanding back the light areas and then spot staining can work. With the latter, you need to make sure you get rings of darker colour around the light spots, if that makes sense. The idea is a balance of staining/sanding/staining etc.
Last edited by McCreed; 06-03-2021 at 01:03 PM.
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