Quote Originally Posted by Hoodlum View Post
I'm so torn on finish. I really like deep red tint, with brown grain, but it would be a trick not to have it clash with the red pickguard. Black paint looks really good with it, but looking at the wood I think I want to show it. Maybe just a black, then brown stain to get the grain to stand out a bit then tru- oil or even Shellac.

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Straight tru-oil on an ash body is a nice light brown IMO - A bit like the explorer shown here:https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...176#post218176

So many options!